This document summarizes a meeting to discuss developing digital badges for competencies in machining level 1 at Colorado Community College System (CCCS). It introduces digital badges and the types of badges that could be awarded for proficient, expert, master, and distinguished levels of achievement. The goals of the meeting were to review competencies for the Machining Level 1 course, define 3-5 competencies for the course, and decide on an image for the digital badge. The next steps would be for working groups to further discuss the goals of the meeting.

1. CCCS-Digital Badge
Meeting
MACHINING

2. A new recognition program to attract, engage and deepen
commitment to Colorado CommunityCollege System
VisitCCCS Badges
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3. Agenda
• Introductions
• Overview
• Define our goals
• Self select into working groups

4. Introductions

5. Digital Badges in Higher Ed
• 2013
• Purdue, Penn State, OregonTech CommunityCollege, the California
State system, University of Maryland, Wisconsin-Madison College,
Michigan State, Colorado State University Online, and University of
Colorado Denver.
• CCCS with CHAMP funding will be pilotingTechnical Math,
Machining, Engineering Graphics, and Faculty Development

6. Digital Badges
• Competency
• The demonstration of what a person knows and their ability to perform the skill
or skill set successfully

7. 7
Badge Types: Four unique emblems for resume worthy achievements
Proficient
Knowledge
A proficient performer has academic
knowledge and formal training
• Informal education
• Experience making situational
discriminations that enables recognition of
problems and best approaches for solving
the problems.
• At this stage, intuitive reactions replace
reasoned responses.
Expert
Skills
The expert performer is able to see what
needs to be achieved and how to achieve it.
• Answer questions
• Make more refined and subtle.
discriminations than a proficient
performer
• Tailors an approach and method to each
situation based on this level of skill.
Master
Authority
The mastery performer has developed
superior standards and effectiveness of
knowledge
• Ability to evaluate effectiveness of
knowledge.
• Utilizes extending expertise within a
domain with their own synthesis of
tools and methods.
• Ability to teach or train others to
become expert performers.
Excellence
Distinguished
Deep understanding of highly complex
subjects
• Deep expertise, exceeding the skill
level of experienced professionals
• Influences and mentors others to help
them make best use of skills,
knowledge, aptitude and solutions
• Among the most trusted advisors,
helps to grow and nurture the
community of like-minded
professionals

8. 8
Certifications Badges
1. Standalone activity 1. Digital representation of an activity
2. Represents authority 2. Knowledge, skills, leadership, advocacy, capabilities
3. Designed to exclude 3. Designed to include
4. Legally defensible, psychometrically sound 4. Intentionally limited in legal defensibility and psychometric validity
5. Provides an accreditation 5. Marries accreditation, social and recognition
6. Limited social marketing strength 6. Unlimited social marketing strength
7. Limited progression, commitment 7. Significant progression, commitment
8. Aggregate view of capabilities 8. Line-item view of capabilities
9. Expensive to develop $ 9. Inexpensive to implement
10. Time-consuming to develop and update 10. Easy to update; matches modern update cadence
Certification vs. Badges: Ten differences

9. Goals
• Review information gathered on the Machining Level 1 Course
Competency Crosswalk
• Define 3-5 competencies per Machining Level 1
• Decide on an image for the badge

10. Next Meeting?

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