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- 1. Brenda M. Perea Instructional Design Project Manager Colorado Community College System CCCS’s Digital Badge Possibilities
- 2. Colorado Community College System Badge Consortium Colorado Community College System has partnered with a consortium of 2 /4 year higher education institutions, business and workforce to create a digital badging ecosystem to address stakeholders (education, industry/business and workforce) needs. CCCS is hoping to build a comprehensive badge ecosystem where digital badges convey value through micro-credentialed learning.
- 3. College Level Learning • Traditional Credentials – As a community we have given information on a transcript implicit meaning – Grades, certificates and degrees are a visual representation of mastery
- 4. Largest Potential for Micro- Credentials • Capturing latent talent using unified language –Recognition of specific skills or knowledge –Display achievements • Creating transparent pathways –Building a digital portfolio or academic transcript • Motivate learners
- 5. The vision Every badge issued or accepted is tied to: specific standard or competency or industry evaluation providing evidence of micro- learning. Based in capturing competency in different ways and be: • Industry driven • Community centered • Learner focused Pilot Digital badging project would be developed to be the model for a system wide badging initiative.
- 6. Provide a way for anyone to Differentiate themselves from a crowd
- 7. The Journey…late 2013 • Opportunities – TAACCCT grants – Colorado Workforce asked for other types of credentialing – Colorado Industry demanded shorter turnaround training – Colorado State University (CSU) developed a non-credit professional development program that unbundled on- demand and competency based. • Challenges – K-12 public school system implementing badges desired badges to articulate to the community colleges – Workforce was experiencing large incumbent workers needing retraining
- 8. How did we start? Colorado Career Cluster Model: Agriculture & Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, IT, Health Science & Public Safety, Hospitality & Education, Business & Public Administration – Round tables with the community and business in discussing current educational delivery and what was really needed – Evaluation of badges with a jobs driven approach – Identified how the learner/earner would value badges
- 9. Digital badge value • Assessments • Testing • Portfolio of work • Certifications • Field work in real time documented with images, movies…. “currency” is based on recognition of the value of demonstrated mastery
- 10. Issuing Badges • Transcript PLA • Identify and crosswalk Competencies • Review Metadata • Access the digital badge Display • Identify granular competencies Competencies • Measure mastery Assessments • Compile the meta data Metadata • Issue digital credential Badges Define the Ecosystem of Micro-credentials in Higher Ed ACCEPTING BADGES
- 11. Define the Ecosystem of Micro-credentials in Industry Issuing Badges • Identify skills and competencies Competencies • Evidence of mastery Evidence • Compile the metadata Metadata • Issue digital credential Badges ACCEPTING BADGES • Document Credential • Identify and match to job skills Competencies • Review for mastery Metadata • Access the digital badge Display
- 12. Expectations of where Digital Badges Micro-Credentials fit Proof of concept – TAACCCT 3 grant, built a free MOOC-Technical Math for Industry mirroring for credit MAT108 course • Identified evaluations/assessments for the 27 competencies in the credit course • Grouped the competencies in “chunks” of learning with appropriate summative assessments • Designed badges to visually represent the competencies – Creation of badges is dependent upon industry understanding micro-credentials in terms of workforce and faculty understand value behind digital badges
- 14. Biggest Challenges to Building Badge Systems • Lack of knowledge or awareness about badges inside and outside of institutions • Resistance from faculty and administration • Time needed to design and assess badges • Technical challenges (platforms, tools, staff) • Requires investment of infrastructure – Stable and sustainable platform – Control over metadata, typical lifespan is 5- 7 years
- 15. Critical assessment of Student Management System Evaluation of the student management system – Competencies of courses all in one text field – Grades to Courses need to be grades to competencies • Rewriting competencies not only to reflect higher order Bloom’s taxonomy, but in looking forward to competency based education goals – How do you transcript information such as digital credentials?
- 16. Evaluation of our Prior Learning Policy Prior to February 2015 Revised Policy Credit for Prior Learning Prior Learning Assessment Credit One credit in residency requirement Credit on transcript when student applies/ declares major Varied costs: <50% of tuition cost per credit System –wide cost matrix Institutional assessment methods, vary by college PLA training and standards for assessors Handbook: specific to current policy. Most credit matrix information 2005 or earlier. Handbook: Expanded crosswalks; ACE apprenticeships/industry credentials, shared challenge exams, state/local industry training
- 17. The acceleration of the Colorado Badge Movement... • Demand from Industry – Shortage of qualified workers • Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance – Economic development • May 2015 Executive Branch of Colorado state government • October 2015 State Representative crafting legislation around digital badges
- 19. What we are experiencing and Issues to avoid • Conflicting badging systems and procedures – Inconsistent metadata • Participatory or “gaming achievement” badges –“Carpet badging” • Competing badges
- 20. Questions
- 21. CC BY License This Workforce Solution CCCS’s Badging Possibilities Brenda M. Perea is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.cccs.edu. This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites, and including, but not limited to accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability or ownership.
