Open Badges for Distributed Assessment

OPEN BADGES
DISTRIBUTED ASSESSMENT
Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem
Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
@mediendidaktik
#ECTEL2016 | UNIVERSITY JEAN MOULIN LYON | 16-09-2016 | CC BY-SA
Photo: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

12 500 students
8 departments, 70 BA and MA programs
Member in Virtual Universities Association

RESEARCH & PROJECTS
Open Badges at Beuth University
Bachelor and master thesis about Open Badges
Qualification programs for migrants
Perceived
usefulness to
employers
Competency
assessment for
Open Badges
Design
requirements for
Open Badges
Policy
recommendations
for Open Badges
Policy
recommendations
from Germany
DACH Community

Output 1: Open Badge Network Framework & Leadership
Output 2: Open Badge Network Infrastructure
Output 3: Open Badges for Individuals & Organisations
Output 4: Open Badges in Territories
Output 5: Establishing Open Badges at Policy Levels
Output 6: European Open Badge Network
Output 7: Research, Evaluation and Quality
http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/
OPEN BADGE NETWORK / ERASMUS+

OPEN MOVEMENT - ACCESS REVOLUTION
Open Licence
(use of work)
Open Access
(research outputs)
Open Source
(source code)
1998
OpenContent
(David Wiley)
1998
2001
OpenCourseware
(MIT)
2001
Suber (2012)
2002
Open Edu Resources
(UNESCO)
2002

OPEN MOVEMENT - CREATIVE DISRUPTION
Open Learning
(community)
Open Coding
(skills)
2009
Broekman et al. (2014)
2011
Open Syllabus
(Jim Groom)
2010
MOOC
(Siemens & Downes)
20082007
Open Data
(knowledge)
Open Badges
(Mozilla)
2012

https://www.futurelearn.com
O
P
E
N
?
“After all, traditional college diplomas
look elegant when hung on the wall, but
they contain very little detail about what
the recipient learned.” (Young, 2012)

“The Web has blown documents apart. (…)
What once was literally a tightly bound
entity has been ripped into pieces and
thrown into the air.
-Weinberger (2003)
Small Pieces Loosely Joined. The unified theory of the Web.

REINVENTING (DIGITAL) CREDENTIALS
“Mozilla Open Badges are Web-enabled tokens of learning and accomplishment
Casilli & Hickey (2016)
Image: http://sportthieme.scene7.com/
Open Badges form a loose federation of many small digital credentials.

“ Mozilla Open Badges is an initiative exploring
alternative ways for learners to receive recognition
for skills and achievements gained outside of the
school environment, such as open credentialing
and accreditation for all types of learning, including
informal and interest driven.
-Knight & Casilli (2012)
Gamification

USING OPEN BADGES
Share in social
networks
Add to job
application Collect in
ePortfolio
Publish on a
blog / website
Foto: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Azerbajiani_landscape_-_Another_version.jpg

OBI is the underlying technology supporting badge issuing, collection, and display.
(1) OBI INTEROPERABILITY

(2) OPEN BADGES METADATA
Open Bades Technical Specification defines the metadata required for interoperability
Image: DigitalMe
“90% of the badge system is not visual”
Klein, J. (2013)

(2) OPEN BADGES METADATA

(3) OPEN BADGES USER HUB

21ST CENTURY SKILLS
http://stratfordhigh.stratfordk12.org/images/customer-images/Misc/21st.PNG
Demand for skills continues to shift towards more sophisticated tasks requiring
Creativity, Communication, Collaboration and Critical thinking

https://www.buzzmath.com/badges#process-knowledge

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Open Badges may be used to provide feedback on learning, outline
possible paths of progress and serve as artefacts for reflection

CRITERIA-BASED ASSESSMENT
Example / BESTR: https://bestr.it/badge/show/221

EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT
Example / OPEN BADGE ACADEMY: https://www.openbadgeacademy.com/badge/210

Example / OPEN BADGE ACADEMY: https://www.openbadgeacademy.com/badge/926
To earn this badge
you have to
write a self-report

Example / ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE: http://www.slcbiz.ca/index.cfm/badges/communication-badges/communication-specialist-badge/

SKILLS DEMAND & OPEN BADGES
goal-setting
(e. g. by visualising which 21st
century skills matter, what criteria
need to be fulfilled for a particular
skill level)
identity-formation
(e. g. by warranting claims about
own 21st century skills as resources
and affirming or disaffirming these
claims by others)
reach of assessment
(e. g. by applying criteria from the
world of work and providing
multiple evidence in support of
claims of 21st century skills)
data transparency
(e. g. by making data about 21st
century skills available for learners,
educators, employers,
policy-makers)
Open Badges may be used to assess personal/individual skills but also to assess organisational/system
performance, e.g. education systems, workplace practices and policies in developing 21st century skills.

Project website: beuthbonus.beuth-hochschule.de
• employment
• IT-related ﬁelds
• STEM degrees
• 50% female/male
Qualiﬁcation
program
for migrant
academics
Goals:
QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MIGRANTS

IQ Network
Integration though Qualiﬁcation

DESIGN OF ASSESSMENT
5. Evidence-based
assessment
ASSESS
CONCEPT
1. Conceptual
design
DESIGN
2. Visual & textual
design
DISPLAY
3. Displaying
available badges
ISSUE
6. Issuing/earning
badges
Beuth
Bonus
Badges
EVIDENCE
4. Submit evidence

BEUTH BONUS PROGRAM

DISTRIBUTED ASSESSMENT
Evidence #1
Test results from
the university
Evidence #2
Testimonials from
clients/colleagues
Evidence #3
Interview results
from a coach
Evidence #4
Self-report /
ePortfolio
Evidence #5
Activities in
social media
Evidence #6
Endorsement from
employer
Distributed assessment is multi-perspective, negotiable and learner-driven!

Open Badges can help
learners to connect
diverse
learning contexts,
learning episodes,
learning outcomes,
by assembling
learning evidence
and creating
learning pathways.
LEARNING PATHWAYS
Casilli (2013)

“ Thank you!
@mediendidaktik
@OpenBadgeNet
#OpenBadges

Open Badges for Distributed Assessment

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