Julian Prior and Sam Taylor, learning technologists at Southampton Solent University, presented on open digital badges to the Hampshire Branch of the British Computer Society on October 20, 2014. Open badges can recognize skills, motivate goal achievement, and indicate quality. Badges are digital images with attached metadata like issuer, criteria, and expiration date. They can reward transferable skills, give learners control of their data, use an open framework, and recognize skills along a learner's path. Khan Academy, Chicago Summer of Learning, and DigitalMe are some examples of badge issuers. The presenters discussed potential issues with badges and had attendees brainstorm and design their own badge ideas.

1. Julian Prior & Sam Taylor
Learning Technologists at Southampton Solent University
Presentation delivered to the Hampshire Branch of the British Computer Society
Monday October 20, 2014

2.  To award recognition of skills (think guides & scouts)
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/so-what-are-open-badges-28-aug-2013

3.  To motivate individuals to achieve goals (think sports)

4.  To give recognition of quality (think ‘seal of approval’)

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc4xDgNbl6Y

6.  Digital badges are images
 Open badges allow for data to be attached to the images
 Issuer
 Evidence
 Expiry date
 Criteria

8. 1. Reward transferable skills
(teamwork, critical thinking,
leadership);
2. Learners are in control – they own
their data;
3. Open framework;
4. Rewards skills at various points in a
learner pathway;
5. Buy-in from the top and bottom.
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9. Who is using badges?

10. https://www.khanacademy.org/badges

11. http://www.chicagosummeroflearning.org

12. http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk

13. http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=2454

14.  Do badges support the
commodification of learning?
 The Psychology of collecting?
 Can learners cheat the system?

15. In groups of 3:
Discuss and identify 5 ways in which you can use badges in your
workplace
http://pixabay.com/en/exchange-of-ideas-debate-discussion-222786/

16. https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login

17. https://backpack.openbadges.org/share/b3fe9bf23581505ae85d8a1c9f1b36ce/

18. https://credly.com

20. On your own:
Thinking back to activity 1, choose one of the ideas that came up
regarding the use of badges and build your own!
http://joshmartinink.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/badge-of-awesome/

21. www.badgetheworld.org

22.  Mozilla’s Open Badges Wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Badges
 Planet Badges Blog: http://planet.openbadges.org
 Mozilla Badges Backpack:
http://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login
 JISC Open Badge Design Toolkit:
http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/media/421718/jiscopenbadgesdesigntoolkit-print_
1.pdf
 EduCause: 7 Things you should know about Badges
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7085.pdf

23.  Julian Prior – Learning Technologist
 Julian.Prior@solent.ac.uk
 @jpodcaster
 http://about.me/julianprior
 Sam Taylor – Learning Technologist
 Sam.Taylor@solent.ac.uk
 @samwisefox
 http://about.me/SamTaylorUK