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Tim Riches & Doug Belshaw explore how open badges could create an alternative learning currency
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Creating a new learning currency with Open Badges BETT 2014
Tim Riches (@triches) & Doug Belshaw (@dajbelshaw)
Hashtags: #bett2014 & #openbadges
Mozilla! (global non-profit)
“Mozillians are champions of a web where people know more, do more and do better”
Mitchell Baker Mozilla Chair & Chief Lizard Wrangler
<1/40 are paid contributors
http://mozilla.org
Structure
• Mozilla • Open Badges 101 • Badge the UK • Badge Canvas • Tools • Examples of badges • Web Literacy Map • Conclusion & Q&A
“…qualifications are worthless as a criteria for hiring” Google 2013
“…over 50% of employers not satisfied with employability skills of school leavers” CBI 2007
How do we create a new learning currency?
Three things we need to create a new (decentralized) learning currency
1. Tools – Free tools to design, create and issue Open Badges – Open source standard
2. Community / ecosystem – Vibrant ecosystem that connecting teachers, nonprofits
& employers 3. Maps – skills, competencies & achievements & knowledge
navigation
1. What are open badges?
Aren’t badges just for kids?
Mozilla Open Badges: a web standard which captures & communicates learning
How do they work?
CC BY-SA Kyle Bowen
www.backpack.openbadges.org
What makes Open Badges different? 1. Open & free skills standard 2. Anyone can create open badges 3. Data is owned by you
Badge Stats 235,000 badges issued 1900 issuers 50k+ Backpacks 1400% Growth since Nov 12-13
Who is involved in the ecosystem?
http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-projects.php?id=2246
http://sweetwaterfoundation.com
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/special/DigitalBadges.html
http://workforce.io/
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/passport/
http://www.digitalme.co.uk/student-digital-leaders-badgeathon/
http://www.kenteq.nl/smartsite.net?id=KT_HOME_EN
http://www.proexam.org/index.php/technology/digital-micro-credentials
Part 2 – the ecosystem 120+ partners
Compe22on Winner Only UK Badge pla;orm
33,000 badges awarded since Jan 2013
23,000 students have earned a badge from over 1000 schools
How do I make and issue badges?
Growing range of tools including Makewaves, Moodle, Blackboard, Achievery, Badgekit, Makebadg.es…
Vital stats
6,000 Schools
80,000 Students
9,000 Teachers
Monthly Activity • 1Million Views • 50,000 Visitors • 8 Mins Per Visit
D B A I C
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Download canvases at www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk
Designing Open Badges
How are they being used? 1. Learner feedback & motivation 2. Recognising skills outside of assessed curriculum 3. Creating a fuller picture achievements 4. Continual professional development 5. Build links with employers
How will value develop in badges? - Endorsement - Distributed ecosystem - Community rated
Three things we need to create a new (decentralized) learning currency
1. Tools – Free tools to design, create and issue Open Badges – Open source standard
2. Community / ecosystem – Vibrant ecosystem that connecting teachers, nonprofits
& employers 3. Maps – skills, competencies & achievements & knowledge
navigation
webmaker.org/standard
‘Standard’? Web Literacy
The Web Literacy Standard comprises a map of competencies and skills that Mozilla and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web.
Web Literacy ≠ Digital Literacy
On Twitter:
@triches / @dajbelshaw / @openbadges
Via the discussion group:
http://community.openbadges.org
Ask us hard questions!
• h=p://openbadges.org • h=p://digitalme.co.uk
• h=p://webmaker.org
Useful links:
I love badges for motivating me in my learning!
We use metadata-infused credentials aligned with the OBI
I’m using micro-accreditation to make achievements more granular
Roll your own solution (using onboarding documentation)
Use plugin for an existing system (plugins available for most major platforms/systems)
Third-party issuing platform (URLs in metadata point to their servers)
3 main ways to issue badges (pre-BadgeKit):
Use plugin for an existing system (plugins available for most major platforms/systems)
How to get involved – become a BTUK partner www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk
