We will be exploring the use of Open Badges to scaffold and support cross curricular teaching in schools. We will be focusing in on key (free) resources around e-safety and social networking, CPD Open Badges for teachers and practitioners and Open badges that can be used to support assessment. Alongside the exploration of these badge packs, participants will be able to explore the Makewav.es platform where they can earn, create and display their own Open Badges. As the second part of the training we will be able to explore our new platform ‘Open Badge Academy’ (OBA) which is just to be launch as a pilot in October. Here, learners have the opportunity to evidence their learning and create pathways both into and through employment. Working alongside Industry partners, the badges which will sit on the OBA are part of an ecosystem where all learning is recognised and valued.

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Matt Rogers
Education Programme Manager
DigitalMe
+447983640060
Skype: mattdigitalme
Twitter: @mattdigitalme
matt.rogers@digitalme.co.uk
Using Open Badge 'Packs' to support teaching across the
curriculum

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Matt Rogers
BA (Hons) Primary Education – Specialising in SEN & ICT
Personal background in Web Design
Teacher – 7 Years experience
EYFS
KS1
KS2
KS3
Supported resource development for LGfL, Espresso, 2Simple, Rising Stars
DigitalME – Education Project Manager
• Safe – Social Networking SoW for Primary & Secondary Pupils
• Computing CPD – developing online accreditation through NAACE using Digital
Badges
• Computing Curriculum Portal – Using badges to support the teaching, assessment
and CPD of the Computing Curriculum
• Badge Content Lead – Open Badge Academy

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Joining the Makewav.es Community
https://goo.gl/rdGn7b

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What are Mozilla Open Badges?
• Mozilla Open Badges are not proprietary — they use free software and an open technical
standard. That means that any organization can create, issue and verify digital
badges, and any user can earn, manage and display these badges all across the web.
• Open Badges help knit your skills together. Badges can build upon each other, joining
together to tell the full story of your skills and achievement.
• With Open Badges, every badge is full of information. Each one has important data built
in that links back to the issuer, the criteria it was issued under and evidence verifying
the credential — features unique to Open Badges.
• Open Badges let you take your badges everywhere. Users now have an easy and
comprehensive way to collect their badges in a single backpack, and display their
skills and achievements on social networking profiles, job sites, their websites and
more.
• Individuals can earn badges from multiple sources, both online and offline. Then manage
and share them using the Open Badges backpack.
http://openbadges.org/about/

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A quick quiz (not made by
me!!)
http://goo.gl/g2f0M7

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Connect and engage
with young people
Recognise any skill
and achievement
Measure and track
your social impact
Join and launch your Badge Missions

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Ground breaking Open Badge projects
Over 300,000 people are learning more with digital badges
53,000 badges awarded to
26,000 students from 1,400 schools

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Students share their badges and evidence

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What’s in a badge?
The Criteria
What the student has to do to earn
the Badge
The Evidence
Can be any type of media uploaded
via the App or web
The Issuer
That’s you the organisation
behind the badge
Student backpack
Links with Mozilla back pack
Under 13's can claim badges
Students can share badges

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Create your
Badge Mission
Launch in Makewaves Library
You showcase work
and measure impact
Students find
your badge
Teachers
(or you) award
badges
Students create
and add evidence

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A Primary School’s Journey

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A pupil’s page

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What Teachers say…
Badges are a great way of
focusing pupils on a task or of
lending credibility. Furthermore it is
a great way to assess and
evidence pupils' progress.
Jason Bromfield, Music Teacher

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We'd love to talk to you
email hello@makewav.es
Tweet @MakewavesTweets
Call +44 113 2469989
Become a Mission Maker

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Acquire Skills
Showcase Your Achievements
Live Up to Your Ambitions

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learning happens everywhere.
In today’s fast-paced, on-demand world,

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that opportunities and advancement are more accessible to all
We are levelling the playing field in education and employment so

