Open Badges: A PrimerFuture Technologies GroupMay 14th, 2013http://openbadges.org

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How do we certify learning?

GradesTranscriptsDiplomas

Certifications

GradesA B C D F

TranscriptsProgram of study,

courses, GPA, grades

DiplomasInstitution, area of study,

accolades

CertificationsSkills, skill level

What don’t theseforms of certification

tell you?

How do we acknowledge informal learning?

How do we certify Art’s learning?

What are badges and how

do they certify learning?

Badges

Visual representations ofachievements, learning,

skills, and interests

Think Boy Scouts, the military, or video games,

They can complementtraditional

educational practices

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio//passport/

They can accommodateformal & informallearning pathways

They can representhard & soft skills, peer

assessment, and stackable

lifelong learning

Open Badgescapture learning

wherever and however it happens

How It Works

?

Issuers & EndorsersEarners

Displayers

after-school program free online course government agency

Issuers & EndorsersEarners

Displayers

openbadges.org

Issuers & EndorsersEarners

Displayers

DISPLAY SITES

personal web site

social networking

profiles

WordPress / Tumblr

job sites

RESULTS

new learning

unlock opportuniti

esjobs

BADGE DISPLAY SITES

SUCCESS

Badge metadata spec + Issuer API

Mozilla’s Open Badge Project is creating a

shared badge ecosystem & infrastructure:

a universal standard.

Badgesconvey more than info about courses taken, grades, GPA, degree

program, etc.

Badgeslink directly to digital products, portfolios,

detailed badge requirements.

A Domain of One’s Own In Fall 2013 every incoming student at UMW will have the opportunity to choose their own personal domain and receive a web hosting account with the freedom to create subdomains, install software, setup databases, create email addresses, and carve out their own space on the web that they own and control.

http://umwdomains.com

Open Badges:What are the

implications of badges for institutions offering degrees, certificates,

and diplomas?

Open Badges:Are there some relevant

uses of badges that would benefit VCCS

students?

Open Badges:How would we begin to explore the efficacy of badges in the VCCS?

A Domain of One’s OwnShould all VCCS

students and faculty have a domain of their

own?