(e)Portfolios and Open Badges

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Collaborators: G. Alex Ambrose, Notre Dame

Trent Batson, AAEEBL

Helen Chen, Stanford University

Kathryn Coleman, AAEEBL

Michael Goudzwaard, Dartmouth

Tracy Penny Light, Thompson Rivers University

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Session Outcomes: • Define what problem we are trying to solve with badges

and portfolios

• Develop a working definitions of badges and portfolios

• Investigate three case studies from higher education

• Apply badging and portfolio concepts to your work

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Science and Religion in American Media

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Badging a Course: Science and Religion in American Media

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Digital Media Analysis

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Complete in-class workshopComplete supervised assignmentComplete collaborative assignmentComplete feedback assignmentComplete reflection assignment

Solving for x

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3 skills badges and learning over time

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Description

Criteria

Date

Issuer

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“Badges provide recognition of student achievement, and along with eportfolios, they can often provide a deeper representation of those achievements than you'll find in transcripts and more traditional records.”

- G. Alex Ambrose, Notre Dame

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“…a purposeful collection of a learners work that illustrates efforts, progress, and achievement [over time].” The Northwest Evaluation Association

A portfolio is. . .

“… a tool for employers to ensure that job applicants have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their company or organization.”American Association of Colleges & Universities

A portfolio is. . .

…owns the evidence?

the learner

…controls access?

the learner

…reviews work over time?

the learner

In a portfolio who. . .

Making connections between courses/trainings/experiences/artifacts.

Reflection (metacognition).

Story telling about a learning journey for different audiences.

What is curation?

Learner selects evidence for badge from the portfolio.

Issuer (teacher/trainer/institution/peers) endorse claims to learning.

Provide milestones to learning pathways (video editing 1,2,3).

What do badges add?

Explore. Design a Badge

Define a skill or learning outcome.

Who might make a decision based on this badge (audience)?

What is the badge evidence?  Is it in a portfolio? Who has access?

What are the criteria to earn a badge?

Who assesses the evidence and issues the badge?

Bonus: Draw your badge.

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Pathways to Empower Learners

The Sample Learner:• 4th year BA Geography student• Mission: Work in a NGO abroad• Transfer student from UBCO• Involved in diverse learning opportunities

The Learner’s Pathway

Evidence Included in Portfolio • Learning Styles Reflection (Discover)• High School Community Service Learning

Photos/Reflection (Connect)• Undergrad Research Poster (Experience)• Co-Op Work Experience (Experience)• Geography Field Trip (Become)

The Learner’s Pathway

Solving for x

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Connecting transcripts to evidence through portfolios and badges.

Comprehensive Student RecordCourse descriptionsFaculty profilesLearning outcomeseDisserations & theses

BadgesCriteria EvidenceEndorsement Connections

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PortfoliosExperiential learningResearch experiencesService and internshipsCertificates and badges

AAEEBL Midwest Regional Conference : Notre Dame University, May 12 and 13, 2016

Keynote: Professor Dan Hickey, Indiana University“How do we know they are learning?

ePortfolios and Badges as Part of an Evidence-Based Ecosystem”aaeebl.org

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Resources.

Inside Higher Ed: Beyond the Transcript (July 13, 2015)https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/07/13/project-create-models-broader-form-student-transcript

Extending the Transcript: Rethinking the Record (July 29, 2015)http://www.aacrao.org/resources/resources-detail-view/extending-the-transcript--rethinking-the-record

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AAEEBL: Association for the Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning. aaeebl.org

OBHE: Open Badges in Higher Ed (working group)https://sites.google.com/site/openbadgesinhighereducation/working-group

(e)Portfolios and Open Badges

A Curated Learning Journeycc: Manoj Kengudelu - https://www.flickr.com/photos/11767573@N02

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