MediaKron Meet Badges: Building Learning Narratives through Digital Projects
Tim Lindgren, Sr. Instructional Designer, Boston College and MediaKron Product Manager Michael Evans, Neukom Fellow, Dartmouth CollegeMike Goudzwaard, Badge Integration Officer / Learning Designer, Dartmouth College
A toolkit for digital curation and storytelling
curationnarrationcollaboration
Designed to make it easier for teachers, students, and scholars to try out different ways of thinking with digital content.
Both a lab space/sandbox and a way to publish finished projects
Media
Collections
Media
Collections
Media items contain one basic content type each.
Collections contain other items and create relationships between them.
Any Item can be in multiple collections
Collections can be in other collections.
Collections can be in other collections.
Science and Religion in American Media
Digital Media Analysis
Complete in-class workshop
Complete supervised assignment
Complete collaborative assignment
Complete feedback assignment
Complete reflection assignment
Digital Media Analysis: Metadata
Digital Scholarship
Complete approved project design
Complete introductory activities
Complete progress report
Report project results
Complete project reflection exercise
Digital Scholarship: Multimedia Timeline
Critical Engagement
100% on syllabus quiz
100% on >4 reading quizzes
Learning Timeline for Module 1
Learning Timeline for Module 2
Learning Timeline for Module 3
Critical Engagement: Learning Timeline
Scaling Up Badges
Penn State Libraries: Information Literacy
http://tlt.psu.edu/2014/06/23/emily-rimland/
What if . . . ?
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How might we build a badge system?
How might we build a badge system?
NINJA
How might we build a badge system?
NINJA
• Lead workshops• Endorse evidence• Issue badges• TA in courses/MOOCs• Contribute to building the MK
platform
What if . . . ?
Meta MOOC
Your turn.
Writing prompt: What other projects might use badges to build collaboration, motivation, or new
capacity?
Scaling Up Badges
Questions and Discussion
Tim Lindgren - [email protected] Evans - [email protected] Goudzwaard - @mgoudz [email protected]