1. RETHINKING REWARDS IN THE DIGITAL AGE An Introduction to
Digital Badges Jaime M Goldman
2. REWARDS Question: how do you motivate patrons to
participate? The Sawyer effect Extrinsic rewards vs. Intrinsic
Enjoyment Motivation Goal: to increase engagement and success via
fun, online tools
3. WHAT ARE BADGES? badge (noun) a small object (such as a tag,
pin, or metal shield) that is worn or held up by a person so that
it can be easily seen, that has writing (such as a person's name)
and often a picture on it, and that shows who the person is a
special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of
allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc. a cloth patch
that can be sewn onto clothing and that is awarded to a person
(such as a Boy Scout or Girl Scout) for doing something something
that represents or is a sign of something else
4. WHAT ARE BADGES? http://openbadges.org/
5. BADGES The badge is not the reward the accomplishment is!
Earn badges when you achieve something and display them proudly
Badges communicate the value of what you learned A way to organize
and recognize learning Have you ever earned a badge before?
6. WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN BADGES USED? Scouting Military Gaming
Social Media
7. WHAT ARE DIGITAL BADGES? A digital badge is a validated
indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality, or interest that can
be earned in many learning environments.
8. WHAT ARE DIGITAL BADGES? Digital badges are an assessment
and credentialing mechanism that is housed and managed online.
Badges are designed to make visible and validate learning in both
formal and informal settings, and hold the potential to help
transform where and how learning is valued.
9. THE OPEN BADGE MOVEMENT Open Badges started as a
collaborative project between MacArthur Foundation, HASTAC and
Mozilla Stemmed from the independent learning and massive open
online course (MOOC) frameworks Learners experience instructional
content, usually delivered in a module-based format, and are
rewarded with a digital image of a badge upon completion Digital
badges become recognizers of certifiable skills Recognizing work
through badges is a kind of gamification
10. WHY DIGITAL BADGES? Open digital badging through an
infrastructure that uses shared and open technical standards: Issue
Earn Display Motivate Recognize, assess, motivate, and study
learning The world is changing fast and, today more than ever,
traditional modes of assessment fail to capture the learning that
happens everywhere and at every age. Digital badges are a powerful
new tool for identifying and validating the rich array of people's
skills, knowledge, accomplishments, and competencies. Digital
badges inspire new pathways to learning and connect learners to
opportunities, resources, and one another.
11. DIGITAL BADGES PROS/CONS Autonomy Interest-driven learning
(motivation) View progress directly & visually Individual
feedback & improvement Recognition Engaged learners Verify
skills Procrastination (self-paced learning) Extrinsic motivator
that competes with intrinsic motivation for accomplishment &
mastery (is reward desirable?) May not motivate all learners
Learners must be comfortable using technology
12. DIGITAL BADGES - BENEFITS Shareable on social media Show
what you know! Can track badge progress e-portfolio Verifiable
learning Digital credentials Interest-driven learning
13. WHO COULD USE DIGITAL BADGES? 1. Employers 2. Schools 3.
Universities 4. Community programs 5. Libraries
14. DIGITAL BADGES Q&A: 1. Who had heard of digital badges
before? 2. Who has received digital badges? 3. Who has created
digital badges? 4. Who is interested in utilizing digital badges in
their organization?
15. DIGITAL BADGE CREATORS 1.Credly - https://credly.com/ 2.
Open Badge Designer - https://www.openbadges.me/ 3. Official Badge
Generator - http://www.says- it.com/badge/ 4. Passport by Purdue
University- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/passport/ 5.
Achievery - http://www.achievery.com/
16. DIGITAL BADGE CREATORS Credly: www.credly.com
17. CREDLY Credly: www.credly.com
18. CREDLY GETTING STARTED Credly: www.credly.com Create an
account Facebook, LinkedIn, or Email sign up Individual or an
organization
19. CREDLY Credly: www.credly.com 3 ways to create badges 1.
Use their online tools and resources 2. Use their online tools but
upload your own images/icons 3. Create your own badge and upload to
Credly Lets make some badges!
20. WEBINAR BADGE Heres your badge! Questions?
[email protected] Stay tuned for Part II in 2015: o Sharing
badges o With participants o On your social profiles o Storing
badges o Managing badges o Tracking badges o Integrating badges
into online courseware o Creating badge ecosystem
21. RESOURCES Credly: https://credly.com/ Mozilla Backpack:
http://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login Mozilla Open Badges:
http://www.openbadges.org/Badges HASTAC Digital Badges:
http://www.hastac.org/digital-badges MacArthur Foundation Digital
Badges: http://www.macfound.org/programs/digital-badges/
Bibliography: http://www.hastac.org/digital-badges-bibliography
Case Studies Badges in Action:
http://www.reconnectlearning.org/case-studies/
