Badge your learning
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The document outlines an event on open badges, which examines their potential uses and importance of developing a strategy. Attendees will learn about open badge platforms, design a badge using tools, and network with experts. The event will help colleges develop badges to improve skills, employability, and motivation through stepped achievements. Open badges in Moodle were demonstrated and a badge design worksheet was provided to help attendees begin developing badges.
Badge your learning
- 1. Loughborough College 27 Nov 2014 Martin Cooke, Jisc RSC East Midlands Advisor Matt Aldred, Loughborough College
- 2. Objectives: by the end of the session delegates will have • examined the potential of open badges and the importance of developing a strategy and infrastructure • used the Jisc (RSC) badge Design worksheet to begin developing a series of badges for a specific purpose • used and evaluated two different online platforms • contacts and resources to help • the opportunity to network
- 3. RSCtv - Open Badges 19/02/2014 3 Programme 09.50 – 10.05 What are open badges? 10.05 – 10.15 Why use them? - offline discussion/ online feedback 10.15 – 11.00 Speakers Bryan Mathers, City and Guilds Matt Aldred, Loughborough College Darren Layton, South Worcestershire College 11.00 – 11.10 BREAK 11.10 – 11.45 Hands-on using the Jisc RSC Badge Design worksheet 11.45 – 12.30 Hands-on design a badge using online tools 12.30 – 13.00 Question the expert & online feedback padlet
- 4. Open Badges – what are they? (with acknowledgment to RSC Scotland) Digital representation of skills and achievements gained Essential information baked–in Issuer/Criteria/Evidence Verified by credible organisations Shared online with all via social media, blogs, websites Open Technical Standard • Any individual, group or organisation can issue and verify • Can be earned from multiple sources • Earners can manage and share via Backpack
- 5. BIS response to FELTAG http://goo.gl/mH44KO In broad terms, the conferring of an Open Badge on a learner is similar to the award of a qualification certificate, and the same quality standards must be ensured. The emerging opportunities offered by Open Badges in the areas of peer assessment, employer partnership, learning analytics and the engagement of learners means that it should be considered in learning technology at various levels. We will encourage Awarding Organisations, Ofqual and Ofsted to be aware of the potential of this technology.
- 6. What are Open Badges? – evidence of employability skills and attributes not picked up in formal qualifications – Showcase attributes alongside academic qualifications on a professional profile such as LinkedIn – Employers can search online to identify individuals with the right mix of skills and attributes for a specific job – Access evidence of the attributes or skills that have been badged – Create and influence relationships with employers by having them endorse your badges and vice versa
- 7. Who is involved? (with acknowledgment to RSC Scotland) Issuer A credible organisation Who decides? SMT sign-off? Keep it informal? Tutor/Trainer or Peers Earner Learner with evidence of prior learning Individual participating in new learning or skills Individual achieving a designated task Audience Prospective employers Education providers Friends and social groups
- 8. Who endorses? you need the Endorser of the badge to be a leading name/organisation/company in order for the badge to carry extra value – especially when you consider its transferability also works for the private sector – no-one would have to repeat training undertaken for another organisation!! Babington Group are using Moodle badges for fun
- 9. Recently Microsoft in US dropped their badge development project. So examine carefully the pros and cons 10 reasons people are not using OBs http://etale.org/main/2014/09/06/10-reasons-why-people-are-not-using-open-badges/ • Why would I use them? • I’m not sure how to get started • We don’t have a learning platform • I’m not a techie • Where do I go for help? • I don’t like carrot and stick tactics • People don’t value them • What do I do with them? • does not fit with our priorities
- 10. Borders College Improving motivation / enhancing employability • Using Open Badges to: »Motivate learners and improve retention through stepped achievements »Encourage staff CPD »Enhance employability through recognising soft / additional skills »Improve digital literacies with Moodle Open Badges RSCtv - Open Badges 19/02/2014 10
- 11. Plymouth College: Moodle Medals set of standards in Moodle VLE Bronze, Silver and Gold awards enhanced quality of materials, resources and content of courses. Quality framework - more structured approach to courses http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies/sw/city-college-plymouth-sw64.aspx
- 12. Plymouth College: Moodle Medals See sheet for detail of criteria Bronze • at least 3 uploaded PDF docs • easy navigation with course menu or similar • student handbook or course planner • calendar • reading or resource list • glossary • use of images • separate assessment or assignment schedule • 50% learners active
- 14. open badges in Moodle 2.5 Moodle 2.5 includes Open Badges Part 1 - http://www.screenr.com/Jf67 Part 2 – Setting up the Quiz and Looking at Badges http://www.screenr.com/7v67 Part 3 – Making the Badge http://www.screenr.com/hv67 Part 4 – Setting up the Backpack http://www.screenr.com/4v67 Part 5 – Getting my Badge http://www.screenr.com/Lv67 Part 6 – Getting my Badge pt 2 http://www.screenr.com/3v67 Moodle is the first widely-used platform to support badges. Teachers can now design and award their own badges for any users on their sites, using their own criteria. These badges are compatible with the Open Badges standard from Mozilla, and can be used outside Moodle as well. For more on open badges: http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/jisc-rsc-scotland-open-badges-workshop
- 15. When logged on as a teacher or admin in Moodle you will be able to use badges in the Admin block
- 16. Open Badge Design worksheet http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/media/421718/jiscopenbadgesdesigntoolkit-print_1.pdf
- 17. Activity 1: What is the badge for? Choose one of your drivers eg retention, esafety, employability What skills, attributes and understanding could students demonstrate in relation to your strategic driver? What non-accredited activities or attributes relate to it?
