A group of YA librarians working county wide are planning, with your help, to initiate a Summer Reading Program 2013 tailored just for OCPL. This effort will augment, not replace, our traditional Summer Reading Program, and any library may join this pilot program. Below is a brief explanation of our goals and some resources to help you become better acquainted with digital badges.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and Digital Badges are innovations in non-traditional and out of school learning, and we want to join this effort to help our tween and teen digital natives stay on the cutting edge of informal (l)earning credentials. A brief introduction to digital badges can be found here , here , and here.
So far, the YA SRP 2013 work group is charged with brainstorming badges tailored to their needs in the following three areas: Skill badges (I developed this skill), Participation badge (I attended or hosted this event), Achievement badge (I made this). We're also looking into hosting sites and badge design. We will update you as we meet. In the meantime, feel free to post questions or comments.
