THE PROMISE
AND
PRACTICES OF
OPEN BADGES
IN HIGHER
EDUCATION
JOYCE SEITZINGER
#ICDEUNISA
OCTOBER 2015
	
  
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JOYCE SEITZINGER
•  Founder	
  Academic	
  Tribe	
  
•  Learner	
  Experience	
  Design	
  
•  Moodle	
  Tool	
  Guide	
  
•  @catspyjamasnz	
  on	
  Twi@er	
  
•  #ICDEUNISA	
  
	
  
http://www.scoop.it/t/open-badges-oceania
WORKSHOP
•  IntroducGons	
  	
  
•  An	
  introducGon	
  to	
  badging	
  and	
  badges	
  in	
  
higher	
  educaGon	
  
•  Badge	
  Learning	
  Design	
  AcGvity	
  	
  
•  Badge	
  Visual	
  Design	
  AcGvity	
  
•  Badge	
  System	
  Design	
  AcGvity	
  
•  OpGonal:	
  OrganizaGonal	
  Maturity	
  AcGvity	
  
•  OpGonal:	
  Technical	
  soluGon	
  AcGvity	
  
FIND THIS PRESENTATION
www.slideshare.net/catspyjamas
INTRODUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY (5 MINS)
•  Grab	
  a	
  post-­‐it	
  	
  and	
  turn	
  
it	
  into	
  a	
  badge.	
  	
  
•  Make	
  the	
  badge	
  for	
  
something	
  you’ve	
  
learned	
  or	
  done	
  in	
  last	
  6	
  
months	
  
•  Be	
  as	
  creaGve	
  as	
  you	
  
like	
  
•  Add	
  your	
  name	
  
•  Share	
  
QUICK OPEN BADGES INTRO
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BADGE DEFINITION
•  “Digital	
  credenGal	
  that	
  represents	
  skills,	
  
interests	
  and	
  achievements	
  earned	
  by	
  an	
  
individual	
  through	
  specific	
  projects,	
  
programmes,	
  courses	
  or	
  other	
  
acGviGes.”	
  (Mozilla,	
  2013)	
  
WHO IS USING DIGITAL BADGES?
•  Khan	
  Academy	
  
•  LinkedIn	
  
•  Deloi@e	
  
•  GamificaGon	
  
•  Do	
  not	
  talk	
  to	
  each	
  other.	
  	
  
•  Not	
  transferable	
  
CODEACADEMY
TRIPADVISOR
MOZILLA’S OPEN BADGES
“Learning	
  today	
  happens	
  everywhere.	
  But	
  it's	
  
o`en	
  difficult	
  to	
  get	
  recogniGon	
  for	
  skills	
  and	
  
achievements	
  that	
  happen	
  online	
  or	
  out	
  of	
  
school.	
  Mozilla	
  Open	
  Badges	
  helps	
  solve	
  that	
  
problem,	
  making	
  it	
  easy	
  for	
  any	
  organisaGon	
  to	
  
issue,	
  manage	
  and	
  display	
  digital	
  badges	
  across	
  
the	
  web.”	
  
OBI
(open badge infrastructure)
EARNER, ISSUER, DISPLAYER,
AUDIENCE
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BADGE ALLIANCE
WORKING WITH NON-EDU ORGS
CITIES OF LEARNING
INTRODUCTIONS
CITIES OF LEARNING
BADGE THE UK
NEW ZEALAND: CORE EDUCATION
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
PURDUE UNIVERSITY - PASSPORT
BORDERS COLLEGE: CPD ACTIVITIES
http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=3805
https://adventuresinbadging.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/do-looks-matter-
discussing-badge-design-with-anu-students/
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
DEAKIN DIGITAL
OPEN BADGE ACADEMY
OPEN BADGE EXCHANGE
CHALLENGE: DESIGN OR CONNECT
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
BAD
GE
Formal
Informal
CHALLENGE: YOU WILL HAVE TO
DEAL WITH BADGES COMING IN
-JOI ITO
I DON’T THINK THAT EDUCATION
IS ABOUT CENTRALIZED INSTRUCTION
ANYMORE;
RATHER, IT IS THE PROCESS [OF]
ESTABLISHING ONESELF AS
A NODE IN A BROAD
NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED CREATIVITY.
LEARNERS CAN PAINT A MAP OF
THEIR LEARNING IN THE NETWORK
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BADGE LEARNING DESIGN
ACTIVITY
GROUP ACTIVITY 1: BASICS
•  At	
  your	
  table,	
  pick	
  a	
  skill	
  or	
  achievement	
  you	
  
want	
  to	
  design	
  a	
  badge	
  for.	
  (Tip:	
  pick	
  something	
  
you	
  all	
  have	
  in	
  common,	
  like	
  teaching	
  or	
  digital	
  
literacy	
  skills.)	
  
•  Fill	
  out	
  the	
  le`	
  hand	
  porGon	
  of	
  the	
  template	
  incl,	
  
badge	
  name,	
  skills	
  &	
  knowledge,	
  behaviour,	
  
criteria	
  and	
  evidence.	
  
•  One	
  person	
  to	
  pitch	
  your	
  badge	
  in	
  30	
  sec.	
  
