Implementing Open Badges in Four Preservice Teacher Education Programs: Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities (AECT 2014 Panel)
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The document discusses the implementation of open badges in four preservice teacher education programs, highlighting challenges, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement. It outlines the benefits of open badges, including their role in recognizing skills, enhancing motivation, and the importance of evaluating badge criteria rigorously. Feedback from pilot participants indicates that badges were generally motivating, though there was some confusion regarding their purpose and integration into personal portfolios.
Implementing Open Badges in Four Preservice Teacher Education Programs: Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities (AECT 2014 Panel)
- 1. Implementing Open Badges in Four Preservice Teacher Education Programs: Boise State Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities Timothy Newby Purdue University Chris Haskell Boise State University BYU Purdue Daniel L. Randall Richard E. West Brigham Young University Jered Borup George Mason University George Mason
- 2. Merit Badges and Digital Badges Merit (Physical) Badges Digital Badges - Acknowledge accomplishment - Display skills gained - Motivation Same Benefits as physical badges - Typically not sharable - Gamification -
- 3. Khan Academy Badges (not Open!) Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/badgeson 11/30/13.
- 4. Open Badges Open Badges Same Affordances as Digital Badges, Plus: - Uses Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI) - Display badges via web - Metadata (Criteria and Evidence links)
- 7. Backpack Collection Multiple collections can be created. Collections can remain private or can be made public and shared.
- 8. Mozilla’s Vision of Credentialing Learn and gain skills in formal and informal settings Collect and Display Badges New Opportunities & Lifelong Learning
- 9. Value of Badges in Credentialing CC BY-SA Class Hack http://classhack.com/post/39932478440/indianajones A badge is only as good as: The criteria (rigor/weight) attached to it. The process used to evaluate the learner’s work. It’s value to students and/or stakeholders.
- 10. Badge Inflation CC BY-SA Class Hack http://classhack.com/post/50915858999/carpetbadging Mass awarding of badges with little or no assessment of work. Or criteria is so easy and short everyone earns the badge. Often happens as a part of gamification. “Carpet Badging”
- 11. BYU (IPT EdTec): Dan Randall & Rick West
- 12. Google Sites Badge System for 286 Personal Tech Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Student selected Internet Communication Technology Student selected Multimedia Technology Student selected Personal Technologies Additional Concepts Mobile Learn Internet Safety Copy right iMovie Lower level badges are not issued for these projects Project level badge not issued for these additional concepts Educational Technology Course Level Badge Project Level Badge Lower Level Badges
- 13. Predefined Cluster 1 Large Tech Pick 3 Smaller Tech Google Earth Social Social Networking Networking Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Personal Technology Project Options Lower level badges are not issued for larger technologies like Google Earth Lower level badges are not issued for these technologies A project level badge is not issued for this collection Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 of technologies Project Level Badge Lower Level Badges
- 14. Technology Integration Personal Tech Project Personal Tech Project Google Sites Google Sites Culminating Badge Major Project Badges Minor Project Badges Google Sites Educational Technology iMovie iMovie iMovie/ MovieMaker Personal Tech Project Pro Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Copy right Internet Safety Mobile Learning 2 8 6 Integration Level Strategy Level iMovie Culminating Badge B e y o n d 2 8 6 Proposed Badges Beyond 286 Technology Level Google Sites iMovie Badge Level: Sub-Level:
- 15. As Seen on IPTEdTec.org http://iptedtec.org/secondaryed/
- 19. Mastery Approach Student Works on Project/ Makes Corrections Instructor/TA Assess Feedback Submit/Resubmit Multiple Attempts allowed An “A” in class does not necessarily equal a badge
- 20. Content Area Paths Biology Chem English FACS Foreign Language Health History/SS Perform. Arts PETE Physics Subject Specific Technologies LoggerPro-Bio LoggerPro- Chem iBooks Author SketchUp Video Conference Fitness Tracking Dipity Ubersence Studiocode LoggerPro - Physics Bio Classification Virtal Chem Lab Piktochart FloorPlanner Audicity Choose my plate? Ubersense Phyision Biodigital Human Storybird Garage Band Virtual Physics Lab Storify General Technologies Recommend for a Subject (e.g. tech aligns well with subject) Google Earth Mendeley Social Bookmarking Podcasting Logger Pro-Bio Google earth Audicity Google Earth Google Earth Mendeley Garage Band Podcasting iBooks Author iBooks Author Online Presentations
- 21. Badge Stats Over 50 badges available to earn Over 330 individuals have earned a badge Over 480 total badges issued
- 22. Other Badge Projects Professional Development for inservice teachers Open Badges to recognize Soft Skills Open Badge systems for professional organizations (see AJE article)
- 23. Recent Articles Available Now! Randall, D. L., Harrison, J. B., West, R.E. (2013). Giving credit where credit is due: Designing Open Badges for a technology integration course. TechTrends, 57(6), 88-95. doi:10.1007/s11528-013-0706-5 Coming Soon! Davies, R. S., Randall, D. L., West, R. E. (in press). Using Open Badges to Certify Practicing Evaluators. To be published in The American Journal of Evaluation.
