As we build out mass training, it makes sense to have those courses be hosted on Discourse. Because Discourse hasn’t been custom-built for courses, some tweaking is necessary.
Students submit a form with evidence to earn each badge
Students earn certificates after completing a certain set of badges
I’m thinking in Sociocracy we can use custom badges to issue certificates. This allows organizer information and achievements to all be hosted in one place, Discourse! It also allows people to search for those with badges in order to seek mentorship, etc. Read more about the feature at What are Badges? - faq - Discourse Meta.
One course we could experiment with is how to take meeting notes.
Introduction to meeting notes
Meeting notes hugely important in sociocracy so everyone has the information they need to fully participate, so we’re clear on what we’ve consented to
Youth Power Coalition has created a meeting notes template that can be helpful because it’s designed to match the sociocratic meeting format
Course is to familiarize people with the template so that you can improve from there
What is each section of the meeting notes template for?
How to create a new meeting agenda method 1: one big notes document
How to create a new meeting agenda method 2: separate meeting notes documents
What to write in meeting reports
How to use the Backlog
How to create a new meeting notes document from scratch
How to make notes accessible
How to improve on this process
There are many ways to customize this. For example, here’s a simple version of the template. What if you used a different language? What about added colors? Just share it back!
Conclusion including directions for earning the meeting notes badge