Presented in Winnipeg December 7, 2019: framing the need, describing open badges the solution, providing lots of examples and use cases, then describing CanCred Factory and Passport solutions and suggesting next steps.

1. Red River College
December 7, 2018
@donpresant
Open Badges
Making Skills Visible

2. 1993: TVO Online (BBS)
1994: TVOntario into WWW
2000: RRC Market Driven Training
2001: Career Destination(s) Manitoba
2004: Begin ePortfolio
2010: Career Portfolio Manitoba (Mahara)
2012: Begin Open Badges
2013: MPLAN PEARLAward
2015/2016: RRC ACE ePortfolio
2016: CanCred.ca
2017: eCampusOntario network
About Me

3. CONTEXT
NEED: Better ways to recognize skills

4. Is there a “Skills Gap”?
TheAssociationRoleintheNewEducationParadigm
declining degree completion rates
“non-traditional” students: 73% PSE enrolment
high youth unemployment
critical skills shortages affecting productivity
rising cost of higher education
World of Work: volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous
Traditional educational approaches can’t keep up!

5. Diverse learners
New Game, New Rules: Strategic Positioning for Workforce Development.
Warford, Larry J.; Flynn, William J. Adapted Radionoff, K – Madison College

6. Seeing the individual

7. More than technical skills
World Economic Forum: Future Of Jobs 2016
Across nearly all industries, the
impact of technological and other
changes is shortening the shelf-life
of employees’ existing skill sets.
Overall, social skills – a such as
persuasion, emotional intelligence
and teaching others – will be in higher
demand across industries than
narrow technical skills
Top 10 Skills in 2020
1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity
4. People management
5. Coordinating with others
6. Emotional intelligence
7. Judgment & decision making
8. Service orientation
9. Negotiation
10.Cognitive flexibility

8. What employers want - The Manufacturing Institute
youtu.be/VEgwJwrK3qQ

9. Calling for a common language for competencies
cwf.ca

10. Learning in a VUCA world: lifelong, lifewide
Volatile ~ Uncertain ~ Complex ~ Ambiguous (and often dangerous)
sceptrefellows

11. Disruption: Education à la carte
www.udacity.com/nanodegree

12. Disruption - Competency Based Learning
Escaping from “seat time”
hbr.org
“… high-quality learning pathways
that are affordable, scalable, and
tailored to a wide variety of current
and emergent industries, based on
competencies, not courses.”
ingegno.in

13. Courses: events that start learning journeys
deakinprime.com / wikipedia.org

14. Knowing is not doing…
University of South Australia

16. Paper silos: issues with hard copy credentials
freedesignfile.com/92259
Transparency issues
OPAQUE: often needs other documents, e.g.
syllabus, which is often hard to understand
QA mechanisms are often buried
Can be hard to authenticate, easy to forge
Physical issues
Difficult to share, easy to lose
Recognition issues
Lack of context - no links to supporting evidence
Experiential learning is typically not valued
Transversal skills are typically not tracked
Lack of granularity, “stackability”
Uncertain alignment, transfer, articulation

17. OPEN BADGES
Currency for Recognition

18. Flexible learning pathways
 modular, stackable, laddered,
multi-source, remixable
Clear progress markers
 motivating learners, supporting advisors
Visual branding
 issuers and earners
Online trust system
 demonstrate skills & capabilities
 backed by issuer
 track learning impact
A digital representation of an skill, accomplishment or affiliation that is visual, shareable online and contains
credentialing information in standardized format, including trusted links that help explain the context,
meaning, process and result of an activity.
The open standard enables the earner to share the badge beyond the context where it was earned.
Open Badge – micro-credential… or alternative credential?
Portable record of learning, owned by the learner

19. Badge example

20. Mapping badgespace
credentials
digital badges
Open
Badges
micro-
credentials
CC BY Doug Belshaw dougbelshaw.com
Standards-based
& interoperable
No image
requirement

22. Some badged learning pathways

24. Digital tender for a skills economy

25. Some ways to recognize with Open Badges
Program/course/module completion
eLearning or Face to Face; “high stakes” or “light touch”;
developmental or compliance
Competency certification
Can be flexible assessment: exams, portfolios,
skills demonstrations, etc.
Membership
Associations, organisations,
professional bodies
Experience, expertise, service, achievements
Missions, years of service,
professional contributions
Values, interests, goals
Self-issued, endorsable by others

26. Badges: transparent lenses to focus on different aspects of learning

27. EXAMPLES
Within and beyond education

28. Useful institutional taxonomy
Chris Long, Penn State

29. Stackingbadges
Keep learning.

30. Colorado State University
Granular learning pathways
Community focused
Industry driven
Learner centric
Ecosystem friendly
slideshare.net/secret/xBjQY3Ipdsc06l bit.ly/1E0TqAM
“...an opportunity to
facilitate large
numbers of learners
from across the world
with just-in-time
education from a
multitude of
educational providers.”

