open badges: lessons learned in the developing ecosystem
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Lessons learned from open badges systems developed between 2011-2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Case Studies
Lessons learned in the developing open badges ecosystem
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Madison Area Technical College
Kate Radionoff, DeanLeslie Voight, Instructional Designer
http://madisoncollege.edu/badges
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Badges for non-credit learning
Goals:Shifting away from seat time to badged assessmentsCredentialing non-formal learning
Status of badge system:Transitioning to Pearson AcclaimDeveloping badges for all PD classesExpanding system to include other colleges
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Lessons Learned• Needed instructional resource:
– to act as a point person within the org to lead project– to connect with busy instructors
• Know your resources:– staff– technical
• Badge business model:– business plan– design strategy– resources
• Know your goals:– lay out goals from the beginning – identify steps needed to achieve goals– define what 'success' means for your system
• Buy-in:– Faculty: allow time for gaining faculty buy-in and provide training / information– Employers: look at existing value structures / standards that can add value to badges
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Penn State
Chris Gamrat, Instructional DesignerChris Stubbs & Bart Pursel
http://bit.ly/Case_PennState
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Catalyst for Change
Goals:recognize personalized learningsupport teacher PD and cont’d learning
State of badge system:currently in pilot phaseplanned release: fall 2014
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Lessons Learned (so far)
• Peer assessment:– advantages and disadvantages to this method
• Quality of evidence:– can be difficult to get ‘good’ evidence for badges
• Know your use strategy:– don’t develop badges if you aren’t sure how you’re going to use
them– understand your students’ and employers’ needs
• Know your limits:– understand the time (and price) of building your system– what barriers are there to learning?– what about the intangibles?
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Borders College, Scotland
Suzanne Scott, eLearning Coordinator
http://bit.ly/Case_Borders
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Replacing Paper Certs. with Badges
Goals:increase student engagement & retentionbuild student employabilityacknowledge student use of Moodlerecognize staff PD
State of badge system:currently in pilot phaseongoing pilots to assess badges’ long term potential
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Lessons Learned
• Challenges & Concerns:– overloading lecturing staff
• automated Moodle reports• staff badges recognizing PD• ongoing support for staff
– ensuring badge value• Lessons Learned:– gaining faculty support beneficial before starting– allocating more time to educate / inform– visual design important for overall impact
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UC Davis SA & FS Major
Joanna Normoyle, Learning CoordinatorExperiential & Digital Media Learning
http://bit.ly/Case_SAFS
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Capturing Varied Learning Experiences
Goals:support learning in & out of the classroomcreate student-driven, outcomes-based systemimprove quality of interactions between students, mentors, faculty and advisershelp students track progresspromote varied learning modelsprovide an elegant, achievable, scalable model for implementing competency-based education using the principles of connected learning
State of badge system:initiating student pilot of systemredesigning learning portfolios as road maps
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Lessons Learned
• Focus on user experience– it’s about the learning, not the earning– focus on faculty as well as students
• Faculty buy-in– faculty adoption is key; don’t overlook their experience– make the system desirable and rewarding to use– consider technical / structural barriers
• Strategy & vision:– create a strong vision and team– technology, content and design are all important– find the right technical partner(s)– start with learning objectives and work from there
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Providence After School Alliance
Hillary Salmons, Exec. DirectorAnn Durham, Director of Quality Improvement
http://bit.ly/Case_pasa
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Building Learning Pathways
Goals:recognize, motivate, and validate students’ learningconnect students’ interests and achievementscreate seamless learning pathwaysconnect middle/high school, college & career
State of badge system:scaled back system from 6-12th grade to HSslowly expanding system
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Lessons Learned
• Understand badge concepts• Tie badges to quality learning experiences:
– badges are more than just ‘trophies’• Stakeholder buy-in:
– familiarize stakeholders with badges early on– provide continued support and info– pull industry leaders into conversation early– build badge relevance and demand early
• employers & higher ed.
• Challenges:– integrating badges with existing technological platforms and
systems
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Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)Linda Braun, Ed Tech Consultant
Nicole Gibby Munguia, YALSA Program Officer for Continuing Education
http://bit.ly/CASE_yalsa
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Recognize Staff Skill Development
Goals:improve, and enhance library staff skillsrecognize skill development based on YALSA’s ‘Competencies for Serving Youth’
State of badge system:testing phase in progressfull system launch later in 2014
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Lessons Learned• Importance of robust LMS:
– badge activities, tasks, artifacts etc. need a place to live• Know your goals:
– don’t create badges for the sake of badges– has to be market need
• System development process:– think about the entire process ahead of time– badges are ‘at the end’: focus on learning objectives and how to get
people there• Costs:
– the more complex the system, the more costly• Partnerships:
– partners can be helpful– make sure you find the right partners for your organization
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Common themes
• Identify your goals and ‘success’ first• Think carefully about partnerships• Know your resources & limitations• Start small, think big:– think about expansion but don’t try to do too much
too fast– allow [lots of] time for stakeholder buy-in– find the shortest path to achieving your goals
“It’s about the learning, not the earning”