- 18. Who, What and Why? Take one of the activities or attributes you have noted and consider this in terms of a badge Who would the badge be awarded to? What criteria would need to be met Why? Use the inside section of the Toolkit and, work through this for one of the credentials. Then work on a credential your partner has developed.
- 19. design considerations »What do you want to badge and why? » Ensure your badge system can grow » Think about constellations and pathways
- 20. design the badge Think about brand unified look shape visual themes logo size font 1 2
- 25. Open Badges Tools • Some tools to help you get started – Jisc Open Badges Design Sheet – – Mozilla BadgeKit – you need to register – DigitalMe Resources - http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badges – Issuing platforms include: • Wordpress • Moodle • Blackboard • Edmodo – Design platforms include: http://wiki.badgealliance.org/index.php/Badge_Issuing_Platforms • Badgemaker - http://www.badgemakerproject.com/ • OpenBadge.me - https://www.openbadges.me/ • http://etale.org/main/2014/07/27/want-to-issue-open-badges-here-are-some-options/ RSCtv - Open Badges 19/02/2014 25
- 26. http://badgekit.openbadges.org/ May 2014: tools will be available for free, public use
- 27. Find out more… Matt Aldred Learning Technologist, Loughborough College 18/11/2014 Title of presentation (Go to ‘View’ menu > ‘Header and Footer…’ to edit the footers on this slide) 27 matt.aldred@loucoll.ac.uk Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
- 28. Find out more… 18/11/2014 Title of presentation (Go to ‘View’ menu > ‘Header and Footer…’ to edit the footers on this slide) 28 Jisc RSC East Midlands www.rsc-em.ac.uk Martin Cooke, Advisor martin.cooke@rsc-em.ac.uk www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/eastmidlands Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
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- #2: Badge Your Learning is a Jisc event held at Loughborough College on 27 November 2014 Martin Cooke, Jisc RSC East Midlands Advisor Matt Aldred, Loughborough College
- #3: Objectives: by the end of the session delegates will have examined the potential of open badges and the importance of developing a strategy and infrastructure used the Jisc (RSC) badge Design worksheet to begin developing a series of badges for a specific purpose used and evaluated two different online platforms contacts and resources to help the opportunity to network
- #4: Programme 09.50 – 10.05 What are open badges? 10.05 – 10.15 Why use them? - offline discussion/ online feedback 10.15 – 11.00 Speakers City and Guilds Loughborough College South Worcestershire College 11.00 – 11.10 BREAK 11.10 – 11.45 Hands-on using the Jisc RSC Badge Design worksheet 11.45 – 12.30 Hands-on design a badge using online tools 12.30 – 13.00 Question the expert & online feedback padlet
- #6: BIS response to FELTAG http://goo.gl/mH44KO In broad terms, the conferring of an Open Badge on a learner is similar to the award of a qualification certificate, and the same quality standards must be ensured. The emerging opportunities offered by Open Badges in the areas of peer assessment, employer partnership, learning analytics and the engagement of learners means that it should be considered in learning technology at various levels. We will encourage Awarding Organisations, Ofqual and Ofsted to be aware of the potential of this technology.
- #7: What are Open Badges? evidence of employability skills and attributes not picked up in formal qualifications Showcase attributes alongside academic qualifications on a professional profile such as LinkedIn Employers can search online to identify individuals with the right mix of skills and attributes for a specific job Access evidence of the attributes or skills that have been badged Create and influence relationships with employers by having them endorse your badges and vice versa
- #8: Who is involved? (with acknowledgment to RSC Scotland) Issuer A credible organisation Who decides? SMT sign-off? Keep it informal? Tutor/Trainer or Peers Earner Learner with evidence of prior learning Individual participating in new learning or skills Individual achieving a designated task Audience Prospective employers Education providers Friends and social groups
- #9: Who endorses? you need the Endorser of the badge to be a leading name/organisation/company in order for the badge to carry extra value – especially when you consider its transferability also works for the private sector – no-one would have to repeat training undertaken for another organisation!! Babington Group are using Moodle badges for fun. Includes esafety and badges assoc with each activity. Uniform criteria. Purely for engagement fun and gamification. Learners respond well according to survey. Also generates a certificate uploaded to ePortfolio. Looking to see effects on retention.
