Digital Badging Student Learning

Digital Badging
Student-Curated Evidence of Learning
Dr. Niesha Ziehmke, Executive Associate for Academic Affairs
Jessica Perez, Director of Career Development and Student Engagement

 Digital evidence of learning, skills, knowledge
 Digital tools placed in students’ hands to
show their accomplishments
 Micro-credentials that have the potential to
drive retention and momentum toward
degree
Digital Badges

The Co-Curricular Digital Badging Pilot was an
effort to explore the technological needs to
implement a badging system at the college;
translate student achievements to other
stakeholders; help students better understand
their own skill set and potential career paths;
and create future leaders.
Digital Badging Goals

President’s Society
Science Service Learning
ePortfolio Scholars
Career Readiness
Current Badges

 Helps students develop leadership skills,
participate in cultural activities, and advance
their professional identity
 Offers students opportunities to gain
experience with networking, interviewing,
public speaking, and etiquette to become
ambassadors for the College
President’s Society Badge

 Provides opportunities for civic engagement
to test and improve local waterways
 Gives students hands on experience of what
a scientist does and expands their notion of
careers in the sciences
Science Service Learning Badge

 Guides students through the experience of deepening
their work in the eP in order to serve as models for the
College
 Helps students engage the capacity for integration of
their learning, growth and development in the eP
 Enhances students digital communication skills as
they relate to the eP
ePortfolio Scholars Badge

 Prepares LaGuardia student employees in
Federal Work Study for the workplace
 Reinforces the connections between work,
academics, and career development
 Offers orientation, career development before
and during workplace experience on campus
Career Readiness Badge

Career Readiness: Our first stackable badge

Student ePortfolio’s
Spring 2016 Pilot Cohort:
Crystal Foster
https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/crystal_foster_hsf90/AboutMe/
Fall 2016 Cohort:
John Sanabria
https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/john_sanabria_health_sciences_2015/AboutMe
Claudia Tacuri
https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/claudia_tacuri_eportfolio/AboutMe/
(Claudias Badge is under her “About me section”  “Credly badges” because she is also a part of e-Portfolio Scholars)

Digital Badging
Pilot Results

92 students participated in our badging
projects
45, 49% were awarded a badge
Results
Survey Data
93% of students agreed or strongly agreed
that they learned new skills in the badging
project and that they gained confidence in
themselves as a result of the project.
92% noted their interest in attaining the
badge.
74% reported that the badge motivated them
to complete the project.

 Help with potential employer/career – 10
 Recognition for accomplishment – 10
 Skills development – 6
Student quotes:
 It motivated me to develop my skills that are
necessary in today’s job market.
 When you work for something you earned, it
makes you feel better about yourself.
Q: How did the badge motivate you to do
the work for this project?

 Skills development – 21
 Career/resume development – 5
 Benefits of badge – 1
Student quotes:
 I learned about money management, time
management, different life roles I have and
how to prioritize everything in my life.
 How to network, improve my presentation
skills, and build a resume.
Q: What did you learn during this project?

 Make the case for badging for students early and often
 Think about the benefits and drawbacks for starting
badging with an existing program or building a
badging project from scratch.
 Consider process for scaling early, including how
badge design implications
 Ground badge projects in college-wide competencies
 When working with outside vendors, get the process
started early.
Lessons Learned

Digital Badging
Next Steps

 Adding new badges: Peer Advisor/Peer Mentor,
Global Learning, Undergraduate Research,
Leadership
 Creating badging categories
 Developing a set of common goals for each badging
category
 Grounding each badge in the College-wide learning
outcomes
Digital Badging 2016-17

 Working individually, use badge design canvas to
think through a possible badge on your campus.
 Now turn to your neighbor and share your idea for a
pilot badge on your campus. Then share your notes
from #3 – Badge purpose and value.
 Coming back to the whole group, let’s hear some of
the ideas that came up for badges. What are some
possible benefits and challenges?
Developing Your Own Badge

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