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Let your light shine!

Learn a little, increase your presence ten or even a hundred-fold. Your kiwiconnexion ePortfolio, powered by the very latest Mahara open source software, can work wonders for your ministry. Watch these videos and learn how to do the basics.

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kiwiconnexion.nz Open Badges

What are Open Badges?
The Open Badges platform is a global standard which recognises skills and achievements on the world wide web. Open Badges connect individuals, community groups, employers and institutions via simple visual icons that convey information about the earner, the issuer, the criteria for the award, and the evidence.

What is the Church’s Vision for its Open Badges?
Our badges tell the story of vibrant church commitment and engagement, and promotion of our Christian values within the secular community including virtual contexts. When a badge is correctly displayed, click it to see all the information, which tells part of our story.

Who issues Open Badges?
Badges are authorized by the Alumni Association issuing committee of kiwiconnexion.nz

Who can award Open Badges?
Any congregation or officially recognised leadership group which wishes to award a badge emails admin.badges@kiwiconnexion.nz with details of the reasons for the award. Our badges are community awards, not academic awards. The issuing committee can initiate awards.

What does the award of an Open Badge signify?
The award of an Open Badge demonstrates the recipient’s willingness and response to

engage with local and/or virtual church communities, the secular workplace and other volunteer group settings through
commitment to lifelong learning and sharing faith, theological insight and wisdom
promoting and valuing gospel-generated inclusiveness and diversity

How is an Open Badge displayed?
The badges are stored permanently in your Open Badge Factory Passport and can be displayed in kiwiconnexion.nz and can be shown elsewhere in social media such as Facebook.

Kiwiconnexion | for creative content creators

Here you can learn how to use your feature-rich personal webpages. Kiwi Connexion is your personal learning space. Registered users can use our extensive resources, and are encouraged to create new ones, browse micro-moocs and social learning projects including open badges and awards.