This document describes the design of an open badge system for a technology integration course. It discusses how smaller, lower-level badges can be earned for completing individual skills and projects, and combined to earn higher-level badges. The system was adapted from Mozilla's open badge infrastructure and uses a "constellation" approach. The document outlines the various projects, technologies, and skills students can earn badges for, and discusses criteria and rubrics used to assess badge mastery. It also proposes future iterations and research on the effectiveness of open badges for motivation and professional development.

1. Designing Open Badges for a Technology Integration Course
Daniel L. Randall
J. Buckley Harrison
Richard E. West
Brigham Young University

2. Merit Badges and Digital Badges
Boy Scout Merit Badges
Digital Badge
- Acknowledge accomplishment
- Display skills gained
- Motivation
- Enable feedback/teaching from
adult mentors
Typically not sharable -
Acknowledge accomplishment -
Motivation -
Gamification -
Enable feedback on specific skills -

3. Open Badges
Open Badges
Webmaker Open Badges
- Uses Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI)
- Criteria and Evidence links
- Display badges via web
- Motivation
Awarded Automatically -
Display skills gained -
Motivation -
Gamification -

4. Mozilla Backpack

5. Backpack Collection
Multiple collections can
be created.
Collections can remain
private or can be made
public and shared.

6. Open Badge Information

7. A Disruptive Innovation
Competing with
non-consumption
Technological
core

8. Course Description
• 1 credit course. Wanted to find a way to extend learning beyond
our course.
• 3 major projects in which students selected a technology they
wanted to learn to fulfill the assignment.
• Wanted to better assist students who have differing levels of
technological ability.

9. Design of our Open Badge System

10. Mozilla’s Webmaker badges plan used the
“constellation” concept in which smaller
badges are earned and added together to
receive a higher level badge.
Badges image adapted from the Mozilla Open Badges Project. Retrieved from http://erinknight.com/post/29830945702/webmaker-badges on 11/9/12.
Badge System Adapted from Mozilla

11. Course
Level Badge
Project
Level Badge
Lower
Level Badges
Criteria for
Earning Lower
Level Badges
Google
Sites
Technology
Integration
iMovie/
MovieMaker
Personal
Tech
Learning
Pages Embedding Professional
Pre-
Production
Post-
Production
Professional Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3
Create basic web
page
Embed YouTube
Video
Good choice of
theme
Select
appropriate
concept to
teach w/ video
Add Clips/ Images Chose appropriate
music
Create
Announcement
page
Embed Google
Doc (viewable)
Good choice of
Color Scheme (if
applicable)
Concept must
connect to Utah
Core
Split Clip (Do you
even do this with
iMovie
anymore?)
Audio levels of
music, narration
and other sound is
at appropriate
levels (You hear
what you’re
supposed to be
able to hear)
Add image Embed Calendar Navigation is
Logical
Create
Storyboard
Add Meaningful
Narration (can
this be done with
both programs?)
Must be engaging/
interesting to view
Insert Map Must include
digital images
Add Background
Music that does
not Distract
Cuts are in the
best place
Add and format
text
Must include
some video you
filmed
Add Transitions Credits move
slowly enough to
be viewed, all
works properly
cited
Add Links to
other sites
Add Titles
Adjust volume of
music/
Narration?
Create credits
Uploaded to
YouTube
First Iteration: 3 Project Level Badges
Pages Embed Pro Pro Choice
1
Choice
2
Choice
3
Pre Post
Student selected Internet
Communication Technology
Student selected
Multimedia Technology
Student selected
Personal Technologies
Higher, culminating
badges are earned
when the lower level
badges they are
composed of are
earned.

12. Google
Sites
iMovie
Personal
Tech
Pages Embed Pro Pro Choice
1
Choice
2
Choice
3
Pre Post
First Iteration: 3 Project Level Badges
Student selected Internet
Communication Technology
Student selected
Multimedia Technology
Student selected
Personal Technologies
Technology
Integration
Course
Level Badge
Project
Level Badge
Lower
Level Badges

13. Course
Level Badge
Project
Level Badge
Lower
Level Badges
Google
Sites
Educational
Technology
Personal
Tech
Pages Embed Pro Pro Choice
1
Choice
2
Choice
3
Pre Post
Student selected Internet
Communication Technology
Student selected
Multimedia Technology
Student selected
Personal Technologies
Web Teaching
Concepts
Mobile
Learn
Internet
Safety
Copy
right
Web
TeachingiMovie
Second Iteration: 4 Project Level Badges
Blend
Learn

14. Google
Sites
Personal
Tech
Choice
1
Choice
2
Choice
3
Current Iteration
Student selected Internet
Communication Technology
Student selected
Multimedia Technology
Student selected
Personal Technologies
Additional
Concepts
Mobile
Learn
Internet
Safety
Copy
right
iMovie
Lower level badges are not
issued for these projects
Project level badge not
issued for these
additional concepts
Educational
Technology
Course
Level Badge
Project
Level Badge
Lower
Level Badges

15. Google
Earth
Social
Networking
Twitter LinkedIn Google+Facebook
Personal Technology Project Options
Lower level badges are
not issued for larger
technologies like
Google Earth
Lower level badges are not
necessarily issued for these
technologies
Predefined Cluster Pick 3 Smaller Tech1 Large Tech
Social
Networking
Choice
1
Choice
2
Choice
3
A project level badge is not
issued for this collection
of technologies
Project
Level Badge
Lower
Level Badges

16. Course
Level Badge
Project
Level Badges
Lower
Level Badges
Google
Sites
Educational
Technology
iMovie/
MovieMaker
Personal
Tech
Learning
Pro Choice
1
Choice
2
Choice
3
Copy
right
Internet
Safety
Mobile
Learning
2
8
6
Strategy
Level Badges
Google
Sites
Personal
Tech
Learning
iMovie
Applied
Level Badge
Google
Sites
iMovie
Personal
Tech
Learning
Top
Level Badge
Technology
Integration
B
e
y
o
n
d
2
8
6
Proposed Badges Beyond 286

17. IPT EdTec: Our Open Badges Site (IPTEdTec.org)

18. Secondary Ed Page
http://iptedtec.org/secondaryed/

19. Multiple Options
http://iptedtec.org/secondaryed/

20. Badge Page
http://iptedtec.org/googlesites_1/

21. Selected Badge Rubrics (by Project)

22. Google Sites (IC)

23. Mendeley (PT, Lower Level)

24. Copyright (AC)

25. Student Works on Project/ Makes Corrections
Instructor/TA Assess
Feedback
Submit/Resubmit
Multiple
Attempts
allowed
An “A” in class
does not
necessarily
equal a badge
Mastery Approach

26. Badge Issuer
Available on Github
msedev/badges

27. Internet Communications Multimedia Project Additional Concepts
- Google Sites
- Blogger
- WordPress*
- Weebly*
- iMovie
- MovieMaker
- SoundCloud*
- Photoshop*
- Illustrator*
- InDesign*
- Premiere*
- Final Cut*
- Copyright & Creative
Commons
- Mobile Learning
- Internet Safety
*In progress or planned
Available Badges

28. Smaller Technologies
(Lower Level Badges)
Personal Technology Badges Available
Clusters & Larger Tech.
(Project Level Badges)
- Mind Mapping
- Online Presentations
- Social Networking
- Social Bookmarking
- Video Conferencing
- Podcasting
- Google Earth
- Creately
- Diigo
- Prezi
- MindMeister
- Mendeley
- Popplet
- Slideshare
- VoiceThread
Smaller Technologies
(cont.)
- Inspiration 9
- LoggerPro
- Twitter
- SoundCloud
- AudioBoo
- Popplet
- PollEverywhere

29. Future Design Iterations
• Design of strategy and integration level badges.
• Creating pathways for people to earn badges not in our
classes, particularly inservice teachers.
• Scaling assessment.
• Maintaining accuracy of rubrics and tutorials as tools
evolve and change.
• Creating a smart dashboard management tool for
people to log in and track their progression on badges
(ala Khan Academy).

30. Future Research Considerations
• Student motivation. How many students will go above
and beyond to earn badges? extra badges? Post-class
badges?
• How useful can this be for teacher inservice
professional development? Does it present a solution
that will be useful to teachers?
• Principal/employer perceptions

31. Randall, D. L., Harrison, J. B., West, R.E. (2013). Giving credit where credit is
due: Designing Open Badges for a technology integration course.
TechTrends, 57(6), 88-95. doi:10.1007/s11528-013-0706-5
Available Online Now!
Upcoming Article in TechTrends

32. Daniel L. Randall – dan.randall26@gmail.com
J. Buckley Harrison – jbuck.harrison@gmail.com
Richard E. West – rickwest@byu.edu
Please visit IPTEdTec.org
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