The DISCO SMS projects aims to deevelop a methodology for recognizing soft skills using innovative Open Badge technology.
The core of the project is a teacher training course designed to equip teachers, trainers, and lecturers with the tools and guidelines needed to effectively integrate gamification to award soft kills, on a visible, transferable and multilingual manner using digital open badges and stackable micro-credential solutions.
The overarching goal is to empower educators with the tools to motivate students, prevent dropouts, and provide learners with tangible recognition of their skills.
All public results will be shared on this page during the project.
Results in progress
3 articles on the three module topics: gamification state-of-the-art, soft skill development, credentialisation of soft skills (scheduled for April 2025)
A 30 hours online course, consisting of 3 modules (scheduled for September 2025):
- How to use open badges for motivation through gamification
- How to use open badges to recognize soft skills
- Interoperability, stackability and verifier roles
Material available in Hungarian, Latvian, Spanish, Greek, Lithuanian, designed to allow for self-learning, also in downloadable Guidebook in pdf (scheduled for October 2025)
Running and operational OB 2.1 compatible Displayer portal with enhanced stackability functions and services. (scheduled for October 2025)
Results validated by 45 teachers participating in the online pilot of the course, 12 teachers participating in the further face-to-face training, and the skills implemented in 6 courses. (Online pilots are scheduled to start from November 2025, face-to-face pilot is scheduled for February 2026)
Video testimonies from pilot participants and developers (scheduled for May 2026)
Multiplier event organisation and participation: institutional, national and international conference participations (continuous, follow posts).
To access the completed results of our predecessor, the DISCO VET project, please click here.