- #10: Recently Microsoft in US dropped their badge development project. So examine carefully the pros and cons 10 reasons people are not using Open Badges http://etale.org/main/2014/09/06/10-reasons-why-people-are-not-using-open-badges/ Why would I use them? I’m not sure how to get started We don’t have a learning platform I’m not a techie Where do I go for help? I don’t like carrot and stick tactics People don’t value them What do I do with them? does not fit with our priorities
- #12: detailed spreadsheet for Teaching Staff to review, which contained all the pre-requisite requirements needed to gain an award. requirements needed for each award, the TEL IT team have broken these down into these specific areas: Accessibility Course information Resources for lessons Use of media Assessments/assignments VLE course information VLE course evaluation (For silver and gold) http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies/sw/city-college-plymouth-sw64.aspx#sthash.P1NXSAz5.dpuf
- #13: Bronze award There should be at least three uploaded PDF documents Easy navigation with course menu or similar Student handbook or course planner/suitable document uploaded Calendar Visible reading or resource list – books, journals, websites where appropriate Glossary Use of images – at least one relevant topic/course related image Separate assessment or assignment schedule or equivalent 50% of enrolled students are active participants (in the last half-term period or from start of academic year if in first term) Silver award In terms of the silver requirements, they must contain all the elements of the bronze award as well as the following additional requirements: Direct tutor email links Calendar used for communicating messages to students Live links from Reading List to LMS (Library Management System) & to e-books Live links to web sites Interactive Glossary Audio / videos (links or embedded)/games-based learning Use of a quiz (e.g. Moodle Quiz tool, Optivote, online tools) Gradebook (linked to assignments) 75% of enrolled participating students are active 33% of active students give average rating of 3 stars or above (in the last half-term period or from start of academic year if in first term) Gold award In terms of the gold award, the courses must contain all the elements of the bronze award as well as the following additional requirement Google translation tool and Web based documents (held off site for interactivity) Assistive technology Tutor profiles Photos or Avatars of tutors Student participation - sharing resources Use of RSS feeds (automatic web news updates) Active use of chat/blogs Media creation for learning (audio/video/games) A variety of quizzes Feedback to students Gradebook – extensive use 90% of participating students are active (in the last half-term period or from start of academic year if in first term) 50% of active students give average rating of four stars or above http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies/sw/city-college-plymouth-sw64.aspx#sthash.P1NXSAz5.dpuf
- #15: Moodle 2.5 includes Open Badges Part 1 - http://www.screenr.com/Jf67 Part 2 – Setting up the Quiz and Looking at Badges http://www.screenr.com/7v67 Part 3 – Making the Badge http://www.screenr.com/hv67 Part 4 – Setting up the Backpack http://www.screenr.com/4v67 Part 5 – Getting my Badge http://www.screenr.com/Lv67 Part 6 – Getting my Badge pt 2 http://www.screenr.com/3v67 Moodle is the first widely-used platform to support badges. Teachers can now design and award their own badges for any users on their sites, using their own criteria. These badges are compatible with the Open Badges standard from Mozilla, and can be used outside Moodle as well. For more on open badges: http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/jisc-rsc-scotland-open-badges-workshop
- #17: Open Badge Design worksheet http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/media/421718/jiscopenbadgesdesigntoolkit-print_1.pdf Screenshot of the worksheet Includes Who? Why? What? Who are the earners, issuers, viewers? Why would someone want to earn the badge? What skills, attributes, understanding? Criteria: what do you need to do? Evidence Assessment
- #19: Who, What and Why? Take one of the activities or attributes you have noted and consider this in terms of a badge Use the inside section of the Toolkit and, work through this for one of the credentials. Then work on a credential your partner has developed
- #20: Design considerations What do you want to badge and why? Ensure your badge system can grow Think about constellations and pathways
- #21: Design: think about brand unified look shape visual themes logo size font
- #22: Examples esafety mentor mentoring others: showing leadership qualities developing a profile on the VLE learning taking place in MOOCs
- #23: http://demo.badgemakerproject.com/
- #24: http://demo.badgemakerproject.com/
- #25: http://demo.badgemakerproject.com/
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