With the upcoming release of Mozilla's Open Badges framework this group is an opportunity for educators and interested parties to discuss the various ways such badges could be used in educational contexts.
Hi everyone. I have posted a comment in the Task 1 area as it is specifically about one of the readings for that task. There doesn't seem to be a spell check in this system. If you find one let me know!
Hi Lisa, great to have you onboard! What do you mean by 'spiky profile'? I've heard the term used before but have never asked what it means. :-)
Strengths in certain areas and weakness in others as opposed to general consistent apptitudes.
For example weak literacy scores, high numeracy scores, high music scores, moderate humanities.... As a sports college we have some high achieving performers, sports, music, who have selected the college for this specialism, and these students someimes find ofther subjects areas challenging. Where we also have gift profiles, middling profiles and student whom need support across the curriulum.
I would anticipate that these 'spikey' profiles are more pronounced with some of Lisa's students.
Thanks Kristian. :-)
Thank you Kristian - spot on. Yes some of the students I've taught had an astonishing variation in ability. It makes it very difficult to give any accreditation or recognition to the skills and abilities they do have.
