Open Badges: Trusted Currency for a Skills Ecosystem
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This document discusses open badges and skills recognition in a changing job market. It notes that technological changes are shortening the shelf life of existing skills, and that social and emotional skills will be increasingly important. The document outlines top skills for 2020 according to the World Economic Forum, and recommendations for lifelong learning. It discusses competency-based learning and recognition of formal, non-formal and informal learning. Open badges are presented as a way to provide transparent, portable recognition of diverse forms of learning and skills through digital credentials. Examples of open badge implementations across sectors are provided.
Open Badges: Trusted Currency for a Skills Ecosystem
- 1. CAPLA October 12, 2017 Open Badges Trusted currency for a skills ecosystem
- 2. Volatile ~ Uncertain ~ Complex ~ Ambiguous (and dangerous) Learning in a VUCA world sceptrefellows
- 3. The future of jobs World Economic Forum: Future Of Jobs 2016 Across nearly all industries, the impact of technological and other changes is shortening the shelf-life of employees’ existing skill sets. Overall, social skills—such as persuasion, emotional intelligence and teaching others—will be in higher demand across industries than narrow technical skills Top 10 Skills in 2020 1. Complex problem solving 2. Critical thinking 3. Creativity 4. People management 5. Coordinating with others 6. Emotional intelligence 7. Judgment & decision making 8. Service orientation 9. Negotiation 10.Cognitive flexibility
- 4. WEF: Recommendations for Action Make HR more strategic – get in front of trends Inform decisions with data analytics Implement more flexible, virtual work models World Economic Forum: Future Of Jobs 2016 SHORT TERM LONG TERM Break down educational silos: • Humanities/Sciences, education/work (WIL, etc.) Incentivize lifelong learning (time, motivation, means) Collaborate across sectors
- 5. Escaping from “seat time” Competency Based Learning hbr.org “… high-quality learning pathways that are affordable, scalable, and tailored to a wide variety of current and emergent industries, based on competencies, not courses.” ingegno.in
- 6. 70: 20: 10 L-i-f-e-w-i-d-e learning deakinprime.com / wikipedia.org
- 7. Recognition as a right “… all kinds of learning and training outcomes deserve to be valued and validated, regardless of where and how they were obtained”unesco.org
- 8. UNESCO Guidelines for Recognition, Validation and Assessment (RVA) Equity and inclusiveness The right to access and engage in any form of learning and have learning outcomes made visible and valued. Equal value of formal, non-formal and informal learning Competences from non-formal and informal learning on par with those obtained formally Centrality of individuals Respect and reflect individuals´ needs, and their participation should be voluntary Improve the flexibility and openness of formal education and training Diverse forms of learning, taking learners’ needs and experiences into account Quality assurance Relevant, reliable, fair and transparent Stakeholder partnerships Shared responsibility from design through implementation and evaluation
- 9. Opening up Education bit.ly/OpeningUpEd a) issuing a certificate, diploma or title b) acknowledging & accepting credentials, such as a badge, a certificate, a diploma or title issued by a third-party
- 10. Ontario’s call to action rethinking … learning resources credentials the learning experience David Porter, BC Open Badges Forum
- 11. Paper silos: Issues with certification today freedesignfile.com/92259 Transparency issues • “Dumb” paper often needs other documents, e.g. syllabus • Proxy only – not the whole story • Easy to forge Physical issues • Difficult to share, easy to lose Recognition issues • Lack of granularity • Lack of context - no links to supporting evidence • Experiential learning not valued • Lack of alignment, transfer, articulation, “stackability”
- 12. Clear progress markers motivating learners, supporting advisors Flexible learning pathways granular, incremental, multi-source, laddered, remixable Visual branding issuers and earners Online trust system demonstrate skills & capabilities proof of performance backed by issuer A digital representation of an accomplishment, interest or affiliation that is visual, available online and contains metadata including trusted links that help explain the context, meaning, process and result of an activity. As an open artefact, the earner can present the badge in different contexts from which it was earned. Micro-credential – portable record of learning What is an Open Badge?
