Open Badges Case study
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- Laura has developed a badge system to demonstrate skills and competencies for different IT roles like developers, testers, and sysadmins. The badges are endorsed by professional organizations and require applicants to complete assignments or exams to prove their skills. - Yolanda offers courses aligned to the badge requirements to help employees prepare. She works with accreditation sources to ensure quality and coordinates submission of evaluation materials. - The badge system provides structured development paths for employees like Miguel, Luis, and Fran to grow their skills and careers.
Open Badges Case study
- 3. Company dedicated to develop technology projects (web sites, hosting) Its staff consists of IT professionals (Developers, Designers, testers, SystemAdministrators, Project Managers) They are always learning (life-long learners) but there is no certification exam or standard measures of competency
- 4. Employees need minimum number of PD hours per year Employees Employees look for and attend training opportunities Trainer Supervisor reviews evidence of PD for personal evaluation Supervisor
- 5. Miguel has extensive experience developing websites appearance. He has a large portfolio with tons of websites designed by him He is interested in improving his user experience and visual design knowledge. Luis is the master of Javascript. He works as a software developer in javascript, He thinks that ITprof develops applications that look old but he cannot decide, he is only a developer. He feels He can learn a lot of interesting things by himself but this has no impact in their career, there is no promotion chance. Even if their achievements were stored, there would disappear when they work for a new enterprise. Juan joined the company recently. Nowadays He works as a systems administrator but he worked as a design director at another company. He attends to classroom courses but he never knows what to keep as evidence ¿Certificates? ¿Receipts? Fran is a tester. He tries to do his best but it is unclear what skills and knowledge are required to do a good job, there is not a standard procedure to test websites.
- 6. Yolanda works for a small company calledCB which has experts in both instructional and technical design.They can create any type of Scorm compliant courses but they cannot give you a valuable certificate.They also offers workshops and seminars.
- 7. Morris is an HR responsible. He reviews and approves PD activities and tries to identify leaders and talent inside the company.
- 11. Employee ask for a course related to a subject Supervisor approves the training Employee attends the training
- 18. • Having different paths to enter other than a specific college degree provides opportunities for those with informal learning and experience • Using experience to evaluate job applicants provides evidence of skill and ability above just having a degree
- 21. Luis thinks He can learn a lot of interesting things by himself from blogs and public web resources but this has no impact in his career, even if their achievements were stored, there would disappear when they work for a new enterprise. He is looking for a promotion or working for another company. Looking for someone to recognize their work and their skills. Juan works as a systems administrator he worked as a design director before. He attends courses but not sure if it's the best way, if by attending these courses will improve his skills as a sysadmin or not. Miguel has extensive experience developing websites appearance. He has a large portfolio with tons of websites designed by him He is interested in improving his user experience and visual design knowledge but he doesn´t know how to do it.What are the best courses to do it? Is there any online course on these subjects? Fran is a tester. He tries to do his best but it is unclear what skills and knowledge are required to do a good job, there is not a standard procedure to test websites.What should he do better? Is there any standard procedure to test web sites?
- 25. Laura has been able to group skills into these categories
- 26. Developers Testers Graphic Designers Laura has been able to group skills into these categories
- 27. SysAdmins Project managers Laura has been able to group skills into these categories
- 31. Skills Shows competency by programming languages Activities (Build a web page) Development tools Activities (Simulation, exam) Standards Activities (exam) Product Knowledge Activities (exam) User experience and visual design Portfolio Communication skills and team building are difficult to provide evidence, Laura plans some additional focus groups with the employers to see how those skills manifest themselves on the job.
- 32. • Morris loves the plan . Now he knows exactly what Juan and Fran’s skills are, and where he needs to develop. Not only that, but he has a list of trainings and workshops that he can send them to in order to help them develop those skills. • Morris already knows how to recognize the expertise of Luis, he only has to complete the assignments. • Morris will find out talented people inside the company to promote them.
- 34. Laura seeks the best accreditation sources for each badge. University degrees don´t fit with the knowledge and skills required for each job. She connects with recognized professional organizations and companies in order to evaluate and endorse badges. PHP Certification (ZEND) JavaScript Developer Certificate (w3schools) Oracle Certified Professional Java SE Programmer (ORACLE) Photoshop certification (ADOBE) UX Design (NYU) Project Management (project management institute)
- 35. Laura and her team plan to conduct longitudinal research to verify that the badges are effective in verifying skills employers want and need. Revisions can be made in the badge system as needed, and evidence of their effectiveness will increase their value.
- 36. Employees can do the exams, if they already possess the skills, or can register for any of a number of online courses that will teach the skills necessary to get the certification. Online courses (company LMS) Accreditation Sources Badge
- 37. Yolanda has analyzed the material, syllabus and requirements from each certification in Laura’s badge system. She will contact with the accreditation sources in order to build her courses according to certification and She will rely certification in these accreditation sources She will be able to assure that the courses her company provides are high quality and the subjects are the most suitable for each certification
- 38. Yolanda also collects artifacts from individuals applying for badges and submits them to the appropriate organization for evaluation. By handling the logistics and having a single point of contact, Asha makes it easier for everyone.
- 40. Laura creates assignments and activities which require applicants to prove their skills and knowledge for a badge. Not only exams but also activities and assignments. If they want to probe they can build a website, they will need to build a website to get the Badge Badge Assessments HTML5 Build a web app using HTML5 CSS3 Build a style for a website using CSS3 Photoshop Create artifacts and icons SCRUM Master Create docs for a project (product backlog, Sprint backlog) User experience and visual design Create a UI for an App
- 41. BecauseYolanda knows what the applicants will have to do, she can make sure that she offers courses that will teach them the skills they need. She tries to offer a variety of levels, from introductory to advanced, so learners can jump in at their current level and continue to learn and advance until they are ready to apply for the badge.
- 43. Miguel has a structured system for providing evidence of his skills and abilities He can also improve his user experience and visual design skills by taking courses and getting badges. Luis will be recognized not only inside IRPROF but in any company too Fran has a structured system to learn everything he needs in order to become a good sysAdmin. Fran has a structured system to learn everything he needs in order to become a good tester.
- 45. Yolanda tries to meet the various needs of people who want to earn InstructionalTechnology badges. She can coordinate the submission of evaluation materials to the appropriate evaluators, and she can offer workshops and trainings to those who need to develop their skills before applying for badges. She’s even working on online resources for those who prefer self- study.
- 46. Laura creates assignments and activities which require applicants to prove their skills and knowledge for a badge. Not only exams but also activities and assignments. If they want to probe they can build a website, they will need to build a website to get the Badge Badge Assessments HTML5 Build a web app using HTML5 CSS3 Build a style for a website using CSS3 Photoshop Create artifacts and icons SCRUM Master Create docs for a project (product backlog, Sprint backlog) User experience and visual design Create a UI for an App
- 47. BecauseYolanda knows what the applicants will have to do, she can make sure that she offers courses that will teach them the skills they need. She tries to offer a variety of levels, from introductory to advanced, so learners can jump in at their current level and continue to learn and advance until they are ready to apply for the badge.
- 49. Miguel has a structured system for providing evidence of his skills and abilities He can also improve his user experience and visual design skills by taking courses and getting badges. Luis will be recognized not only inside IRPROF but in any company too Fran has a structured system to learn everything he needs in order to become a good sysAdmin. Fran has a structured system to learn everything he needs in order to become a good tester.