Where Dark Data Hides and How to Use It to Your Advantage
We’re diverting from our Stakeholders in the Modern Credential Marketplace series in this blog post to talk for a moment about Dark Data. What is Dark Data? You probably generated Dark Data at some point today, not because you were travelling the Silk Road or looking for a new identity – but more for an […]
Edalex announces launch of openRSD Rich Skill Descriptors (RSD) library with global access
Edalex, the EdTech company that unleashes the power of skills data, digital assets, and personal credentials, announces the creation and general availability of openRSD, an open library for the storage of Rich Skill Descriptors (RSDs). In establishing openRSD, Edalex is able to utilise its open source technology stack to promote RSD use by creating locally- […]
Lens on Employers – Drivers of Workplace Culture Shifts and Where Education Opportunities Lie
There is an entire ecosystem that revolves around skills, and that ecosystem is changing. It started with education, and the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which, while it did not have the impact many thought it would, spawned an era of self-paced alternative education that created a boom in online courses.
Edalex announces new Education Design Lab partnership with focus on 21st century skills and personal skills evidence
Edalex, the EdTech company that unleashes the power of skills data, digital assets, and personal credentials, announces an exciting new partnership with Education Design Lab (the Lab). The collaboration focuses on synergies between the Lab’s 21st Century Skills Micro-credentials, Edalex’s Credentialate platform, and expertise from both organisations in mapping and surfacing personalised skills evidence from the […]
Edalex selected for Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance project to assess employability outcomes from personalised evidence
Edalex, the EdTech company on a mission to surface learning outcomes, digital assets and the power of individual achievement, is thrilled to announce that they have been selected to receive funding in support of their Edalex Credentialate Alliance project, as part of the Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance (GVEIA) program.
Lens on Employers – Educator and Industry Collaborations
Over the past year, we’ve focussed our Lens on Learners: the types of learners, how they learn, and what they want from their education. With our Lens on Educators, we’ve explored what it will take for the education system to effectively bridge the gap between learners and employers.
openEQUELLA 2021.2 released
Edalex is pleased to announce the release of openEQUELLA 2021.2, the latest version of the open source platform. openEQUELLA, a digital repository for housing teaching / learning, research, media, and library content in one platform, is currently in use at a wide range of schools, universities, colleges, TAFEs, departments of education, government agencies and corporations […]
Lens on Educators – The Unbundling of Education and What it Means
Centralised methods of education have been the hub of learning historically for a long time. However, at what we now consider the K-12 level, education was often decentralised. Learning occurred at home, or with a small local community of leaders with different specialties, in one-room schoolhouses and more.
Edalex selected for multiple OSN Skill Collaboratives to explore rich skill descriptors (RSD) and skills framework alignment
Edalex, the edTech company on a mission to surface learning outcomes, digital assets and the power of individual achievement, is thrilled to announce that they have been selected as part of multiple Skills Collaborative Projects, an initiative led by the Open Skills Network (OSN). The Open Skills Network (OSN) is a coalition of employers, education […]
Lens on Educators – Career Mobility, Web 3.0, Fortnite and Meta Universities
“Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome.” – Charlie Munger We focus our Lens on Educators a bit wider than usual today, as we digress into the realm of possibility. We take a blue-sky approach to consider what the future world of learning might look like if we borrowed a verification system […]