Open Badges are digital credentials for recognizing learning achievements. Traditional credentials are controlled by institutions and focus on grades and quantitative assessments, lacking access to evidence of learning. The modern workforce values skills over diplomas. Open Badges were introduced in 2011 by Mozilla to provide portable, digital credentials that can recognize a wide range of achievements and make the learning process and progress transparent. By connecting to standards, Open Badges support diverse learning pathways and make skills and competencies more visible online. Individuals can create their own Open Badges through code or badge-making platforms.

1. Open Badges
digital tool for
recognition
By Laimonas Ragauskas
#OpenBadges
@Badgecraft

3. Traditional Credentials

4. Institutional and hierarchical control of
credentials
Quantitative assessments (grades, letters)
Lack of access to evidence
Excluding diverse learning settings and pathways

5. The world of work today

6. Skill is the evidence
(not a diploma)
Demand for “soft skills” and attitudes
(how to show it?)
Personal profile consists of various
data (not only CV)

7. Personal identity is
represented through
dynamic and diverse
digital networks

9. How can we respond to
challenges of today and
realities of tomorrow?

10. Introducing

11. Introduced in 2011 by Mozilla
Foundation
First practices and researches in 2011-
2012
Gaining speed across continents
www.openabdges.org

12. By May 2014 there were...
• 14 000 issuers, who...
• issued more than 1 million badges and...
• 4 million expected to be issued by the end of 2014
and…
• 10 million by the end of 2016, out of those…
• 1 million expected to be issued in Europe

14. Open source
Portable
across
platforms
Information ric
h
Linked to
standards/
frameworks
Connecting
diverse
learning

17. Recognise even the smallest
achievement
“I experienced few games and
reflected on game elements”
“I exchanged my views with peer
learners”

18. Show learning
process and
progress

19. Create the entire badge system
Show the big picture

20. Show the big picture

21. Can I make it myself?

22. At least 2 ways
Code
yourself
{ "recipient": "earner.name@gmail.com", "evi
dence": "http://google.com", "issued_on": "20
12-05-21", "badge": { "version": "1.0.0", "nam
e": "Explorer", "image": "http://urlofyourbadge.
com/testbadgeimage.png", "description": "Ha
s displayed expertise in hand-made badge cre
ation.", "criteria": "http://etec.hawaii.edu", "iss
uer": { "origin": "http://openeducation.us/", "na
me": "Course Lecturer", "org": "Not a Real Ba
dge, 2012", "contact": "issuer_email@hawaii.
edu" } } }
+
Use badge
making and
issuing
platforms

23. Badge crafting platform for Europe
www.badgecraft.eu

24. How the European youth work
portofolio could work with Open
badges?

25. 1.6 How competent are you in conducting projects,
which reflect needs of young people?
Decided to go for self-assessment?
Good choice!
Wish you all the best on your way.
Show the world who you are and
what you can do!

26. 1.6 How competent are you in conducting projects,
which reflect needs of young people?
Not at all 1------2------3-----4-----5 Very competent
Great!
First step is completed!
Now show some evidence
what are you really good at!

27. 1.6 How competent are you in conducting projects,
which reflect needs of young people?
Upload the evidence – e.g. video with young people
giving and interview about the project you organised

28. 1.6 How competent are you in conducting projects,
which reflect needs of young people?
Well done! Here is your badge
recognising your competence level in
conducting projects based on youth needs!

29. Share
Get feedback from your colleagues

30. Build a visual representation of your skills and progress of
self-assessment

31. Use it as an evidence for your national
competence frameworks and
validation processes
Display it at any digital spaces
Print it and put on your pin baord ;)
Make assessment again and get
higher level competence badge!

32. Curious about badges?
Claim your badge at
http://use.badgecraft.eu/
use claim code “Badge-Curious”