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* complexly interconnected or non-linearly connected (badges cross categories and do not follow a linear pathway) | * complexly interconnected or non-linearly connected (badges cross categories and do not follow a linear pathway) | ||
* complex cross-system linking (badges are connected to badges from other issuer's systems) | * complex cross-system linking (badges are connected to badges from other issuer's systems) | ||
=== Pathways === | |||
Pathways or discovery is a way for people to wend their way through different badging experiences: to find new opportunities or to think through possible futures. There are both descriptive pathway and prescriptive pathway approaches. Each approach offers its own pluses and minuses. You may be interested in [http://carlacasilli.wordpress.com/category/pathways-trilogy/ these related blog posts]. | |||
Descriptive pathways seek to acknowledge the ways that people consciously and willfully choose to earn badges. A descriptive pathway may feel more natural to the badge earner since they’re defining their own paths and they makes use of personal agency. | |||
Prescriptive approaches seek to declare one standard or recommended badge earning path over another. This approach can feel more limiting and formal to a badge earner because they're compelled to follow a proposed pathway or drop out of the pathway entirely. Prescriptive approaches may be built on summative assessment. | |||
The three-fold path | |||
Several potential uses of these two approaches exist. For example, people may choose to (or be compelled to) move through a badge system in these three ways: | |||
* Command path: suggested or recommended badge arcs. | |||
* Contract path: desired or pledged badge groupings. | |||
* Badge desire path: independently followed or pursued badge passages. | |||
=== Levels === | === Levels === | ||