1. I’ll Show You Mine if
You’ll Show Me Yours! Online
Badges That Is…
Internet@Schools
2013, Monterey CA
Dr. Mary Ann Bell
Dr. Holly Weimar
Sam Houston State University

6. CONSIDER THESE COMMERCIAL
EXAMPLES:

8. BADGING IN SCHOOLS

9. CONSIDER KHAN ACADEMY, Edmodo, and P2PU

11. LOOK WHO’S ON BOARD!

12. ALSO UNSHELVED!!!

13. WHAT CAN GIVERS & RECIPIENTS
DO WITH THEIR BADGES?
•COLLECT THEM! People love to collect things!
•SHARE with family and friends
•Feature on Library Websites
•Add to Facebook
•Students in our program are showing theirs in their portfolios
•Enjoy recognition from peers and other campus users
•Sit back and gloat
•A school badge showcase could be created

14. ISN’T THIS A LOT LIKE AR?

15. ISN’T THIS
PAVLOVIAN?

16. Doesn’t this…SHUDDER…make me a Skinner
loving behaviorist???
NAH!

17. MY SURVEY RESULTS WERE MOSTLY POSITIVE

18. FIRST 3 QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT ATTITUDES:
1. How did earning badge make you feel?
2. How did it feel NOT to earn a badge?
3. Did the badges motivate you?
NEUTRAL
IMPRESSION MOTIVATING
NEGATIVE
FEELING NOT GETTING
FEELING FROM GETTING
BADGE
POSITIVE
0
5
10
15
20
25

19. REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS FROM SURVEY
•How did it make you feel to receive a badge?
•I felt successful and was therefore more competitive in my assignments
because I wanted to earn more badges.
•How did you feel to NOT receive a badge?
•Bummed
•Did badges motivate you to try for a specific one?
•I am going to do my best work whether I earn a badge or not, but it was nice motivation
to keep working just as hard throughout the semester.
•I always tried to earn the creativity badge.
•Yes. It is a conversation at the dinner table when I receive a badge/award.
•How many badges should be offered?
•Most people said around 5, which is what I recommend.
•What actions or behaviors should be recognized?
•Superior work, students who provide help to their fellow students, original ideas/work
•At what age would badges work?
•Answers ranged from primary grades to adults.
•Are you considering starting to use badges.
•Five people said yes
•One person, a librarian, said she wanted to use with teachers.
•ACCESS SURVEY AT THIS ADDRESS: http://bit.ly/badging

20. HOW DO
I
START??

21. Here is a link to my article in Internet@Schools
bit.ly/badging There’s a bibliography for more
information.

25. DO Keep Badges Digital
I used Credly to make and manage badges.
https://credly.com/

26. DISCLAIMER…
THIS DOES TAKE SOME TIME!
•This is especially true when setting up.
•Using a site like Cred.ly does save time.
•Creating a webpage just for badges is best alternative.
•Once system in place, it’s easy to maintain.

28. •DO Keep grades out of your badging.
•DO Give badges frequently but seek balance so as not
to “cheapen” them
•DO Use for things that are behaviors you want to
foster
•DO Have some badges that any student can attain.
•DO Make it clear how to earn each badge.

29. HERE’S AN IDEA SUGGESTED BY A SURVEY PARTICIPANT…

31. HERE ARE SOME THINGS I
RECOMMEND
NOT
TO DO…
•Don’t tie them to grades!
•Don’t start with too many.
•Don’t give them so often that the become
meaningless.
•Don’t take them beyond online posting or
bolster them with material prizes.

33. ALL MARY ANN BELL’S STUFF CAN BE FOUND AT
http://bit.ly/mabellstuff
There is additional content relevant to this presentation as well as other
presentations at the site above.
HELPFUL SITES:
Credly—This site can help you make badges easily and quickly. It is also useful for
managing them.
The Teacher’s Guide to Badges in Education from Edudemic:
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-badges-in-education/
YALSA Badges for learning: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/badges-learning
OCLC Badging the Library Parts 1 and 2:
http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/badging-the-library-part01.html
http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/badging-the-library-part02.html
ACRLog…Digital Badges For Academic Research?
http://acrlog.org/2012/06/28/digital-badges-for-library-research/
Educause: 7 Things You Should Know About Badges:
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7085.pdf
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!! On the Next Page…

34. MORE HELPFUL SITES
Educause: 7 Things You Should Know About Badges:
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7085.pdf
Blended Librarian: Digital Badges for Learning: Exploring the Possible Impact on
Higher Education & Libraries:
http://blendedlibrarian.badgestack.net/sessions/digital-badges-for-learningexploring-the-possible-impact-on-higher-education-libraries/
AND FINALLY HERE ARE SOME BADGES FOR YOU RIGHT NOW!
Go to the next page to collect.

35. BADGES FOR YOU!
The first is from American Library Association. Click on it to go to
the related page and Love Your Library.
Did you attend this presentation or go through it online?
If so collect this badge!