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Gain endorsements

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● Recognise the skills you need
● Incentivise and engage people
● Connect and grow your network
Organisations
● Build and expand your capabilities
● Evidence all your achievements
● Connect with opportunities
Individuals

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Discover, earn and share badges
on the move

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Capture learning wherever
it happens

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Evidence work

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Share achievements to
unlock opportunities
My
interests
My training
My
experiences
My
achievements
My
work

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Capturing and evidencing life-long learning
Formal
Education
Informal
Learning
Workplace
Online
Learning
School FE HE
CPD, Work Experience,
Apprenticeships
Volunteering, Youth
Programmes
Courses, Moocs

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Follow your
interests to find
possible routes to
new
opportunities.
Build your capabilities
to stand out from the
crowd.
Create your ideal
career.

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of lifelong learning
Begin the journey

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Launch your academy and create badges
Create your badges Learners find your badgeLaunch academy
Award badges Learners add evidenceGrow and track your
network of talent

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OBA launches with
TechFuture Academy
“Employers will be able to set industry relevantchallenges and badge the
recognised skills to further employability skills,with employer reference on the
badge showing the company support.This will enable young people to develop
their employability skills recognised by employers”
Julie Feest, Head of Strategic Partnerships | On Behalfof the Tech Partnership
*TechFuture Academy is a collaboration amongst Tech Partnershipmembers
(formerly e-skills) with support from Telefonica

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Ground breaking badges schemes created with...
OBA is created by the team
behind Badge the UK

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Badge types
Participation - be rewarded
for your participation
Knowledge - evidence knowledge of a subject or skill
Challenge- step up to the
challenges facing industry
Showcase -take the opportunity to show off your
skills
Certification- gain credit for
your achievements
Teach -share your skills and pass on your knowledge
to others

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Type 1: Participation Badge
These badges recognise participation at an event or activity. You can issue them for all attendees to claim or you can request
people ‘earn’ their badges through integrating them into your activities or adding interactive tasks for earner’s to complete
following your event.
Value proposition
Why bother earning this badge?
What opportunities does it unlock?
Earner: Participate badges capture the learning that happens outside formal
learning environments. These badges help people connect with other earners who
have participated in the same event or activity. This helps build connections and
open opportunities for earner’s to engage further with a community.
Issuer: Participate badges can help consolidate learning. They acknowledge all
participants contribution and help them feel valued through receiving your badge.
Participate badges enable issuers to track participants engagement with an event
or activity. Once the badge has been earned - this provides a great opportunity to
stay connected with your participants.
Skills and knowledge
What skills does this badge represent?
The skills ‘participate’ badges represent reflect the event or activity the badge has
been earned for. The badge can be designed to include tasks which require
earner’s to consider what they have taken away from their experience. Participate
badges are often used to recognise behavioural attributes that are desirable in
earners, including motivation and commitment, recognised through the successful
completion of an event or activity.
Criteria
What do you need to do to earn the badge?
Does it expire?
To earn a participate badge, earners would need to attend and participate in a
specified event or activity. Badges criteria can be based purely on attendance or
designed with interactive tasks. Proactive tasks could include uploading evidence
of participation to help earners capture their experience. Reflective tasks could
help consolidate learning gained through an event or activity.
Behaviours
What behaviour does the badge encourage?
A participate badge helps earner’s feel valued through the work they have
completed at an event or during an activity. This positive affirmation helps to build
self-esteem and confidence for earners. A participate badge can help motivate
people to attend events or participate in activities if it is seen to connect to other
opportunities. Through acknowledgement of ‘active’ participation earners are
incentivized to remain motivated and continue to seek new learning and earning
opportunities.

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Matt Rogers
Education Programme Manager
DigitalMe
+447983640060
Skype: mattdigitalme
Twitter: @mattdigitalme
matt.rogers@digitalme.co.uk
Using Open Badge 'Packs' to support teaching across the
curriculum