Badging Economies in the
Classroom: A Course Badging
Workshop
Michael Evans
Neukom Fellow
Dartmouth College
Mike Goudzwaard
Instructional Designer
Dartmouth College
Deakin University
14 November 2014
Available under Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0 license:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
I. Introductions
1. Mike and Michael
2. You!
3. Badging Economies
4. A Dartmouth example
How do we communicate
skills, knowledge, and
accomplishments…
…that are not obvious from other
records?
Digital Media Analysis
Complete in-class workshop
Complete supervised assignment
Complete collaborative assignment
AND evaluate Mediathread
Digital Scholarship
Complete response memos on three
out of five topics (earns progress
badges)
Design a project plan in consultation
with instructor
Keep a project journal
Report project results in a
Mediathread composition
Issues to consider
• What problem do
they solve?
– Communication
– Motivation
– Certification
• How to integrate?• Grading vs. competency
• LMS vs. manual
• How to validate/provide
evidence?• Portfolios
• How to evaluate?• Student uptake
• Motivation
II. Course Design and Badge Design
1. Form 4 groups
2. Each group selects ONE challenge
topic from the table
3. Talk/Discuss/Argue/Debate the topic
in your group
4. After 10 minutes, 1-2 people from
each group will share out the key
points from their group discussion
III. Badge Slam!
1. Pick one current problem that a badge (or
badges) might solve
2. As a class, work through the Guiding
Badge Questions (GBQs) for that badge
(This is surprisingly challenging!)
3. Break into groups and repeat the GBQs
for a current problem/badge in your group
IV. The Pitch
1. You have 10 minutes to break into your
groups and create a 1-2 minute pitch for
the badge(s) you designed in Badge
Slam!
2. After 10 minutes of preparation, each
group will pitch their badge(s) to the rest
of the workshop, providing justifications of
their badge(s) as a solution to a problem
Feedback (and Badge!)
Feedback link to claim badge:
http://bit.ly/mel_badges
Thank you!
Question(s) not answered? More to say?
Mike Goudzwaard:
Michael Evans:
