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Subject: Badges for Lifelong Learning<br>To: HASTAC Organization <<a href="mailto:hastac@gmail.com">hastac@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:sheryl.grant@duke.edu">sheryl.grant@duke.edu</a><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
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<div><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-timeline.php" target="_blank"><font face="Arial">---Timeline extended,�Stage One deadline
is November 14th at 5pm PST--</font></a></b></span></font></div>
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</font></span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Full
information at:�</font><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial">http://www.dmlcompetition.net</font></a></span><font face="Arial"><br>
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</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">The Fourth HASTAC/MacArthur
Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition is�<a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-1.php" target="_blank">now accepting Stage One applications</a>�from institutions/organizations with compelling learning content</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">�</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">for
which a badge or set of badges would be useful for recognizing and making visible learning that takes place in a particular area or topic.�</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">�Stage One applications are�<a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-timeline.php" target="_blank">now
due November 14th</a>, see information below.�</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">This year�s Competition, held in collaboration with the Mozilla Foundation, focuses on badges for lifelong learning and explores digital badges as a means to inspire learning, confirm accomplishment,
and/or validate the acquisition of knowledge or skills.</span></div>
<div><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Awards will be made in two
separate, but related competitions:�</font></span><font face="Arial"><br>
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</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-competition-cfp.php" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Badges
Competition</b></span></font></a><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>�(three stages)</b></span></font></span><font face="Arial"><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Awards: $10,000 to $200,000</font></span><font face="Arial"><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">The Badges Competition is designed
to encourage the creation of digital badges and badge systems that support, identify, recognize, measure, and account for new skills, competencies, knowledge, and achievements for 21st century learners wherever and whenever learning takes place. It is comprised
of three stages, with finalists being chosen in Stages One and Two, and ultimately forming a collaborative team in Stage Three. It is this collaborative Stage Three proposal that is subject to award.�Institutional/organizational applicants from outside of
the United States are welcome to apply in any stage.<br>
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<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-1.php" target="_blank">Stage One: Identify Badge Learning Content and Programs</a></b></font></div>
<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Deadline:�</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">November
14, 2011</font></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Who
should apply:�</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Institutions/organizations/legal
entities from any sector and of any size--from a small non-profit to a large corporation--with compelling learning content, activities, or programs for which a badge or set of badges would be useful for recognizing and making visible learning that takes place
in a particular area or topic.�</font></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-2.php" target="_blank">Stage Two: Badge Design and Technical Proposals</a></b></font></div>
<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Deadline:�</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">�January
12, 2012</font></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Who
should apply:</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">�Organizations,
teams, or individuals skilled in the design of badge systems and implementation of badge technology. These applicants will focus their designs on the content and programs proposed by either�<a href="http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-projects.php?group=dmlc-4b" target="_blank">Stage
One applicants</a>�or�<a href="http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-projects.php?group=dmlc-4bc" target="_blank">Digital Media and Learning Competition collaborators</a>.</font></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-3.php" target="_blank">Stage Three: Match-making and Finals</a></b></font></div>
<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Stage
3 Meeting:�</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">February
28, 2012�<br>
No application needed--finalists from Stages One and Two will be selected to advance.</font></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Stage
Three pairs Stage Two finalists with Stage One finalists and/or�</font><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-projects.php?group=dmlc-4bc" target="_blank"><font face="Arial">collaborators</font></a><font face="Arial">,
to form comprehensive teams who will work together to finalize collaborative badge proposals.</font></span></div>
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</font><b><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/research-competition-announcement.php" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Research Competition</span></font></a></b></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial"><b></b>5 awards, $5,000-80,000</font></span><font face="Arial"><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">The Research Competition focuses
on online networks, digital resources, and gaming environments that provide rich opportunities for demand-driven, learner-centered learning. These include networked knowledge communities, online tutorials, and other digital resources for wide-ranging learning
needs.</font></span><font face="Arial"></font>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Research Grant: $60,000; Workshop/Working
Group funding, in addition: $20,000</font></span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Doctoral Student Grants (2): $20,000</font></span></li>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Student Prize: �$5,000</font></span></li>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Faculty Prize: $5,000</font></span></li>
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</font><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Blog/2011/10/webinarinformational-sessions-schedule/" target="_blank"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Informational
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</b></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">We invite you to learn
more about open badges and this Competition during a series of interactive webinars hosted by the</font></span><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">�</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">Mozilla
Foundation</font></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">�and
the HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media & Learning Competition.�</font><font face="Arial"></font></span><font face="Arial"><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial"></font></span><font face="Arial"><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Arial">For full webinar schedule visit�<a href="http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Blog/2011/10/webinarinformational-sessions-schedule/" target="_blank">http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Blog/2011/10/webinarinformational-sessions-schedule/</a></font></span></div>
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<div><b><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Additional Resources</span></font></b></div>
<div><a href="http://hastac.org/groups/badges-lifelong-learning" target="_blank">http://hastac.org/groups/badges-lifelong-learning</a></div>
<div><a href="http://hastac.org/forums/have-questions-about-badges" target="_blank">http://hastac.org/forums/have-questions-about-badges</a></div>
<div><a href="http://openbadges.org/" target="_blank">http://openbadges.org/</a></div>
<div><a href="http://planet.openbadges.org/" target="_blank">http://planet.openbadges.org/</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/badges-for-lifelong-learning" target="_blank">http://www.scoop.it/t/badges-for-lifelong-learning</a></div>
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