{"id":718,"date":"2020-11-29T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T16:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/oesig\/?p=718"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:02:40","slug":"interview-with-serge-ravet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2020\/11\/interview-with-serge-ravet\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Serge Ravet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/oesig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1119\/2020\/11\/Serge-Ravet.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-719\" \/><figcaption>Serge Ravet is President at Reconna\u00eetre &#8211; Open Recognition Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have long been puzzled as to why open badges are rarely mentioned in our annual OER conferences. I do believe that the open infrastructure and the innovation which is crystalised in an open badge offers an opportunity for deeper conversations about what we value in education. I was delighted therefore during the course of this interview with Serge to hear him identify open badges as a catalyst for interaction. His focus on the human rather than the technological is also important, especially at a time of global pandemic when technological &#8220;solutionism&#8221; abounds. I hope that you enjoy our conversation, recorded and shared here. I know I will be reflecting upon it and I am grateful to Serge for sharing his digital wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with Serge Ravet 27 11 20\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/015oW1aiwXo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about the Open Recognition Alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openrecognition.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit the website.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have long been puzzled as to why open badges are rarely mentioned in our annual OER conferences. 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