32. Student Transformative Learning Record
bit.ly/TLR_UCO
bit.ly/STLRrubric bit.ly/STLRintegration
Co/extracurricular – aligned to university “tenets” (ILOs)

33. Deakin University Hallmarks
Employability soft skills shared on social media
t.co/ior8y5pbqe theaustralian.com.au Sep 2016

34. Hallmarks based on authentic assessment of GLOs
(based on AAC&U VALUE rubrics)
deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/teaching-and-learning/curriculum-framework

35. Recognition of Professional Practice for Post-Graduate Degrees
Graduate Learning Outcomes ~ RPP credits
RPP Credentials applied toward Professional Practice Qualifications:
Master of Professional Practice (Financial Planning) $5K (10 RPPs) + $14.6K (courses)
Graduate Certificate Professional Practice (Financial Planning)
Master of Professional Practice (Information Technology) $5K (10? RPPs) + $13.1K (courses)
Graduate Certificate Professional Practice (Information Technology)

36. Continuing Education – Leveled Professional Practice
Technology/business/leadership
Partnerships with
NPOs, private sector
“Purpose-built learning,
development and
measurement solutions
to help organizations
prepare their workforce
for the future.”

37. Continuing Education – Leveled Professional Practice
Partnerships with NPOs, private sector
“Purpose-built learning,
development and
measurement solutions
to help organizations
prepare their workforce
for the future.”

38. Deakin’s Framework Alignment Model
DeakinDigital/DeakinCo

39. Membership, awards, accreditation, certification
thelpi.org/digital-badges/

40. Onboarding, Certification, Leadership, Volunteer recognition…
Professional Community
educause.edu/badging

41. 41
Knowledge Skills Proficiency Certified General
“Badging is how we will measure resume-worthy IBM skills in the market”
IBM Badge Types

42. Workforce skills mapping across IBM

43. IBM Badges as digital transcripts for credit at Northeastern
northeastern.edu

44. Trades Certification - City & Guilds/Worldchefs
worldchefs.org/Certification
Issued using
sharable
Open Badges

45. RECOGNITION NETWORKS
The power of trusting others

46. Colorado – a cross-sectoral network
DPS presentation
Employer
Engagement
Sponsor Employers:
“We value these badges.”
Endorser Employers:
“We unlock opportunities
for earners of these
badges.”

47. slideshare.net/philippepetitqueux/

48. A regional network of networks

49. 21st Century Skills Badging Challenge
Cross-sectoral, scalable networks
eddesignlab.org/badgingchallenge/ * see p21.org

50. Cross-sectoral design lab

51. Pilot: “Catalyst” Credential
Action grounded
in Contemplation

52. International Humanitarian Recognition Network
hpass.org/

53. Humanitarian System
ALNAP SOHS 2015
> 90% national/local field personnel

54. Coming together: Key Standards, Competencies

55. HPass Overview
Reque
st
review
Employers & Volunteer
Organisations (E&V)
Seek & evaluate to
recruit & develop
Humanitarians (H)
Seek & earn, to learn
& be recognised
Quality Reviewers
REVIEW SERVICE
“HPass Approved”
Signposting for organisations
who meet the Standards
HPass.org
Badge Issuing
Organisations
Open Badge Factory
BADGE CREATION / ISSUING
Create
Issue
myHPass
BADGE STORAGE / SHARING
Share & connect
to advance
Detailed
Competency
Resources
AP Standards
Handbook
LP Standards
Handbook
QAM
Guidebook
QAM
Self-assessment tool
Badge
Documentation &
Resources
“HPass Registered” Community (Free)
CHCF,
Competency
Awareness
Badge
Recognition
Awareness
Public (Open)
Approve

56. Alignment to quality standards
Request
review
Employers & Volunteer
Organisations (E&V)
Seek & evaluate to
recruit & develop
Humanitarians (H)
Seek & earn, to learn
& be recognised
Quality Reviewers
REVIEW SERVICE
“HPass Approved”
Signposting for organisations
who meet the Standards
Badge Issuing
Organisations
Open Badge Factory
BADGE CREATION / ISSUING
Create
Issue
myHPass
BADGE STORAGE / SHARING
Share & connect
to advance
Approve

