Innovations in assessment presentation to Scottish Curriculum Authority group 25 Jun 2013

1. Badge
The
UK:
Connec&ng
young
people
with
learning,
enterprise
&
employment
opportuni&es
Innova;ons
in
assessment
Glasgow
25
June
2013
Tim
Riches
@triches

6. Badge
leaderboard
mockup
Where
badges
are
listed
in
charts
based
on
user
feedback
/
employer
endorsement

7. Badge
mobile
mockup

8. Badges
Made
Easy

9. Makewaves
is
the
leading
safe
social
learning
plaBorm
Whether
pos&ng
photos
via
the
App,
submiKng
a
video
compe&&on
entry
to
the
WWF
Channel
or
live
blogging
from
the
Olympics,
Makewaves
provides
a
fun,
easy
to
use
way
to
engage
learners
worldwide.

10. Vital stats
4,000 Schools
75,000 Students
9,000 Teachers
Monthly Activity• 1Million Views• 50,000 Visitors• 8 Mins Per Visit

11. Stealth
Badges
–community
focused
rewards
for
achieving
levels
or
tasks
Partner
Badges
–
recogni&on
for
demonstra&ng
specific
achievements
School
Badges
–
project
&
merit
scheme
badges
Mozilla
Open
Badges
–
share
achievements
across
plaSorms
via
Mozilla
Backpack
Badge
Types

12. Can
be
repea&ng
or
one
&me
Choose
if
OBI
enabled
Set
badge
permissions
Catalogue
with
tags
Make
a
Badge

14. Access
to
a
members
library
of
ready
made
badges
Search
and
sort
by
tags
Featured
badges
from
partners
&
projects
‘My
Badges’
lets
you
view
your
private
badges
Students
receive
no&fica&on
message
and
announcement
goes
in
news
feed
so
friends
can
be
inspired
Awarding
a
Badge

17. Showcase
all
badges
on
your
own
profile
page
Display
any
Open
Badge
alongside
Makewaves
and
partner
badges
Embed
the
display
panel
in
your
school
website
or
Wordpress
blog
Display
Badges

20. Badge
Design
Tools

21. Easily
design
badge
images
Customise
shapes,
colours
and
icons
Save
as
Open
Badge
compliant
PNG
file
Includes
Avatar
maker
Make
Badges
Tool

23. Offline
tool
to
help
when
planning
a
badge
or
badge
pathways
Developed
with
DigitalMe
as
part
of
Badge
The
UK
project
www.digitalme.co.uk
Badge
Canvas

24. Badge
design
canvas
guide
Download
canvases
at
www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk

25. 1.
Audience
Primary
&
secondary
age
(Open
Badges
for
13+)
Teachers
Teachers
Other
pupils
Technology
companies
Colleges
/
Universi&es
Stand
out
digital
CV
Access
to
socware
&
hardware
Days
out
of
school
presen&ng
Recognise
genuine
learning
Industry
recogni&on
Iden&fy
talent
Staff
engagement
Technology
sector
companies
Universi&es
/
college
Exis&ng
db
Conferences
Makewaves
Endorser
channels
Teacher
&
peer
Monitored
by
DigitalMe

26. 2.
Components
Digital
Leader
Explorer
Badge
•
Learn
to
use
socware
/
hardware
•
Knowledge
of
main
func&ons
•
Ideas
of
how
it
could
be
applied
to
solve
a
problem
•
Working
independently
•
Resilience
•
Self
Confidence
•
Create
and
deliver
a
presenta&on
on
technology
discovered
•
Field
ques&ons
from
group
•
Share
presenta&on
online
•
Teacher
/
snr
peer
confirms
presenta&on
by
awarding
the
badge

27. 3.
Badge
pathways
Explorer:
Independently
explore
&
share
Reactor:
Responds
to
a
brief,
applies
tech
to
solve
a
problem
Project:
Works
as
part
of
a
team
on
extended
project
Sub
badges
e.g.
presenter,
coder,
help
desk,
ambassador
(three
earned
for
each
badge)

28. 4.
Resources
-­‐
Staff
&me:
develop
endorser
rela&onships,
presenta&ons,
training,
create
support
materials,
fund
raising
-­‐
Badge
issuing
plaSorm
/
plugin
(www.makewav.es
in
this
case)
-­‐
Displayer:
Wordpress,
Moodle,
Linkedin,
Thimble
CV?
-­‐
Expenses

29. 5.
Design

30. Summary
Suitable)for)under)13s) ✔)
Stealth)badges) ✔)
Exclusive)project)badges) ✔)
Easily)issue)Open)Badges) ✔)
Create)your)own)badges) ✔
Display)any)Open)Badge) ✔)
Embeddable)display)panel) ✔)
Badge)designer)tool) ✔
Blogging)&)eBportfolio)built)in) ✔)
Secure)&)moderated)platform)) ✔
Free)support)and)training) ✔
!

31. Badge
Canvas
Badge
Library
Launched
for
all
Open
Beta
for
Badge
Making
Badge
The
UK
Launch
Event
Makebadges
Tool
launched
Badge
Making
launched
for
all
plus
addi&onal
tools,
mobile
etc
Timeline
Now
June
24
July
4
September

32. Pledge
your
support
1.
Create
a
badge
2.
Issue
badges
3.
Be
a
BTUK
ambassador
4.
Provide
a
real-­‐world
brief
5.
Become
a
mentor
6.
Provide
work
experience
or
other
incen&ve
7.
Endorse
a
badge
8.
Sponsor
a
badge
9.
Evalua&on
10.
Host
us
at
your
event
Become
a
Badge
The
UK
partner

33. Qualita&ve
assessment
of
skills
by
peers/leaders
3
sets
Journalist,
Coach
&
Producer
3
levels
in
each
set:
Bronze,
Silver
&
Gold
Badge
design
example:
S2R
Medals
(DigitalMe
ini;a;ve)
Download
badge
design
canvases
at:
www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk

34. Badge
design
example:
Digital
Leader
badges
(in-­‐progress)

35. Badge
The
UK
collaborators

36. Tim
Riches
Tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk
@triches
www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk