Badges in Higher Ed ABCD TIE 3 December 2012 HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Badges in Higher Ed

ABCD TIE3 December 2012

HARVARDGRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

The Backstory

The Backstory

The Backstory

Badging in Higher Ed

Badging in Higher Ed

But what are they?

A Badge is…

"a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest.” McArthur Foundation

“a single credential demonstrating a skill, achievement, quality or affiliation.” Mozilla

“a validated accomplishment obtained inside or outside school.” AERA President

Badges in Plain English

A structured yet flexible credentialing system that rewards and displays the achievement of specific and verifiable skills and knowledge.

Opportunities

• Motivation• Scaffolding• Lifelong learning

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4862920379/in/set-72157623343017387/

Alternative Credentialing

Challenges

• Gamification as a pejorative• Co-opting learning• The assessment question

Challenges

Mozilla OBI

Example: Enhanced Portfolio

Purdue Universitywww.itap.purdue.edu/studio/passport/

Example: Enhanced Portfolio

Example: Building Community

https://p2pu.org/en/groups/how-do-i-make-a-badge/

Example: Student Engagement

Seton Hall Universityhttp://epirate.shu.edu/?p=1344

Example: Peer Communities

Questions?

Kristin Sullivankristin_sullivan@gse.harvard.edu

Bill Wisserwilliam_wisser@gse.harvard.eduopenpassport.org/profile/wisser