Badges, badges, badges. Fun, motivation, excitement. Ok, you get the point. Badges are a time tested (think like for 10,000 ago or more) method to bring out full achievement in students and adults. Everybody loves to receive recognition for things they have done.
The communication revolution (thanks Internet) means we can both give and display badges on a grander scale than ever before.
Concordia is currently in a beta test stage for using badges with students and we would like to share our experiences so far.
This workshop will cover some of the ins and outs of using badges in and outside of the classroom.
Specifically:
* How it works
* Using Mozilla's Open Badges Program
* How to issue badges
* How to display badges
* Badge use cases
* Setting up systems at your school to enable effective badge distribution
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Introducing You
• Name
• School
• Job Title
• If someone was to ask
you why you are
attending a
presentation on digital
badges, what would
you tell them?
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Neighbor Chat
A. I love and totally understand digital badges
B. I have heard of them and want to learn more
C. What are digital badges?
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Today’s Take Aways
• What are digital badges?
• Starting a badge program
• Designing your first badges
• Badge tech
• My learnings
• SURVEY!
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Talk with your neighbor
Badges have the potential to be really popular
44. Things to Think About
• What behavior(s) are
you try to change?
• What behavior(s) are
you try increase?
• What action are you
trying to create?
• What else?
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!
!
Why start a digital badge program?
Talk with your neighbor
47. What do ya want to
happen?
• What types of specific
behaviors do you
want to increase or
decrease?
• What types of specific
actions do you want
to increase or
decrease?
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Case Study:
Organization
• Take more than the minimum
number of classes
• Interact with others online
• Design a course for Concordia
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Planner
Filled out
for two
weeks
Filled out
for four
weeks
Filled out
for six
weeks
Filled out
for eight
weeks
Locker
Survived
two locker
checks
Survived
four locker
checks
Survived
six locker
checks
Survived
eight locker
checks
Home
work
Homework
turned in for
two weeks
Homework
turned in for
four weeks
Homework
turned in for
six weeks
Homework
turned in for
eight weeks
Percentage 100 85 40 15
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Your Voice
• M.socrative.com
• Room number: digitalbadges
Free Response
!
What behaviors could badges create or eliminate?
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Institutional Route
Create
Badge
Award
Badge
Display
Badge
In House Designer
badg.us
WP Badger
OBI Compliant system
Upload to website or
WPPlugin: WPBadgeDisplay
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Your Voice
• M.socrative.com
• Room number: digitalbadges
True or False
!
Hosting and issuing badges is something I can do!
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■ In June 2013, the Clinton Global Initiative announced a
commitment to help 1 million students and 1 million U.S.
workers access opportunities through badges. Non-profit
organizations, universities, civic organizations,
technology providers, employers, and others are teaming
up to meet this challenge.
■ Blackboard’s recent integration with the Mozilla Open
Badges framework enables educators around the world to
become badge issuers to millions of students who can use
their badge achievements portably in their online
identities and resumes.
■ Mozilla, Blackboard, WCET and Sage Road Solutions are
bringing together academic, governmental, civic, and
corporate thought leaders to contribute to a MOOC,
“Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials,”
that will foster and strengthen emerging badge
ecosystems.