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Open digital badges for Mentors of European Voluntary Service
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Strategic Partnership Project “Trusted Badge Systems”
Welcome to the badge world! This a step-by-step guide which will prepare you for using Open digital badges to recognise learning and work of Mentors for European Voluntary Service
ABOUT OPEN BADGES
∎ Open Badges is a worldwide standard to validate and recognise learning that happens anywhere. They are visual representation of learning and achievements.
∎ Badges are digital and thus create new possibilities to manage achievements: store, share and display them anywhere on the web and include on CV.
∎ Find out more about Open Badges
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Trusted Badge Systems
∎ This system has been developed with organisation, usually implementing group EVS project with approx. 10 volunteers and 7-8 mentors. Therefore badges for the systematic work are a lot based on mentors’ training and colleague support.
∎ Badges for self-development can be used in projects with any number of volunteers. There are no levels, mentors can earn any badge whenever one is matching the criteria. Meta-badges are unlocked when all badges of that competence are earned.
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Two Major Objectives
Recognise and visualise EVS mentors’ learning
Promote and recognise systematic work of mentors
EVS Mentors’ AchievementsRecognise and visualise EVS
mentors’ learning
Reflected practice with EVS coordinator
Promote and recognise systematic work of mentors
Methodological competence
Educational relationship competence
Facilitation of learning to learn competence
Communication and cooperation competence
Cooperation with Hosting Organisation
Intercultural competence
Training and reflecting with other EVS Mentors
Constant support for EVS volunteer
EXAMPLE OF BADGES WITHIN ONE COMPETENCE AREA
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I have certain of knowledge of methods
which I can use in supporting my mentee
Curious learner Experimenter
I developed skills to choose, adapt or create an appropriate method
Analyzer
I have analysed ways a method was applied,
assessed strong and weak sides of method.
When a person earns 3 badges related to knowledge, skills and awareness or attitudes, the Meta-badge is unlocked, recognising the development within specific competence area.
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Meta Badge “Master of Methods”This badge shows my experience and methodological competence
development. I unlocked this badge after receiving badges for demonstrating knowledge and understanding about methods for EVS
mentoring context and reflected practice of using methods.
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HOW TO SET UP BADGES
Create a badge project on www.badgecraft.eu
Import “Badge System for EVS Mentors’ Achievements” from badge library
Specify badge content
Familiarise with tips for using badges
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Click to register your account. Login, if you have one
Go to Projects/ Organisations and create
an organisation. If you have it already, skip this step
Create a new project for your activity
Import badge systemfrom www.badgecraft.eu/en/library
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Type keywords “evs mentor”
Import full badge system to your project
https://www.badgecraft.eu/en/library
Specify badge content
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CONTENT OF BADGES★
∎ Badges have quite generic descriptions, making the system easily adaptable to any EVS project.
∎ However, you might wish to add specific details about your EVS project, dates, places, etc.
∎ “Systematic work” badges are based on a practice where Mentors have introductory training, mid-term training and final evaluation. They also have periodic meetings with EVS project coordinator as well as meetings just among mentors. Check if badge criteria are matching with your organisation practices. Trusted Badge
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Go to Projects/Badges to view all imported badges
“Draft” indicates the badge that can be modified and yet not visible to users. You can change badge status in “Settings”
Tips for using badges
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SMOOTH START
∎ Introduce Open Badges to all Mentors before the project starts.
∎ Use a video What is a Badge? Or any other resource
∎ Give out task code for starting a quest for the badge “Decision maker”, which is a badge related to cooperation among EVS Mentor and project Coordinator
RECOMMENDATIONS!
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Make sure to change the badge status to “Draft”.
Then click on “Modify” for see what is the task code
and change it, if you wish.
Check the code and you may download QR code. Mentors
can start a Quest for this badge by scanning this
code.
KEEP MENTORS ON BOARD
∎ From time to time remind mentors about badges that they could earn throughout EVS project.
∎ Keep an eye if there are any evidence verification requests
∎ Discuss badge earning process with mentors during your meetings with them.
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USE DATA PROVIDED BY BADGES
∎ Review what badges are earned by mentors, analyse tendencies and encourage mentors to focus on specific competence if needed.
∎ At the end of the project, generate certificate, where mentors could choose which badges should be visible (e.g. either all or just Meta badges) there.
∎ Encourage mentors to share badges or certificates in order to make their achievements visible
RECOMMENDATIONS!
HOW TO GENERATE BADGE BASED CERTIFICATE?
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Go to Project’s settings to enable certificates
Establish partnerships with the third parties and ask for endorsemenent.
Their names can be entered here. It will increase the external value of open
badges
Users with the permission can generate badges to
certificates from the Project’s section “People”
Users can access their certificates from “My
certificates”. They can be viewed or downloaded as PDF
ReferencesTRUSTED BADGE SYSTEMS
Strategic partnership project for developing youth work recognition systems and establishing endorsement possibilities together with employers.
#trustedbadges
ERASMUS+
European Union’s programme which offers funding for mobility projects in various fields of education & learning
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus
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Key Action 2 Strategic Partnership project “Trusted Badge Systems” is co-funded by EU Erasmus+ programme
NGO SOCIALINIS VEIKSMAS
This badge system was developed in close cooperation with EVS coordinating organisation “Socialinis Veiksmas”. Find more at:
http://www.savanoriai.org/index.php/en/
