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		<title>Looking into Badges &#8211; University of Washington</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the University of Washington moved to a skill-based promotion system (from seniority-based), they looked int piloting a bagdes program to encourage skill development for student employees. Student employees make]]></description>
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		<title>Badges workshop at ANU</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Crystal McLaughlin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was lucky enough to get in on a Badges lecture and workshop happening at the Australian National University (ANU) 20-21st March 2014. Here is what we covered, sprinkled with]]></description>
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		<title>Motivating Learners &#8211; Just add badges right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Crystal McLaughlin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading through Play As You Learn: Gamification as a Technique for Motivating Learners (2013) by Ian Glover gives an overview of the current state of gamification, with particular relevance to ]]></description>
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