57. Talent
Pipeline
Recruitment
Onboarding
Team Building
Performance Management
Talent Management
Experience
Achievements
Professional Development
Career Development
Leadership
Development
SME Specialization
Career Change
Outplacement
Endorsed
HPass, ANSI
Peer orgs
Earners
Open, Lifewide Learning
MOOCs, Open Ed Resources,
Personal Learning Networks,
Coaching/Mentoring,
Communities of Practice
Demand
Supply
Career
Pathways
Skills
Marketplace
External
Recognition
Humanitarian
Learning &
Assessment
Providers
Local, Global
New
Recruit?
New
Mission?
HRIS/ERP
Systems
Performance
Management
Systems
Talent
Management
Systems
New
Role?
New
Career?
Some potential participants...
Aligned
Skills Frameworks
Sector Standards
HPass
Badge
(Audited)
Open Credentialing – an emerging vision for humanitarians

59. eCampusOntario - a growing network
Displayer APIIntegration
badges.ecampusontario.ca
Badges
Mohawk
Durham
Fanshawe
Georgian
Ryerson
Waterloo
Western
Windsor
Algonquin
Humber
Seneca OCAD
X
X

60. Sample badge

61. Simon Bates, University of
British Columbia. CC BY-SA
Provincewide faculty PD: Ontario Extend

62. Extend’s Badged Pathway

63. Extend’s Badged Pathway

64. EARLY STEPS
“Thinking agile”

65. Early steps with Open Badges
Effective Practices
based on: MichaelBoll.me, Madison College
Early hands-on exploration
Immerse yourself
as issuer AND earner
Focusing on “why”?
Gaps, opportunities, vision
Avoid under/over thinking
Agile methods
Start small, get feedback
Improve/scale over time
Business planning
Testing the business model
Sustainability, scalability
Professional resources
Instructional, technical,
creative, support
Marketing!
Formal, informal
Internal, external
Early Engagement
Talk AND listen to
Students, Educators & Employers
Low hanging fruit
Early adopters, easy wins
Build on success
Badge rigour
Clear purpose, criteria
Appropriate assessment
Recognition, portability
Align to frameworks, endorse
Build/join community networks

66. Your
institution
High
Schools
Student
Bodies
Student
Services
Faculties,
Departments
PACE/CPS
Governments
Apprenticeship
Authority
Accreditation
Organizations
ConEd, CPD
Contract Training
Professional
Education
Undergraduate
Studies
Post-Graduate
Studies
Post-Secondary
Preparation
Community
Organizations
Private
Educators &
Trainers
Employers
Business
Associations
Sector
Bodies
Professional
Bodies
PSE as a learning ecosystem
Other
institutions

68. LTI Integration (Brightspace, Blackboard, Canvas)
Currently being revised
ETA: January 2019
Requires “Pro” subscription

69. Centralized badging vs. inside the LMS
Using Moodle / Totara as an example
Feature/Aspect Native LMS CanCred Factory plug-in
System Control
No global system.
Ad hoc, individual course level.
Centralized, role-based badge system
system design, issuing, tracking.
Access to badges Hard to move between courses Create once, access globally
Reports No comprehensive reports Detailed global reports
Records management
(“badge rot”)
Badges are vulnerable to course
deletion, system upgrades
Centralized, secure badge records stored
stored outside of LMS
Adding Evidence No way to add evidence Option to add evidence
Road map, future flexibility Part of LMS road map, flexibility is LMS-
is LMS-dependent
LMS-independent road map - highly
highly flexible, agile

70. Offline tools

71. Experience: Hands-on workbook

72. Plan: Badge System Design Workbook

73. Good visual design: necessary, not sufficient
Branding, supporting the meaning of the badge
hpass.org
“Badging
Fundamentals”

74. Badge issuing networks (“Badge sharing”)

75. Endorsement - Badges

76. Endorsement - Organisation

77. Endorsement
A new way to build trust in the network
Badges Employer
(Consumer)
Individual
(Earner)
College
(Issuer)
University
(Issuer)
Industry
Association
Accreditation
Organization
Standards
Body
Professional
Body

78. Alignment & Endorsement synergy
Badge Earners
(ROADMAP)
Employers
Standards
Bodies
Professional
Bodies
Skills
Frameworks
Qualification Level
Frameworks
Professional
& Industrial
Standards
Alignment
Industry
Associations
Accreditation
Organizations
Post Secondary
Institutions
Endorsement+
High
Value
Badges
= “Secret sauce”

79. exported
as issued
LMS – ePortfolio - eCoP
Issuer
Plugin Displayer
Plugin
ATS, SIS, TalentMS
Issuer
Plugin Displayer
Plugin
CanCred Factory
creating
issuing
managing
Issuer
API
CanCred Passport
Displayer
API
GET BADGES
GET BADGES
BADGES ISSUED
Badge Record Store
Issuer owned badge archive
networking
verification
Interoperability
query?

82. Questions?
@donpresant