Badges , Adult LLN Learners and Personalised Learning

Some Ideas for using badges to support changing pedagogies.

Liz Renshaw

At the start up interview

• Identify key skills, interests, informal learning and work life at initial interview.

• Recognise these achievements with badges for life long learning.

Personalise initial experience and build approach based on strengths not weaknesses

Build Voice and Choice for Learners

• Design initial challenges that align with learning goals of orientation and induction. (O and I)

• Assist learners to select and work through short (O and I)challenges

• Get badges early in learning process to encourage motivation.

Choice in LLN Learning

• Offer variety in delivery modes eg face to face, blended, online, workplace, community

• Assign different badges for different delivery modes

• Guide learners to choose delivery modes to suit their needs

• Acknowledge choice with ‘delivery’ badges to increase students levels of engagement

Sharing Design and Assessment Activities

• Change design and assessment approaches for learning activities to match learner needs eg teacher lead, teacher/learners or learner lead.

• Increase in participation, and engagement building more reflective learners.

• Badges could reflect different approaches to learner engagement in design and asessment

Recognise the Small

• Recognise different levels of skills, engagement and participation with courses.

• Use stealth approach as unexpected awards for learners.

• Helps to build positive self esteem and resilence.

Digital Literacy

• Use a more wholistic approach to achievements

• Integrate ‘outside’ activities with ‘formal’ learning.

• Learners active in digital spheres eg FB, Zygna games, but skills not identified or recognised.

• Acknowledge digital literacy skill sets with badges