Learning, Teaching and Research Conference, University of Bradford, June 9th 2016
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Introduction to
Open Badges
Technology Enhanced Learning AdvisorYork St John University
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@Roisin_Cassidy
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If you already know, sit back and bask in your smugness for a few minutes…
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What are Open Badges?
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https://www.khanacademy.org/badges #bfdconf16
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…are not controlled by any one organisation, so they’re transferrable
…are evidence-based
…are stackable…put the user in control
Open Badges…
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Hopefully it’s starting to make sense by now, but let’s hammer it home…
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So, how does that relate to what you do?
Industry and Educational Issuers
https://www.digitaldrivinglicence.barclays.co.uk/
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York St John University
SEDA Supporting Learning with Technology Award
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Level 2 Occupational TherapyProfessional Skills module
Level 1 Biomedical SciencesProfessional Skills module
York St John University
Badges embedded within student modules ENDOR
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Level 3 Business Communicationsmodule
ENDORSED
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ENDORSED
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Residential Leadership Award York St John University
Milestone badges from central University services
Careers and Aspirations online module
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Contributorship BadgesBioMed Central, Mozilla, Digital
Science, Wellcome Trust etc.
Open Research BadgesOpen Practice Badges
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http://openresearchbadges.org/
UKPSF / SEDA
Map to existing competency frameworks
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Graduate Learning Outcomes DEAKIN HALLMARKS
Map to existing competency frameworks
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Graduate Attributes University of Bradford?
Map to existing competency frameworks
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How could you use Open Badges at Bradford?
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Discuss with the person(s) next to you: Where, in your context, might you issue Open Badges?
Can you arrange the badges into groups of similar badges - this might be based around a theme, a subject a course or other similar over-arching
cluster of related badges?
Draw a representation of your badge cluster / constellation / pathway in the box
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Great, you’re still interested! Here’s how to get started…
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How do you develop a badge?
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Image Design
Issuing Process
Storing/Displaying
• Who will are the earners, issuers, viewers, endorsers?• Why would they want to earn/issue/view/endorse it?• What skills/attributes/understanding does the badge
represent?• What criteria do you need to meet to earn the badge?• What evidence will be required?
• Badge images should square, no smaller than 90x90px, PNG or SVG files and a maximum of 256kb.
• Consistent colouring/shapes/icons for milestone badges or badge programmes?
• Image editing software, Google free vector images online, Openbadges.me designer
• How will the badges be assessed? Automated or intervention required?
• What issuing system will you use? VLE (Blackboard), Credly, Open Badge Factory , Open Badge Academy etc.
• Where will your earners store their badges?Within the issuing system; Open Badge Backpack (Mozilla), Open Badge Passport etc.
• How will you support your earners to share their badges?
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Have a go at designing a badge!
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1. Choose one of your badge ideas from your earlier discussion2. Use the JISC Badge Content Design sheet to develop that badge further
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Digital Skills Champion
I’m glad you asked…
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Any research on all of this?
ResearchLandscape
Emerging Case study / personal reflections
Basis in Psychology / Learning Sciences Motivations (intrinsic/extrinsic), lifelong learning, curriculum design, reflective practice, gamification etc.
Annotated Bibliographies: HASTAC RESEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHY (Good for theoretical perspectives)
OPEN BADGES IN HE WORKING GROUP LIBRARY (Good for case studies, project reports, emerging research articles etc.)
https://sites.google.com/site/openbadgesinhighereducation/library-1Good
https://www.hastac.org/digital-badges-bibliography
Open Badge Design Principles Documentation
(DPD) Project
EDUCAUSE / Indiana University project (2012-2014), published June 2015
Tracked the development and outcome of 29 badge programs
Analysing how badges were used forrecognising, assessing, motivating and studying learning,and the intended, enacted and formalised practices within each of the projects.
https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/elib1503.pdf
Open Badge Design Principles Documentation
(DPD) Project2012-2014
Open Badge Design Principles Documentation
(DPD) Project2012-2014
BADGES WORK BETTER IN SOME PLACES THAN OTHERS
BADGES WORK BETTER WHERE CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY ALREADY EXISTS
BADGES WORK BETTER AS INFORMAL CREDENTIALS
BADGES WORK BETTER WHEN INTERNALLY VALUED
BADGES WORK BETTER WHEN THEY OFFER UNIQUE CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE
BADGES WORK BETTER WHERE THE LEARNING IS SOCIAL AND NETWORKED
Set of design principles: http://dpdproject.info/reports/
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• Mozilla Open Badges: http://openbadges.org/
• Badge Alliance: http://www.badgealliance.org/ (including a collaboratively drafted campus policy framework for open badges)
• Open Badges in Higher Education Project website: https://sites.google.com/site/openbadgesinhighereducation/home
• Think Out Loud Club’s Open Badges #OB101 course: http://badges.thinkoutloudclub.com/ (including great FAQ page)
• 2016 Open Badges in Higher Education Conference, University of Southampton: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/iliad/education-innov/resources.page
• Blogs: Carli Cassilli and Doug Belshaw
• Mailing list: [email protected]
Questions?
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