Editor's Notes
- Breakthrough in Badging Moving Beyond Colorado Community Colleges’ Policies to Badging Possibilities
- Colorado Community College System Badge Consortium Colorado Community College System is forming a consortium of 2 /4 year higher education institutions, business and workforce to create a digital badging ecosystem to address stakeholders (education, industry/business and workforce) needs. CCCS is hoping to build a comprehensive badge ecosystem where digital badges convey value through micro-credentialed learning.
- College Level Learning Traditional Credentials In education, symbols are used to represent what people learn and master. They can be certificates or degrees to show mastery of specific disciplines They can be awards or exclusive memberships in organizations The meaning is implied – the symbols themselves don’t necessarily mean anything The symbols in a transcript has now been given meaning and through that meaning we agree on certificates and degrees and the certificates and degrees have value outside of issuing body. For the learner the have become a tool….where we apply them and have given them meaning that they represent an assessment of performance As a community we have given information on a transcript implicit meaning Grades, certificates and degrees are a visual representation of mastery
- Largest Potential for Micro-Credentials Capturing latent talent using unified language Recognition of specific skills or knowledge Display achievements Creating transparent pathways Building a digital portfolio or academic transcript Motivate learners
- Visioning on How to Start…2015 Every badge issued or accepted is tied to: specific standards/or competency, evaluation and evidence of micro-learning. Created an OPEN Technical Math for Industry MOOC based off the core competencies of the 2-year MAT 108 Technical Math course Open for all and however provided an incentive for Colorado residents provided a loop to lure participants to higher educational institutions in the state with challenge test for credit Vision is that the MOOC would be developed which could be the model for a system wide badging initiative
- Digital badges help to identify unique skills or competencies as well as differentiate within a crowd.
- The Journey Began…Late 2013 An fortunate set of circumstances TAACCCT grants Colorado Workforce asked for other types of credentialing Colorado Industry demanded shorter turnaround training In 2012, Colorado State University (CSU) committed to developing a digital badge program that would allow them to address the learning needs of a broader audience. The pilot program was a non-credit professional development program that unbundled on-demand and competency based. An unfortunate set of circumstances School system implement badges wanting them to articulate up to the community colleges Workforce was experiencing large incumbent workers needing retraining
- Now What???? Where did we start… Evaluation of badges as within a jobs driven approach Anticipate how the learner/earner would value badges Talk with the community and business in discussing current educational delivery and what was really needed
- Digital Badge Value “Currency” is based on recognition of the value of demonstrated mastery Demonstrating mastery can be shown through Assessments Portfolio of work Certifications Field work
- Ecosystem of micro-credentials in Higher Ed Two processes for developing and using badges Issuing badges Who is the audience? Competencies to assessment to metadata to badges Accepting badges What do they represent? Display to metadata to competencies to PLA
- Ecosystem of micro-credentials in Industry Two processes for developing and using badges Issuing badges Who is the audience? Competencies to Evidence to Metadata to Badges Accepting badges What do they represent? Display to metadata to competencies to credential
- Expectations of where Digital Badges Micro-Credentials fit Proof of concept TAACCCT 3 grant, built a free MOOC-Technical Math for Industry mirroring for credit MAT108 course Identified evaluations/assessments for the 27 competencies in the credit course Grouped the competencies in “chunks” of learning with appropriate summative assessments Designed badges to visually represent the competencies Building of ecosystem where industry understands micro-credentials in terms of workforce and faculty understand value behind digital badges
- Biggest Challenges to Building Badge System Lack of knowledge or awareness about badges inside and outside of institutions Resistance from faculty and administration Time needed to design and assess badges Technical challenges (platforms, tools, staff) Requires investment of infrastructure Stable and sustainable platform Control over metadata, typical lifespan is 5-7 years
- Critical Assessment of Student Management System Evaluation of the student management system Competencies of courses all in one text field Grades to Courses need to be grades to competencies Rewriting competencies not only to reflect higher order Bloom’s taxonomy, but in looking forward to competency based education goals How do you transcript information such as digital credentials?
- Evaluation of Our Prior Learning Policy Led to Revisions
- The Acceleration o Demand from Industry Shortage of qualified workers Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance Economic development Executive Branch of Colorado state government CSULogic is licensable software supporting integration with a wide range of networks and applications, enabling deployment across sectors and industries outside of Colorado State University f the Colorado Badge Movement….Look Out… Here We Come
- What we are Experiencing and Issues to avoid Participatory or “achievement” badges “Carpet badging” Instability in metadata Competing badges Conflicting badging systems and procedures
- Questions about badges?
- CC BY License This Workforce Solution Downsize a MOOC by Brenda M. Perea is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.cccs.edu. This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites, and including, but not limited to accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability or ownership.