Implementation of Digital Badges for the Multicultural Association of Porvoo
Orellana García, Gonzalo Antonio (2017)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705097073
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705097073
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This thesis studies the digital badges system and its technical requirements to be implemented within the Multicultural Association of Porvoo’s gamification framework. The association intends to implement a system to improve its method to reward volunteers and collaborators. The goal of the thesis was to establish the technological resources necessary to run a pilot project and determine the digital badges feasibility for the association.
The pilot project consisted of awarding the volunteers and collaborators who participated in the “Naisten Päivä” (Women’s International Day) event, co-organized by the association. The digital badges system was implemented based on the open badges documentation. The implementation applies linked data, JSON, JSON-LD, web development and the open badges’ tools. The badges are hosted in the Multicultural Association of Porvoo’s web hosting.
The pilot project was successfully implemented, having produced the design, criteria and the information contained in the digital badges. In total twenty-one people between event managers, lecturers, association’s representatives, translators and volunteers were considered for awarding. The badges will be awarded by the end of May 2017, and an informative meeting will be held to explain the system’s functionality.
It was concluded that the association has the necessary technological infrastructure to continue implementing the digital badges, although the badges visual design should be improved. The association’s awarding system can have a positive impact in improving opportunities for people with foreign background integrating into Finnish society. With the digital badges, the association can acquire an important mean to get funds to keep developing their activities and expand further.
The pilot project consisted of awarding the volunteers and collaborators who participated in the “Naisten Päivä” (Women’s International Day) event, co-organized by the association. The digital badges system was implemented based on the open badges documentation. The implementation applies linked data, JSON, JSON-LD, web development and the open badges’ tools. The badges are hosted in the Multicultural Association of Porvoo’s web hosting.
The pilot project was successfully implemented, having produced the design, criteria and the information contained in the digital badges. In total twenty-one people between event managers, lecturers, association’s representatives, translators and volunteers were considered for awarding. The badges will be awarded by the end of May 2017, and an informative meeting will be held to explain the system’s functionality.
It was concluded that the association has the necessary technological infrastructure to continue implementing the digital badges, although the badges visual design should be improved. The association’s awarding system can have a positive impact in improving opportunities for people with foreign background integrating into Finnish society. With the digital badges, the association can acquire an important mean to get funds to keep developing their activities and expand further.