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Are Open Badges the
     Future for
Recognising Skills?
                facilitated by
  Phil Barker, Doug Belshaw, Simon Grant
       CETIS Conference, Nottingham
                 2012-02-23


                                           1
Links to presentations
    For Doug Belshaw's slides, see
        http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/are-open-badges-the-future-for-recognition-of-skills
    For Simon Grant's slides, see
        http://www.slideshare.net/asimong/some-requirements-for-badge-systems
    Session page with many more links
        http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/Are_open_badges_the_future_for_recognition_of_skills%3F




                                                                                                     2
Scenario 1: formative
assessment in high-stakes field
    strengths                           weaknesses
        continuous, expires if not          new therefore not trusted
         renewed
        machine processable as
         well as human-readable
        cumulative

    opportunities                       threats
        works well with highly              perception of being trivial
         competitive students                unwelcome addition to
        transfer between                     current systems
         institutions



                                                                        3
Scenario 2: badges in
communities of practice
    strengths                             weaknesses
        recognition by community              lack of context
         of practice                               range, scope etc.
        transferability to other              people unwilling to dig into
         communities                            detail offered
                                               unclear governance
    opportunities                             proliferation
        currency outside the
         community
                                           threats
                                               over-simplification
        could include qualifications
                                               brand recognition
        branding opportunity
                                                dominates quality
        invitation to examine                 issuing by inappropriate
         evidence in detail
                                                bodies
                                                                           4

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#cetis12 badge session summary

  • 1. Are Open Badges the Future for Recognising Skills? facilitated by Phil Barker, Doug Belshaw, Simon Grant CETIS Conference, Nottingham 2012-02-23 1
  • 2. Links to presentations  For Doug Belshaw's slides, see  http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/are-open-badges-the-future-for-recognition-of-skills  For Simon Grant's slides, see  http://www.slideshare.net/asimong/some-requirements-for-badge-systems  Session page with many more links  http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/Are_open_badges_the_future_for_recognition_of_skills%3F 2
  • 3. Scenario 1: formative assessment in high-stakes field  strengths  weaknesses  continuous, expires if not  new therefore not trusted renewed  machine processable as well as human-readable  cumulative  opportunities  threats  works well with highly  perception of being trivial competitive students  unwelcome addition to  transfer between current systems institutions 3
  • 4. Scenario 2: badges in communities of practice  strengths  weaknesses  recognition by community  lack of context of practice  range, scope etc.  transferability to other  people unwilling to dig into communities detail offered  unclear governance  opportunities  proliferation  currency outside the community  threats  over-simplification  could include qualifications  brand recognition  branding opportunity dominates quality  invitation to examine  issuing by inappropriate evidence in detail bodies 4