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

Julian.Prior@solent.ac.uk

@jpodcaster

http://about.me/julianprior

Sam Taylor – Learning Technologist

Sam.Taylor@solent.ac.uk

@samwisefox

http://about.me/SamTaylorUK