A presentation for the 2012 Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy, Savannah, GA (September 21, 2012)

1. Using Badges to
Assess Information
Literacy Learning
Outcomes
Andrew Battista
University of Montevallo
Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy
September 21-22, 2012

2. #COIL2012

3. http://tiny.cc/gamechange

4. Academically
Adrift

12. “Testing and measuring is always the
most conservative and traditional
feature of any educational enterprise—
and the most contested.”
--Cathy N. Davidson, Now You See It

13. Badges and
Higher Education

16. There are many good
reasons why using badges
to assess information
literacy is a good idea

17. A Credit-
Bearing Course

18. Curation Culture
Brain Science, Social
Media, and Information
Literacy

22. Department or
Major-Specific
Program

24. o Read, analyze and evaluate social welfare policies and
programs
o Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of issues of social
and economic justice
o Demonstrate an understanding of the major policies that form
the foundation of social welfare
o Identify populations-at-risk and describe the dynamics
whereby such populations come to the oppressed and
discriminated against
o Analyze policies in terms of their influence in the lives of
citizens and clients of the social welfare system, with special
attention to such diverse groups as children, women, racial and
ethnic minorities, the elderly, gays and lesbians
o Describe the roles of social work in relation to social
policy, including the role of the NASW Code of Ethics in social
welfare policy practice

25. Apply critical thinking
skills to the analysis of
Identify populations-at- issues of social and
risk and describe the economic justice.
dynamics whereby such
populations come to the
oppressed and
discriminated against..
Demonstrate an
understanding of the
major policies that form
the foundation of social
welfare
Analyze policies in terms of their
influence in the lives of citizens and
clients of the social welfare Describe the roles of social
system, with special attention to work in relation to social
such diverse groups as policy, including the role of
children, women, racial and ethnic the NASW Code of Ethics
Read, analyze and
minorities, the elderly, gays and in social welfare policy
evaluate social welfare practice.
lesbians. policies and programs

26. SWK 203 Introduction to Social Welfare and
Social Work
SWK 350 Introduction to Social Work
Practice
SWK 355 Research in Social Welfare
SWK 373 Social Policy
SWK 420 Social Work Practice with Small
Groups, Communities, and Organizations
SWK 455 Social Work Practicum

27. SWK 203 Introduction to Social Welfare and Understand opportunities and
Social Work responsibilities in the profession
SWK 350 Introduction to Social Work Develop ethics, personal
Practice boundaries, and self care
Learn how to locate, evaluate, and
SWK 355 Research in Social Welfare use empirical research
SWK 373 Social Policy Find and interpret demographic data as a
tool for advocacy and social justice
SWK 420 Social Work Practice with Small
Promotion and collaboration
Groups, Communities, and Organizations
Develop competency through
SWK 455 Social Work Practicum experiential learning and practice

30. Ongoing System
of Rewards

32. Implementing a
Badge System

37. More Advice

41. Lessons Learned
(So Far)

43. abattista@montevallo.edu
Twitter: @rawdeal85
http://tiny.cc/coil12