Find out about the new ways of issuing Open Badges by using Open Badge Factory's badge applications feature.

1. MAKE SKILLS VISIBLE
Open Badge Factory Academy webinar:
Unlock the potential of badge applications!

2. Badge applications

3. Directing badge applications to
external reviewers

4. Workflow of external reviewing
Applicant submits their application
Application is redirected to one or several reviewers
Application is reviewed by one reviewer
Application creator sets up a list of authorised reviewers

5. Approval methods

13. Reviewer’s view

14. Peer assessment of
badge applications

15. Peer assessment workflow
Applicant submits their application
Application is redirected to several reviewers
Application is reviewed by several reviewers
Application creator selects the badges required to be a reviewer
When the required number of reviews are done, the application
is accepted or rejected

20. Reviewers choices with applications
they receive

21. Using external reviewers
• Distributed reviewing: avoid overloading by using
reviewers – solve the bottleneck issue related to
reviewing and unlock the potential of badges
• Endorsement of reviewers and their organisations
• Supports use cases where a badge is recognised and
used by several organisations
• Badge creators can keep some control on who can
review and issue their badges (trusted named
persons)

22. Using peer assessment
• Distributed reviewing: avoid overloading of reviewers
• A badge becomes more than validated proof of learning.
Earners are more than recipients, they are endorsed to be
reviewers and issuers
• Organic growth of the badge community
• Peer assessment is a strong endorsement method
(endorsed by a group of reviewers)
• Using badges as requirements for reviewing badge
applications should increase the quality of badges
• You have to trust your badges

23. Thank you!
eric.rousselle@discendum.com
@eric_rousselle
openbadgefactory.com