•  5	
  mins	
  
GROUP ACTIVITY 2: PEOPLE
•  Fill	
  out	
  the	
  right	
  hand	
  porGon	
  of	
  the	
  template.	
  
Start	
  with	
  Users.	
  
•  Then	
  move	
  on	
  to	
  Endorsers,	
  Channels	
  and	
  
Awarded.	
  
•  5	
  mins	
  
•  Feedback	
  round	
  
TABLE ACTIVITY 3: VALUE
PROPOSITION
•  Fill	
  out	
  the	
  value	
  proposiGon	
  for	
  each	
  user	
  
group	
  for	
  your	
  badge.	
  This	
  is	
  all	
  about	
  
moGvaGon	
  for	
  parGcipaGon	
  in	
  the	
  learning	
  
process…	
  
•  5	
  mins	
  
•  Feedback	
  
GROUP ACTIVITY 4: YOUR CONTEXT
•  Fill	
  out	
  the	
  learning	
  pathways	
  and	
  resources	
  
for	
  your	
  badge	
  
•  Under	
  resources,	
  consider	
  also	
  which	
  
backpack	
  your	
  users	
  might	
  use	
  
•  5	
  mins	
  
•  Recap	
  
	
  
YOUR BADGE DESIGN CANVAS
•  You	
  have	
  now	
  completed	
  the	
  whole	
  badge	
  
canvas	
  process.	
  
•  Debrief.	
  
•  OpGonal:	
  Share	
  your	
  badge	
  design	
  with	
  
twi@er	
  or	
  other	
  social	
  media.	
  
BADGE VISUAL DESIGN
ACTIVITY
GROUP ACTIVITY
•  Let’s	
  analyze	
  the	
  visual	
  cues	
  of	
  badges	
  
•  Note	
  down	
  visual	
  cues	
  as	
  we	
  go	
  through	
  slides	
  on	
  
your	
  handout	
  
•  Think:	
  What	
  are	
  other	
  cues	
  you	
  could	
  use?	
  
•  Think:	
  What	
  are	
  issues	
  for	
  creaGng	
  visuals	
  in	
  your	
  
context?	
  What	
  are	
  opportuniGes?	
  
CODEACADEMY
DIGITAL ME / MAKEWAV.ES
OLDS MOOC
https://adventuresinbadging.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/do-looks-matter-
discussing-badge-design-with-anu-students/
GROUP ACTIVITY
•  Discussion:	
  What	
  issues	
  do	
  you	
  see	
  for	
  creaGng	
  
visuals	
  in	
  your	
  context?	
  What	
  opportuniGes?	
  
How	
  would	
  your	
  students	
  perceive	
  badges?	
  
	
  
•  Homework:	
  Explore	
  the	
  visual	
  badge	
  designs	
  
(www.slideshare.net/catspyjamas)	
  and	
  find	
  some	
  
more…	
  
•  Create	
  3	
  visual	
  designs	
  for	
  3	
  related	
  badges	
  	
  
BADGE SYSTEM DESIGN
ACTIVITY
http://carlacasilli.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/badge-pathways-part-1-the-paraquel/
BADGE SYSTEM DESIGN
3 PART BADGE SYSTEM
http://carlacasilli.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/a-foundational-badge-system-design/
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CONSIDER BADGE ECOSYSTEM
GROUP ACTIVITY
•  Use	
  the	
  post-­‐its	
  in	
  front	
  
of	
  you	
  to	
  begin	
  designing	
  
a	
  badge	
  system	
  	
  
•  You	
  may	
  want	
  to	
  use	
  the	
  
badge	
  you	
  made	
  earlier	
  
as	
  a	
  basis.	
  
•  SGck	
  the	
  badges	
  
together.	
  
•  Create	
  5-­‐6	
  badges	
  
GROUP ACTIVITY
Think	
  about	
  	
  
•  Who	
  awards	
  the	
  badges,	
  	
  
•  What	
  triggers	
  the	
  badge	
  
to	
  be	
  issued	
  
•  What	
  are	
  the	
  criteria	
  and	
  
evidence	
  
•  How	
  do	
  they	
  relate?	
  
•  Are	
  they	
  stacked?	
  
•  Do	
  they	
  have	
  common	
  
visual	
  design?	
  
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATURITY MATRIX
OpGonal	
  acGvity	
  	
  
http://www.learningfutures.eu/2014/07/eportfolios-open-badges-maturity-matrix/
TABLE ACTIVITY
•  Opportunity	
  Mapping	
  
•  What	
  opportuniGes	
  do	
  you	
  see	
  for	
  RMIT	
  with	
  
open	
  badges?	
  
TECH SOLUTIONS FOR OPEN
BADGES
OpGonal	
  acGvity	
  	
  
BADGE OS
ACHIEVERY
BADGE LIST
RED CRITTER
OPEN BADGE FACTORY
YOU GET A BADGE!
To	
  claim	
  
•  Go	
  to	
  Credly.com	
  
•  Use	
  claim	
  code	
  	
  
E3F-­‐AA78-­‐09C	
  
Or	
  email	
  
hello@academictribe.co	
  
Joyce Seitzinger
@catspyjamasnz
@academictribe
joyce@academictribe.co
BE A NODE IN OUR NETWORK!

Promise & Practice of #OpenBadges #icdeunisa