What If Teachers Decided (for Themselves!) What Counts?
By Cathy Davidson We at HASTAC are extremely proud to announce the opening of a new Competition, designed specifically for educators, “Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition.” The purpose is...
View ArticleYoung People’s views on Open Badges
Open Badges sound like a great idea on paper but what do young people think? Would they be interested and motivated to earn badges? Where would they want to share them once they had them? What would...
View ArticleFacebook, HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, and the Family Online Safety...
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, and the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) today announced a series of activities to advance healthy online...
View ArticleProject:Connect – Summer Youth Programming Competition
Deadline: Online applications are due June 10, 2013, at 5pm PST. How to apply. Timeline: Project:Connect-Youth Summer Programs will be held July-September, 2013. Full timeline. Awards: Up to $10,000...
View ArticleHacking for a Better Web Winners Announced
After a long, fun day of hacking in New York City yesterday the Project:Connect – Hacking for a Better Web winners were announced: Social Good 1st place: Helpster by CB Media 2nd place: DoGood.org by...
View ArticleMuseums, libraries win grants to enhance learning online
$150,000 in Grants Part of Larger Effort to Build a Learning Approach for Our Times Washington, D.C., July 10, 2013 – Sixteen museums, libraries and nonprofit institutions have been awarded a total of...
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