The document outlines 16 steps for using a course grade area to recognize student achievements and distribute badges. It involves determining objectives, developing an achievement system, naming and designing images for achievements, uploading the images and creating grade items linked to the images, distributing the achievements to students, tracking progress, and evaluating the effectiveness of using badges. It also discusses potential uses of external badge platforms and leaderboards, and includes resources for further information.

1. Using
the
Grades
Area
for
Achievements
and
Badges
Dylan
Barth
UW-­‐Milwaukee
djbarth@uwm.edu

2. Boy
Scouts
of
America

3. World
of
WarcraC

4. EDUCAUSE

5. English
205:
Business
WriJng

6. How
did
I
get
here?

7. Step
1:
Determine
ObjecJves
Log
into
the
course
site
regularly
ARend
class
regularly
Submit
assignments
on
Jme
Take
mid-­‐semester
surveys
Perform
well
on
assessments
Perform
well
on
in-­‐class
acJviJes

8. Step
2:
Develop
the
System
Number
of
achievements
CompleJon
vs.
measurement
Incremental
vs.
non-­‐incremental
Expected
vs.
unexpected
IncenJvizing
achievements

9. Step
3:
Name
the
Achievements
Short
DescripJve
Memorable

10. Step
4:
Design
Images

11. Step
5:
Create
Grayscale
Images

12. Step
6:
Rename
Files

13. Step
7:
Upload
into
Course
Files

14. Step
8:
Create
Grade
Item

15. Step
9:
Link
to
Files
in
Comments

16. Step
10:
Copy
HTML
Code

17. Students
See
This

18. Step
11:
Distribute
List

19. Step
12:
Use
ReporJng
Tools

20. Step
13:
Keep
Track!

21. Step
14:
Update
Grades
Area

22. Student
Now
See
This

23. Step
15:
NoJfy
Students

24. Step
16:
Evaluate
EffecJveness

25. What
about
Credly?

26. What
about
Intelligent
Agents?

27. What
about
leaderboards?

28. Resources

29. Resources

30. Using
the
Grades
Area
for
Achievements
and
Badges
Dylan
Barth
UW-­‐Milwaukee
djbarth@uwm.edu