Learning Passport

Here I research the idea of creating a portable, secure, learning passport.

The basic idea is to create an open standard for a document, which you can host online or carry around as a single file on your phone, laptop, or USB stick, and that functions to store and present a record of all your learning experiences.

This document would function more or less as a wanderbuch or an apprenticeship log, which can be co-signed by multiple parties.

A good way of thinking about it would be as a standalone document that contains multiple open badges that are able to demonstrate the learning experiences and qualifications of the bearer.

A particular aspect of the proposal is to leverage the decentralised architecture of json-ld and portable linked profiles in order to create an active network of learning opportunities.

A learning passport that when hosted online (or in a mobile application), enables the matching of offers and wants in terms of leaning experiences, becomes more than simply a proof of qualification. It becomes a Living Document.

For instance a learning passport could be linked to an ongoing learning experience (as in Lifelong Learning).

As an Agile Student explores an area of knowledge, they would update their learning passport with linked data that describes the areas of knowledge they are currently exploring. Once they have completed this learning, it can then be checked of or "signed" by the agile tutor.