Download - Introduction to Badges for Learning
Julian Prior & Sam Taylor
Learning Technologists at Southampton Solent University
Presentation delivered to the Hampshire Branch of the British Computer Society
Monday October 20, 2014
To award recognition of skills (think guides & scouts)
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/so-what-are-open-badges-28-aug-2013
To motivate individuals to achieve goals (think sports)
To give recognition of quality (think ‘seal of approval’)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc4xDgNbl6Y
Digital badges are images
Open badges allow for data to be attached to the images
Issuer
Evidence
Expiry date
Criteria
1. Reward transferable skills (teamwork, critical thinking, leadership);
2. Learners are in control – they own their data;
3. Open framework;
4. Rewards skills at various points in a learner pathway;
5. Buy-in from the top and bottom.
MoodleBadges Free CC By
Who is using badges?
https://www.khanacademy.org/badges
http://www.chicagosummeroflearning.org
http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk
http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=2454
Do badges support the commodification of learning?
The Psychology of collecting?
Can learners cheat the system?
In groups of 3:
Discuss and identify 5 ways in which you can use badges in your workplace
http://pixabay.com/en/exchange-of-ideas-debate-discussion-222786/
https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login
https://backpack.openbadges.org/share/b3fe9bf23581505ae85d8a1c9f1b36ce/
https://credly.com
On your own:
Thinking back to activity 1, choose one of the ideas that came up regarding the use of badges and build your own!
http://joshmartinink.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/badge-of-awesome/
www.badgetheworld.org
Mozilla’s Open Badges Wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Badges
Planet Badges Blog: http://planet.openbadges.org
Mozilla Badges Backpack: http://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login
JISC Open Badge Design Toolkit: http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/media/421718/jiscopenbadgesdesigntoolkit-print_1.pdf
EduCause: 7 Things you should know about Badgeshttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7085.pdf
Julian Prior – Learning Technologist
@jpodcaster
http://about.me/julianprior
Sam Taylor – Learning Technologist
@samwisefox
http://about.me/SamTaylorUK