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ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 Sukhtinder

CELT,DMU

Currentplans,weneedtoevaluateareasrelatedto

ourCARRmodeland

howthiscouldworkwithprofessionalstaff

development.Wemayneedtoconsider

consistencyacrossotherdepartments(POD)who

myissuebadgesinrelationtostaff

development.Weneedtothinkabouthowwe

awardstaffaswellasawardingcoursesites

(Blackboard)whatimpactdoesthishave?What

issuesalsodoesthisraise?

Alsothinkingaboutparametersonbadgecriteria,

wewouldnotwantto'close'onareaswhichcould

beexpandedelsewhere!

IwilldiscussbackwithourCELTteamhowwe

couldmoveforward.WehavetheChanging

LearningLandscape

project,thiscouldfurtherassistinhowwemove

forwardandconsiderdigitalliteracyacrossDMU

forstaffandstudents

Suggestionforhelp-copyrightonbadgesadvice.

Howcan'cheaters'bepreventedfromcopyingour

badgesandaccreditingthemselves.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 PeterWilliams(TheCityofLeicester

College)

Reallyniceidea,particularlyaminterestedinusing

itinplaceofsomeofourexistingpaperawards(i.e.

merits).

TroubleisIwouldwantthesystemtointeractwith

ourexistingwebsite,notathirdpartyonelike

badg.us

Howeasyisit (arethereexistingtools)toissue

badgesfromyourownschoolswebsite?

LeicesterCity-OpenBadges-NextSteps

LUCY•MAY28,2013

Thiswouldparticularlyhelpwiththeverificationof

badges,andinherentlylendthemmorevalueif

theycanbeseentocomefromaneducational

instituteratherthanagenericbadgewebsite.

Thereneedstobeabalanceoflowlevelandmore

valuablebadges,toencouragestudentsinitially

witheasyachievabletasks,followedbyincreasingly

difficultandchallengingtaskstoearnthemore

worthwhilebadges.Howcouldweensure

consistencyacrossthecityinthis,howcanyou

makeitclearwhichbadgesarevaluableandwhich

aretokens?

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 JosieFraser(LCC)

HiPeter-thedigitalbadgecontainsmetadata

relatingtotheissuer-sotheyson'thavetobeona

providerssite.OneofthebigbenefitsofOpen

Badgesisthattheyareownedbylearners-the

learnersstillhavethem/stillhaveaccesstothem

oncethey'velefttheschoolorissuingorganisation.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 Iunderstandthattheverificationforthebadge

sayswhotheissueris.Ijustfeelthatforabadge

tocarrymoreweight,it shouldbeclearthatthe

issuerisfromarecognisedestablishment,which

isn'ttrueiftheverificationsiteisageneralonelike

badg.us.Ifit wasstraightforwardtosetupan

implementationofopenbadgesonourschools

serverthenbadgeswouldclearlybefromTCOLC

becausetheverifyingwebsiteisactuallyours!-

Peter

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 Whenwillyoudothesethingsby?

Ifyouareplanningonusingopenbadges,

cascadingtrainingtocolleagues,orholding

interanlmeetings-LETUSKNOWBYWHEN!

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 BrendaBaileyEnglishMartyrsSchool

ExplorehowcurriculuminschoolforVocational

educationcanuseopenbadgestoaccreditlearning

andachievement.Willneedtoworkwithstaffto

getpeopleinvolved.

WorkingwithinschoolsandalongsideVESAto

developinthefuture.

todayhasgivenmetheopportunitytoseehowto

buildandhowthebadgescouldworkwithinmy

school.

Qualityandconsistencywillbesomethingthat

concernsmebutfeelconfidentthereisaway

roundthis.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 Heather

Providedachanceforustodiscusssomeofthe

issues:whoawards/thedifferenttypesofbadge-forattendanceand

achievement(currentlyatdmuwetendtofocusonattendancefortraining..only

reallyTFellowrouteforachievement)

AsregardsCELT,wehavebeentalkingabout

digitalliteraciesforstaffdevelopment.

Institutionalbarriersaround'achievement'in

particular-

Thiswouldweagood(group/team)projectforTiP

funding..eithertolookatBadgesforstaffor

students

(thestudentsidefitsinwithwhatishappening

throughworkinDSU).

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 Sukhtinder

Hopefullyhavescopedsomethingbytheendof

autumn!!

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 GailBrown(LeicestershireCares)

IwillexplorethepossibilityofusingOpenBadges

forourInterviewTechniqueandEmployability

SkillsPilotProject.

