Presentation at the National eXtension Conference, 24-27 March 2014, Sacramento, CA on the subject of recognizing learning through issuing certificates and badges in Moodle.
1. Certificates and Badges to
Recognize Online Learning
Larry Lippke
National eXtension Conference
26 March 2014
2. Campus History
• Certificates offered by 163 active
courses
• >35,300 certificates issued since
2008
• 17,900 on 1 course—4Hers showing
animals in Nebraska
4. Options
• Notification to teachers or others
• Can include date, code, grade, credit
hours, teacher’s name, logo,
signature image
• Custom border/background image
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Badges
• Represented by digital image
• Associated metadata: name,
description, issuer, expiration date,
criteria, evidence, tags
• Store locally or transfer to backpack
• Publish to other sites from backpack
11. Uses of Badges
• Set goals
• Motivate behavior
• Represent achievement
• Communicate success