Learning Economy Foundation

Today, we’re excited to release a?comic and playbook?that illustrate how employers and education providers can improve the employment outcomes of students and jobseekers through the use of open data standards. Visit https://lnkd.in/emP8WEii to learn more. Thanks to all our supporters, contributors, and reviewers, including Phillip Long, Dmitri Zagidulin, Kathleen Webb, Alex Jackl, Simone Ravaioli, Mark Leuba, Deborah Everhart, Jeanne Kitchens, Darrell O'Donnell, Jim Goodell, Drummond Reed, Andrew Cunsolo, and many more. This work would not be possible without a grant from Walmart. We're grateful for their support!

We are delighted to announce that J. Alison Bryant, Ph.D. has joined Learning Economy Foundation as Chief Operating Officer (COO).?A renowned expert in media, technology, and education, Dr. Bryant has dedicated her career to shaping the future of lifelong learning—spanning from?Sesame Street?to AARP - and championing inclusive, equitable design in edtech. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alison Bryant to the Learning Economy Foundation! https://lnkd.in/gq5zPCr8

2024 was a whirlwind for the Learning Economy Foundation! We made huge strides toward our mission of enabling agency and opportunity for all. Here are a few exciting updates as we look ahead to 2025, including The Skyway, and major updates to LearnCard. Year in Review: https://lnkd.in/gCsCep65 The Skyway is a global learning initiative connecting diverse pathways for learners of all ages, stewarded by LEF and PVBLIC Foundation, it empowers learners around the globe with portable learning passports and access to essential skills that empower lifelong growth and wellbeing. Here’s just a sample of the amazing, mission-aligned organizations involved:?World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), Sesame Workshop, Roblox, The Aspen Institute, Comic Relief, Filament Games, LearningFREQUENCY, INFERable, a Public Benefit Corporation, Minecraft Education, Emergenetics International, ThinkHumanTV, Animoca Brands + Open Campus, Connxus?and many more… The Skyway Launched at UNGA 2024: https://lnkd.in/ge6VfUE5 ? LearnCard Reimagined: A Lifelong Learning Passport Empowering learners to collect, own, and share their skills and experiences, LearnCard is both a stand-alone app and a powerful SDK powering digital wallets with more that 250k verifiable credentials issued in our beta trials. The latest version brings syncing with data sources, user consent flows, AI badge generation, automated onboarding flows and more. More about LearnCard: https://www.learncard.com