2. What is a pathway?
A Pathway is a learning map represented by badges, degrees, activities and personal stories.
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These experiences are relevant to where a learner is and where they are headed to.
8. Institute For The Future
Pathway Logic
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Core badges - A grid space that designates a spot where a
specific badge must be placed
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Elective - A grid space that designates a spot where a
badge of the earner’s choosing must be placed.
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Free spaces - Earners can place badges freely in open
spaces on the grid that contain no markers.
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Story bits- Can be tagged to spaces or badges. Information
can the a tip/reminder, a message from the pathway
creator, or a message from another earner.
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Prerequisites - Badges can be completed in any order
unless they are linked by an arrow. An arrow connecting
two badges denotes a prerequisite.
9. Using A Pathway As An Issuer
• Create a pathway template that makes
suggestions.
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• Creates a clear statement about their
needs.
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• Gives them better applicants.
10. Using A Pathway As An Earner
• Fill in pathways with badges
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• Tell their story
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• Setting goals (unearned badges)
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• Planning a career
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• Copy pathways to explore their options
16. Interview Process
Mozilla intern UX designer
Began programming in middle school. He
started with hacking his PSP game system so it
could show HTML websites. That experience
lead him into freelance web development
where he created sites for an art gallery and a
PHP/HTML-based grading system for an
elementary school. He attributes much of his
success to getting in over his head and just
figuring it out along the way. In high school he
entered into a co-op program with a University
and cold called businesses to find an
internship where he created a website to track
product statistics. At University he started a
mobile development club to give back to the
community and also got a job at a startup. He
got into an entrepreneur residence at
Waterloo where he learned about running a
business. Graduated with a degree in Systems
Design Engineering. He is currently a UX
design intern at Mozilla.
17. Interview Process
High school
E- Tech enthusiast
E+ - Report card system project badge
E- Tinkerer
E- Gamer
C- HTML
E- Hacking
C- Internship project
E- Internship
C- Graduated high school
College
E- Started mobile development club
E- Teaches other students
C- Systems Design Engineering
E- Hackathon participation
C- Entrepreneur residence
E- Jack of all trades
C- Undergrad
23. HR Person (Issuer)
• HR person in the tech
industry creates a
pathway.
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• They want to get better
candidates
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• They want to give current
employees goals
24. Teacher
• Sees tree pathway and
alters their syllabus to
make sure students have
the skills they need.
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• Includes a new pathway
for the class.
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• Works with students to
build their own pathways
25. Learner (earner)
• Clones the companies tree
and fills it out
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• Specializes in Web-maker
skills
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• Gets the job!