Digital credentials: a brief overview of Open Badges
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From Jisc's student experience experts group meeting in Birmingham on 21 April 2016. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/student-experience-experts-group-meeting-20-apr-2016
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Digital credentials: a brief overview of Open Badges
- 1. Digital credentials: a brief overview of Open Badges 1 Images adapted from Mozilla CC by SA
- 2. Information infused digital images 2 Image by Kyle Bowen CC-BY-SA - http://classhack.com/post/45364649211/open-badge-anatomy-updated
- 3. Why Open Badges? 3 Image via the Badge Alliance CC by SA
- 4. Jisc RSC Scotland Open Badges 4
- 6. 22/04/2016 Title of presentation (Insert > Header & Footer > Slide > Footer > Apply to all) 6
Editor's Notes
- Open are a visual display of achievements, learning, skills, interests and competencies. Enable the earner to demonstrate a range of different skills, for example they could showcase soft/employability skills to future employers The badges are aligned to an open standard developed an international community and unpinned by the Open Badges Infrastructure (OBA) developed by Mozilla The open standard enables the issuing, managing and sharing of digital credentials. Open Badge developments are being taken forward by the Badge Alliance: Launched in 2014 A network of organizations and individuals working together to build and support an open badging ecosystem Aim to build on the Open Badges work initiated by Mozilla and the MacArthur Foundation - http://www.badgealliance.org/about/ Mozilla Foundation are continuing to support OB - https://medium.com/badge-alliance/an-evolution-of-open-badges-9025b7a95cd1#.ry7fdpoxq
- Images with meta-data detailing: The name of the badge Information about the badge What the earner had to do to be awarded the badge Who issued the badge Evidence that the earner achieved the awarding criteria set
- Image gives an idea of the concept behind an open badge – explain image Open Badges allow verification of skills, interests and achievements Information about the badge is embedded in the badge for future access Based on an Open Standard enabling any organisation can create, issue and verify an open badge Transferable – can be collected from multiple sources and displayed across multiple sites and social networking profiles Evidence-based – containing information that links back to the issuer and can point to criteria and verifying evidence Open Badges are a fairly new concept so systems and platforms are evolving. Some systems can capture evidence demonstrating what the earner did to achieve the badge. This along with the reputation of the issuer will give the badge greater credibility and worth which is one of the concerns when people realise anyone can issue an Open Badge.
- Jisc RSC Scotland have been awarding Open Badges since 2012 - http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?page_id=3080 Issuing badges to: Recognise contribution to the learning of others Accredit the acquisition and application of knowledge Reward the sharing of practice Increase the learning of the sector Motivate engagement with Jisc services Awarded for digital innovation Awarded for contribution to forums and webinars. This series also included badges awarded to contributors, finalists and winners of the iTech awards. http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?page_id=3080 Digital Leadership Awarded for participation in events aimed at digital leaders such as an Assessment Summit and contributions work Open Badge initiatives (design days and members of Open Badge forum).
- Issued to recognise the skills of digital practitioners Badges were initially awarded to participants who had successfully completed all the activities in one of the Learning Online courses available via the training offer. LOL Badges are on the left of the screen and on the right is an example of the info embedded in the LOL Online Communications and e-Tutoring course completer badge - http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?badge=learning-online-ocet-completer Feedback from course participants indicated the badge helped with their motivation and subsequent course engagement.
- Jisc RSC Scotland Digital Practitioner Open Badge pathway mapped to training provision. People had a choice of routes (and training) through the pathway and the opportunity to earn an aggregated Super Digital Practitioner badge.