Rethinking Recognition with Open Badges 2.0: Endorsement and Collaborative Issuing Networks
eCampusOntario is the edtech network of excellence for Ontario's 45 publicly funded colleges and universities. The network has been working with its member institutions and CanCred.ca, the Canadian partner of Open Badge Factory (OBF), to "rethink recognition".
This rethink leverages some exciting features of Open Badges 2.0 implemented by OBF's IMS certified technology, such as Alignment and Endorsement, along with other features native to OBF and CanCred, such as collaborative badge issuing. The result is an emerging badge network, where badges converge on a provincial recognition hub, the eCampusOntario Passport.
10. Opening up Education
a) issuing a certificate, diploma
or title
b) acknowledging & accepting
credentials, such as a badge, a
certificate, a diploma or title
issued by a third-party
bit.ly/OpeningUpEd
41. Endorsement - overview
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
54. Coming: Shared Alignment – getting on the same songsheet”
ON Essential Employability Skills
1. Communication
2. Numeracy
3. Critical thinking & problem solving
4. Information management
5. Interpersonal
6. Personal
Mohawk
Durham
Fanshawe
Georgian
Ryerson
Waterloo
Western
Windsor
Algonquin
Humber
Seneca
Creates, shares Copies, aligns.. publishes
Additional frameworks (can be layered)
Related, sub frameworks
Different frameworks
Sheridan
55. Essential Employability Skills
algonquincollege.com/ees/
ON Essential Employability Skills
1. Communication
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening,
Presenting, Visual literacy
2. Numeracy
Understanding and applying mathematical
concepts and reasoning; Analyzing and
using numerical data; Conceptualizing
3. Critical thinking & problem solving
Analysing, Synthesising, Evaluating,
Decision making, Creative and innovative
thinking
4. Information management
Gathering and managing information;
Selecting and using appropriate tools and
technology for a task or a project;
Computer literacy; Internet skills
5. Interpersonal
Team work, Relationship management,
Conflict resolution, Leadership, Networking
6. Personal
Managing self; Managing change and
being flexible and adaptable; Engaging in
reflective practices; Demonstrating
personal responsibility
tcu.gov.on.ca
56. 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”
57. Complex contagions, such as the adoption of new
behaviors, require multiple sources of exposure…
Social confirmation from more than one person…
“wide bridges” of multiple, redundant ties to
bridge clusters and communities
press.princeton.edu/titles/11279.html
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