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-<h2>How the standard came into being.</h2>
+<h2>A Brief History</h2>
-In early 2012 we started work on something that could conceptually underpin our upcoming work around Webmaker. We talked to many smart people and put together an alpha framework which then developed into a more mature framework and white paper that were made available in January 2013. During that process we solicited the opinions of experts, beginners, educators and learners.
+In early 2012, we started work on something that could conceptually underpin our work around Webmaker. We talked to many smart people - experts, beginners, educators and learners - and put together an alpha framework which then developed into a more mature frame and white paper that were made available in January 2013.
-While creating the Web Literacies framework we found many places where thinking and resources around Web Literacy existed. However, this was often in silos: the work was rarely joined-up and there were competing, overlapping definitions. This made for a confusing landscape. We sought to remedy that by providing a single, co-constructed resource that people
+In February 2013, we held a number of kick-off meetings to launch a project around creating a new, open learning standard for Web Literacy. Between February and July we met on community calls each week - occasionally adding ultra-focused hackjams on specific skills and competencies. We launched a first draft in April and a beta release in July 2013.
-In February 2013 we held a number of kick-off meetings to launch a project around creating a new, open learning standard for Web Literacy. This would be a 'standard' in being something that people and organisations could align with; a co-created, community-defined sense check. Between February and July we met on community calls each week - occasionally adding ultra-focused hackjams on specific skills and competencies. We launched a first draft in April and then planned for a beta release in July.
 <h2>What the standard is (and what it's not)</h2>