- 25. Background Traditional • Large class (200+ each semester) • Lecture = content; Lab = tools • Disconnect between lecture and lab • Project performance quality could be improved Passport • No help with the size of class – but it can handle it • Basic badges prerequisite to comprehensive badges • Can integrate instruction with the learning activity • Mastery learning possible
- 26. Create Deliver Assess Award Passport
- 29. Deliver
- 30. Assess
- 31. Award
- 32. EDCI 270 Badges
- 33. Badge features • Unlimited challenge levels • Ease of integrating media • Multiple possible student activities • Mastery grading • Prerequisite badges • Public Passport profile
- 34. Surprises/Lessons Learned • Mastery difficulty • Reduction of Teaching Assistants • Ease of integration • Fun/joy of design • Transfer of feedback desires • Organizational structure • Scenario/problem-based badges
- 35. George Mason: Jered Borup
- 41. Pilot Participant Reaction (n=8) 4.75 4.63 4.63 5.38 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 The badges were an important aspect of the course Badges motivated me to complete learning activities I plan to display my badges in my Mozilla Backpack. I plan to list my badges on my Curriculum Vitae.
- 42. Pilot Participant Reaction (n=8) 4.75 4.63 4.63 5.38 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 The badges were an important aspect of the course Badges motivated me to complete learning activities I plan to display my badges in my Mozilla Backpack. I plan to list my badges on my Curriculum Vitae.
- 43. Pilot Participant Reaction (n=8) 4.75 4.63 4.63 5.38 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 The badges were an important aspect of the course Badges motivated me to complete learning activities I plan to display my badges in my Mozilla Backpack. I plan to list my badges on my Curriculum Vitae.
- 44. Badges Were Motivating • I thought maybe they need to set it up almost like martial arts, where now you’re a green belt, and then you work your way all the way up to 3 degree black belt OTI guy, and somehow have that directly linked to your Blackboard profile.
- 45. Badges Were Motivating Interviewer: “What are your thoughts on the use of badges? Were you motivated to get those badges?” “Absolutely. I can't believe this but yes I was. I haven't done anything with them but I got them all. I did, you're right and something silly like that but it really did motivate you to get them.”
- 46. Badge Confusion “I thought they were fun. I earned them, that’s good. I’d love to take those badges, or the symbols, and put them up on my website but I can’t seem to figure it out. I guess I could just cut and paste it from the course.” Interviewer: “Did you upload them to Mozilla Backpack?” “I did, but then, okay, they’re in Mozilla Backpack. What do I do with them there?”
- 47. Badge Confusion “I don't understand my badges. I know that sounds awful. I love the badges. I was super excited. I'm going to print them out and put them up on my office wall. I don't understand, I've got them in my backpack, but I don't understand where my backpack is supposed to be. I apparently still am confused on the badges.”
- 48. Future Directions • We will continue to use badges • We need to do a better job helping students to understand the benefits and affordances of badges • We need a new issuer
- 49. Boise State: Chris Haskell
- 50. Follow the link below to watch Chris describe what he’s done at Boise State. http://youtu.be/1bCZkhdrn0k
- 51. Links to Badge Research QBL/Badges Whitepaper Attractive Quest/Badge Design
- 52. Questions? Thank You Rick West RickWest@gmail.com Jered Borup jborup@gmu.edu Dan Randall Dan.Randall26@gmail.com Tim Newby newby@purdue.edu Chris Haskell chrishaskell@boisestate.edu Please Feel Free to Contact Us