1. TakingITGlobal INSPIRE. INFORM. INVOLVE TIG Badges: Inspiring Global Learning & Citizenship - Michael Furdyk & Liam O’Doherty

2. Social Networking for Social Good since 2000

3. Rise of Social Networks Demographic Force of Youth Complex Nature of Global Challenges At the intersection of three major trends…

4. To empower young people to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges Our Mission

5. TakingITGlobal attracted 5,154,048 visitors in 2011

6. Crowdsourced Translation into 13 languages Arabic, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish

7. Informal Learning Community www.tigweb.org Community Action Tools Resources Youth Media Global Issues Regions

8. Community

9. Action Tools

10. Resources

11. 11 Youth Media

12. freedom of expression intellectual property arms control genocide youth violence HIV/AIDS child and maternal mortality mental health sexuality sports substance abuse animal rights climate change sustainable development digital citizenship digital divide media literacy child labour CSR food security labour rights migration poverty educational technology global education experiential learning language global citizenship Global Issues

13. TIGed: Bridging Formal & Informal Learning

16. TIG Badges: Initial Experimentation

17. 24 badges, 10,361 issued in 1 year

18. Examples of Current Badges: Basic & Fusion

19. What’s Next? Our goals with DML funding: Expand badges with levels Enhance badges with badge quests Enrich partnerships, programs, and online learning platform with custom badges

20. = + Post 20 comments + Start an Initiative, contribute to 4 others Upload 3 videos Start 5 threads with at least 10 replies each + += Create or attend 5 events Post 3 opportunities Support 5 organizations Post 3 audio blogs Future Fusion Badge Possibilities

21. Badge Quests: Guided Learning & Exploration

22. Example Quest Criteria: Global Explorer Badge Make 2 commitments to individual action on a global issue Mutual friendships with 5 members outside member’s country Share a resource & select 3 organizations to support Submit a photo or art piece to the Global Gallery

23. Create-Your-Own Badges for Partner Programs

25. Questions, Issues, and Challenges to Explore Are members seeking badges explicitly or simply earning them for activity they’d already do? How can badge quests support exploration of our vast web site features and resources? How can badges be integrated into and customized for mobile applications?

26. Why Support TakingITGlobal? Working with a vibrant partner network Connecting badges to challenge-based learning Exploring and showcasing new badging methods