Iwouldneedtodecidethecriteriaforwhich

badgesareinterviewedforcandidatese.g.dowe

issueabadgeforeachstudentforattendanceordo

weissuethemforthestarcandidatesonly.Ifso,

selectioncriteriawouldneedtobereviewedand

thismayawarddifferentcategoriesofstudentsto

theonesthatareissuedwith'star'certificatesnow.

Needtoexplorefurtherthemechanismforsetting

upstudentswithclaimcodesandwhetherschools

wouldbehappytoissuethesetostudents

followingtheevent.

Maytryanduseforemployabilityskillspilot

projectinNovemberandperhapsexploreforthe

nextacademicyear'smockinterviewproject.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 SteveMackenzie(DMU)

Explorehowbadgescanbecraftedintodigital

literacytraining.

Share!Mayberunashortsessionandbadgeit up!

Badgescanbeawardedforsimpleorcomplex

tasks.Makeit clearifit isjustasimplebadge.Ifit

ismorecomplexmakesureit hassomevalue.

TimeScale:verybusyatmoment-willhavetosee.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 Ros/DMU

Potentialtocreateaframeworktofit withthe

University'sfrontrunner(internalplacements)

scheme.

Greattothinkaboutthepotentialforthisforstaff

too-linkswithmyTeacherFellowprojecton

professionaldevelopmentinteachingandlearning.

Iwillincludeaquestioninmyquestionnaire-to

seeifthiswouldmotivatestafftoattendevents

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 JoCharlesworth(VESA)

Toworkcollaborativelywithtrainingprovidersand

schoolstodevelopbadgesforVocationaltasters.

Wewillshareourplansthroughourprovider

networksandLiaisegroupsmadeupofthepost16

sector.

Weaimtohaveopenbadgesavailabletolearners

duringtheAutumnterm2013

VESAwillstartthedevelopmentworkandshare

withprovidersandschools.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 ChrisNixon(SouthLeicestershireCollege.

Abigpartofourplanfortheautumntermisto

launchtheSLCPassportwhichwouldbeanaward

gainedbystudentsformeetingcertain

employabilitycriteria.Say50hoursofvoluntary

work,50hoursofparttimework,attendingamock

interviewetc

Digitalbadgesmightformapartofthis.Weneeda

waythatstudentandwecanrecordtheir

achievementsastheygo.Thisway,accumulatinga

certainnumberofbadgesmightleadtothe"super

badge"whichistheSLCPassport.

Iwouldliketocascadebacktomyteamandget

theiropinion.Ihaveadaysetasidefor

developmentworksoifthepresentationis

availableIwilluseit then.ThiswillbeinJuly.

Ishareotherpeopleconcernaboutconsistency

acrossschoolsandcolleges.I'mscepticalthiscan

beachieved.Itseemsmorelikelythatthebadges

couldworkasawaystudentcanarticulatetheir

achievements,ratherthanevidencethem.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 SueHopewell(LeicesterCollege)

WorkwithVESAtointroduceOpenBadgesfor

vocationalTastersessionswithinthecityforYear

10learners.Alsointroducetheuseofbadgesto

recogniselearnerachievementforournew

PersonalandProfessionalDevelopment

programmewhichfocusesonemployabilityskills,

howeverisnotlinkedwithaformalqualificatio

Iwillsharetheideawithcurriculumleadersforintroductionintheautumnterm.

Howeverthismaytakesometimetodevelopfully.

Consistencyacrossthecityandacommitment

fromeducationprovidersisaconcern.

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 TimDawson(Moat)-Goitaloneorworkas

aboard?

Wouldthestudentsbenefitfromasystemthat

sharedbadgesacrossschools?

Wouldthisfostercompetitionorbindusupin

admintryingtoagreeonstandards?

ANONYMOUSJUNE20,2013 ChrisGoldsmith(DMU)

Weareexploringbadgesasawayofaccrediting

studentachievementwithinanewMOOCon

LeadershipinaSustainableWorld.Clearlyweneed

tothinkcarefullyaboutthedesignofthe

ecosystemtoallowmultipleentryandexitpoints

duetodifferentlevelsofstudentengagementwith

thematerial.Wewouldalsowanttodecidewhat

levelofengagementandattainmentwouldbe

necessaryinorderforstudentstogettheir

learningrecognizedmoreformallyviatheHEAR

(HigherEducationAchievementReport).Iwill

sharewhatIhavelearnttodaywiththeother

membersoftheprojectsteeringgroupandthen

cascadeit throughtrainingsessionstocontent

providersfortheMOOC.Thegoalistogetthisin

placebyJanuary2014.Itwouldbeusefultothink

abouthowimportantexternalrecognitionofthis

kindofawardmightbe.

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