The document discusses Mozilla Open Badges, a system for issuing digital badges that represent achievements or skills, containing metadata about the issuer and criteria. Various organizations such as schools, nonprofits, and government agencies are using these badges for recognition and professional development. The document also outlines the components of the badge ecosystem and details from a pilot event that aimed to implement these badges effectively.

1. 29 FEBRUARY 2016
Mozilla Open Badges II
Alberto González-Talaván

2. WHAT IS A DIGITAL BADGE?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLLq7ybDtc (short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdv6R2BiYq4 (long)

3. WHAT IS A DIGITAL BADGE?
A digital indicator of an achievement
or a skill learned online or offline.
An image file (PNG) which contains
metadata (JSON) about:
• The issuer and the earner
• The criteria it was issued under
• The evidence verifying the credential
• The date of issue (and expiration date)

4. WHAT HAS MOZILLA TO DO WITH BADGES?
Mozilla promoted the creation of an open technical
standard and free software that any organization can
use to create, issue and verify digital badges.
It aligns with its mission to promote openness,
innovation & opportunity on the Web.

5. WHO IS USING THEM
Schools and universities. Including Purdue and Seton Hall.
Community and non-profit organizations. Like the YMCA, 4H
and Girl Guides.
Government agencies. Including NASA, the New York City
Department of Education, the NOAA and more.
Libraries and museums. Like Cooper-Hewitt, the Smithsonian
American Art Museum and Dallas Museum of Art.
Event organizers and science fairs. Including Intel.
Companies and groups focused on professional
development.

6. COMPONENTS OF THE BADGES ECOSYSTEM
Issuers
Badges
Backpack
Earner
Displayers

7. COMPONENTS OF THE BADGES ECOSYSTEM II
…but we do not need to worry about this.

8. THE VALUE OF A BADGE…
Independently of the skill or achievement that it
represents, the value of a badge is linked to:
• How well it is defined (=quality of the metadata)
• The robustness of the instruction and assessment
mechanism (rigour)
• The reputation of the issuer as source of instruction
• The recognition of badges by the target community
… IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUER

9. GBIF AND PILOT AT GB22 TRAINING EVENT
As an issuer, we need to concentrate in:
• Defining clear, instructionally significant
requirements to earn each badge
• Define and apply thorough, relevant assessment
methods
• Create awareness about the badge system and
promote its use

10. GB22 PILOT EXPERIENCE: FROM PLANS TO FACTS
The plans made early in 2015 became a reality as part of the GB22 training event for Nodes
http://community.gbif.org/pg/pages/view/48270/gb22-training-event-for-nodes
Issuer
Badges
Backpack
Earners
Displayers

11. THE PROCEDURE 1/3 : MONITORING
What’s common to all these pictures? Colorful Chamaleon tails? No! our secret agents!
(some of them more conspicuous than others…)

12. THE PROCEDURE 2/3 : ASSESSMENTS
Grading by trainers
using public rubrics
Recommendation to GBIFS
to assign a badge
Submissions
by students

13. THE PROCEDURE 3/3 : BADGE ASSIGNMENT
The recipient can add the badge
to backpacks and collections
Badge issuer
assigns the badge
Announcement
email

14. GB22 PILOT: BEHIND THE SCENES

15. This is how our individual badge criteria look:
https://openbadgefactory.com/v1/badge/_/O1O3EJa6VYa1O/criteria.html?event=O33Y4ZaMKLa2H
GB22 PILOT: BEHIND THE SCENES

16. GB22 PILOT: BEHIND THE SCENES
Before the course
• Define the instructional design and make it public
• Define the assessment mechanism(s) and resources
• Design and upload badges: image and contents
• Agree the procedure with the trainers and students
When assigning the badges
• Make the individual evidence public
• Compose individual badge criteria
• Maintain a public awardee list
• Follow-up on usability

17. GB22 PILOT: THE STATS
Concept Amount
Badges 2
Students 43
Trainers 5
Pilot experience participants 23
Final assignments received 10
Basic badges awarded 3
Advanced badges awarded 7

18. 2016 PLANS
Set the basis for a global certification schema
Establish a long-term badges issuing platform
Implement role and capacity badges
Use badges both for recognition and as a requirement
Build upon the GB22 pilot experience

19. BID COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

20. REQUIREMENTS PROCESS RECOGNITION
REQUIREMENTS VS. RECOGNITION
BID grantee badge
role
Advanced publishing
badge
capacity
Basic publishing
badge
capacity

21. 29 FEBRUARY 2016
Mozilla Open Badges II
Alberto González-Talaván