- 13. Mapping badgespace credentials digital badges certifications Open Badges micro- credentials CC BY Doug Belshaw dougbelshaw.com Standards-based & interoperable No image requirement
- 14. Immediate transparency, instant validation Interactive digital credentials
- 15. Share on social media LinkedIn for “résumé worthy” badges also
- 16. Some uses of badges (can be combined) transformingassessment.com/TA_webinar_5_mar_2014_Simon_Cross.pdf Recognize status Reputation Group affiliation Keep artefacts Souvenirs of experience Motivate learning “Game mechanics” Set goals, track progress Personal learning pathways Assess & recognize learning Formal, non-formal, informal Fill recognition gaps
- 17. Badges: transparent lenses for your vision of learning Quality
- 18. Badges: transparent lenses for your vision of learning
- 19. Open Badges: A mosaic of lifelong, lifewide learning LOW STAKES HIGH STAKES Volunteer Experience Talent Pipeline MOOCs Co-Curricular Record Workshops Admission to Post Grad Schools Job Hire Conferences Formal Recognition of Prior Learning Career Transition Communities of Practice Memberships, Affiliations CPD Certification “Light Touch” Credentials E-learning Courses Awards, Achievements Continuing Education Employee Development … diverse signals of capability and potential
- 20. www.badgealliance.org/why-badges/ VISION: a skills network Open Badges, micro-portfolios in social networks Going digital helps… searchingdeconstructingvalidating aligning sharingcombiningassessing “valorizing”
- 21. Trades Certification - City & Guilds/Worldchefs worldchefs.org/Certification Issued using sharable Open Badges
- 22. Membership, awards, accreditation, certification thelpi.org/digital-badges/
- 23. 192,000 workers in Scotland Regulator & Sector Council badges.sssc.uk.com/badges Work based qualifications: enter with little education, achieve a degree Open Badges to recognized informal learning Potential for formalized RPL later
- 24. Professional & Continuing Education, Contract Training madisoncollege.edu/badges To be updated after Oct 4 preso by Madison re Connecting Credentials NB: add Flynn worker segments
- 25. One company mapping talent globally bit.ly/IBM_HeatMap
- 26. Deakin’s Framework Alignment Model DeakinDigital/DeakinCo
- 27. Colorado – a cross-sectoral network DPS presentation
- 28. HPI: incubating an international recognition network Fed by Learning Portals Collaboration Centre for Recognition of Humanitarian Skills, Learning & Experience (CH) Certification for Individuals And organisational support for competency-based approaches Collaboration Centre for Quality Learning in Humanitarian Action (FR) Accreditation for Organisations International & Local Learning Providers Humanitarian Passport A connection hub for individuals & organisations
- 29. Across agencies, across careers – centred on the learner Talent Pipeline Recruitment Induction Team Building Performance Management Talent Management Experience Achievements Professional Development Career Development Leadership Development SME Specialization Career Change Outplacement Endorsed Self/Peer or 3rd Party, e.g.: HPI, CCQL, ANSI Open, Lifewide Learning MOOCs, Open Ed Resources, Personal Learning Network, Coaching/Mentoring, Communities of Practice Demand Supply Career Pathways Skills Marketplace External Recognition Local Learning & Development Providers New Mission? New Role? HRIS/ERP Systems Performance Management System Talent Management System Open Badges Humanitarian Passport (PLE) Academic Recognition? New Career? Some Potential Participants... Aligned to Standards & Skills Frameworks
- 30. Some badged learning pathways
- 31. Some badged learning pathways
- 33. Connecting Credentials – beta Framework connectingcredentials.org
- 34. ConEd, CPD Contract Training Professional Education High Schools Community Colleges Educational Consortia Employers, Employer Bodies Apprenticeship Authorities Student Services Universities Faculties, Departments PACE Depts. Governments Professional Bodies Undergraduate Studies Post-Graduate Studies Post-Secondary Preparation Nonprofits, NGOs AssociationsPrivate Educators & Trainers Student Bodies Sector Organizations Standards, Accreditation Bodies Learning Continuum Recognition, Curation and Transfer: Admission, Transfer, Graduation, Licensure, Continuing Competence, Career Transition, Credit Transfer, Credit Bank, PLAR, Digital Badges – Open Badges – Skills Passports – ePortfolios Experiential Learners: Work-Integrated Learning (WIL), Co-Curricular, Extra-Curricular, Lifewide Learning Diverse Learners: young/old, serial/working/ transition/at risk, domestic/international/refugee, full-time/part-time ... Open Educational Practices: LMS – ePortfolio – Social Media – “Domain of Your Own”, Open Content: OER, Open Textbook, Wide Open Internet, Open Learning: “Open Boundary”, xMOOC, Cmooc, Open Assessment, Open Recognition
- 36. Displayer API badges.ecampusontario.ca REST API / LTI In Ontario: an emergent network
- 37. Dissemination: e.g. ePIC 2017, Open Recognition Day openepic.eu
- 38. Ontario Open Badges Forum – Nov 22 openbadgeforum.ecampusontario.ca
Editor's Notes
- #2: About Learning Agents About Don Presant
- #11: Technology enabled learning Enable learners of the future Most students already know that PSE is not the end of their education: continuous,; what they “know” is permanently beta Premier’s HSWI: “Building the Workforce of Tomorrow” Badging is not a solution is search of a problem. Ontario has a problem and needs to aim badging at it. Minister: every PSE student in Ontario shall have a meaningful experiential learning opportunity before graduation. How do we do that? Rethinking: -the learning experience -learning resources (OER) -credentials (recognition).. makes Provosts gasp, but getting butts kicked by players like: RED Academy (small pieces of learning that enable you to DO stuff – not that you took a course in swimming – can you swim?) Rethinking Learning: Address experiential learning desires of students Provide real world experiences Allow employers to audition students Provide self-managed environments to support learning WIL, co-op, practicums,… but mostly self-directed T-shaped student: deep domain knowledge, but broad practical experience – how does that translate into a 3D CV? If LinkedIn is where you put this stuff, how can institutions interoperate with that? eCO is working to put in the infrastructure for a provincial badging system prototype. Also working with LinkedIn Learning, Riipen, other kinds of people working with interesting technology-enabled ideas Final Q: what does the common infrastructure for experiential learning and validation of that learning look like in Canada and who needs to be involved?
- #18: What is the Learning Experience: A course or work integrated learning? A learning contract or a challenge of a competency? By yourself or with others? Criteria: Learning objectives? Outcomes? Competencies? Domain-specific or transversal? Endorsed, or accredited? Assessment: Psychometric exam? Portfolio of evidence? Skill Demonstration? Evaluation by rubric? Recognition: Pathway marker only? Milestone? Certification? Endorsed? Does the evidence travel with it? Transferability: Inside the organisation only? Bilateral agreements between organisations? Sectoral standards? Global frameworks? Impact: “Learning outcomes analytics” Evidence for accreditation? Feedback? Social life and after-market value of the badge? Quality: all the above
- #19: Experience: Course? Work experience? Learning contract? By yourself or with others? Criteria: Learning objectives? Outcomes? Competencies? Domain-specific or transversal? Endorsement? Assessment: Psychometric exam? Portfolio of evidence? Skill Demonstration? Evaluation by rubric? Recognition: Pathway marker only? Milestone? Certification? Endorsement? Does the evidence travel with it? Transferability: Internal only? Bilateral agreements? Sectoral standards? Impact: Learning outcomes analytics, evidence for accreditation? Endorsement? Social life and after-market value of the badge? Quality: all the above
- #23: Thousands of members worldwide Badges are a key benefit of membership, but go way beyond membership
- #30: Other humanitarian learning systems, e.g.: -RCRC -CDC -UNHCR Global Learning Center
- #37: To support & extend technology-enhanced teaching and learning, especially in: Recognition of Prior Learning Informal Co-Curricular Learning Skills and knowledge required for workforce entry Potential common themes: Open educational practices Competency based education Institutional & program learning outcomes Employability soft skills Work Integrated Learning