Download - Create your own open badges
10/11 June 2014 Martin Cooke, Jisc RSC Advisor
Matt Aldred, Loughborough College
Objectives: by the end of the session delegates will have explored the• design• creation• managementof badges for learning, motivation and accreditation
Open Badges – what are they? (with acknowledgment to RSC Scotland)
Digital representation of skills and achievements gained
Essential information baked–in Issuer/Criteria/Evidence
Verified by credible organisations
Shared online with all via social media, blogs, websites
Open Technical Standard• Any individual, group or organisation can issue and verify• Can be earned from multiple sources• Earners can manage and share via Backpack
Open Badges
– evidence of employability skills and attributes not picked up in formal qualifications
– Showcase attributes alongside academic qualifications on a professional profile such as LinkedIn
– Employers can search online to identify individuals with the right mix of skills and attributes for a specific job
– Access evidence of the attributes or skills that have been badged
– Create and influence relationships with employers by having them endorse your badges and vice versa
Open Badge Design Kithttp://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/media/421718/jiscopenbadgesdesigntoolkit-print_1.pdf
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What skills, attributes and understanding could students demonstrate in relation to your
strategic driver?
Activity 1: What is the badge for?
Choose one of your drivers eg retention, esafety, employability
What non-accredited activities or attributes relate to it?
Activity 2 Who, What and Why?In your group, take one of the activities or attributes you have noted and consider this in terms of a badge
Use the inside section of the Toolkit and, work through this for one of the credentials. Then work on a credential your partner has developed.
Who would the badge be awarded to?
What criteria would need to be met
Why?
badgemaker projecthttp://www.badgemakerproject.com/
openbadges.mehttps://www.openbadges.me/designer.html
badgemakerproject
http://demo.badgemakerproject.com/
makebadg.es
http://www.makebadg.es/badge.html
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/badges
Meteorite badges are
common and easy to earn
when just getting started.
Moon badges are
uncommon and
represent an investment in
learning.
Earth badges are rare.
They require a significant amount of learning.
Sun badges are epic.
Earning them is a true
challenge, and they require
impressive dedication.
Black Hole badges
are legendary
and unknown.
They are the most unique
Khan Academy awards.
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Borders College
• Using Open Badges to:
»Motivate learners and improve retention through stepped achievements
»Encourage staff CPD
»Enhance employability through recognising soft / additional skills
»Improve digital literacies with Moodle Open Badges
Improving motivation / enhancing employability
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Open Badges
• Jobs/Volunteering - doing specific job or volunteering• Interest/Project/Hobby • Group/Affiliation • Events attending or participating in events or traveling• Attribute/Habits character traits or attitudes• Awards/Honours/Titles certification, award, or title• Skill/Knowledge - skill or possession of knowledge
http://carlacasilli.wordpress.com/
Top down or bottom up?
Plymouth College: Moodle Medals
set of standards in Moodle VLE
Bronze, Silver and Gold awards
enhanced quality of materials, resources and content of courses. Quality framework - more structured approach to courseshttp://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies/sw/city-college-plymouth-sw64.aspx
Plymouth College: Moodle MedalsSee sheet for detail of criteria
Bronze• at least 3 uploaded PDF docs• easy navigation with course menu or similar• student handbook or course planner• calendar• reading or resource list• glossary • use of images • separate assessment or assignment schedule • 50% learners active
Catmose College
http://blog.makewav.es/2013/06/06/badges-for-literacy-pt-iii-designing-open-badges/
Example of filled-in design sheet
Blackboard and Bb MOOC
Using badges in Blackboardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUeuXnRNEeY
MOOCBadges: New Currency for Professional Credentialshttps://badges.coursesites.com/
»What do you want to badge and why?»Ensure your badge system can grow»Think about constellations and pathways
design considerations
Activity 3: Toolkit: design the badge
Think about
brandunified lookshapevisual themeslogosizefont
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Open Badges Tools
– Jisc Open Badges Design Sheet –– Mozilla BadgeKit – you need to register– DigitalMe Resources - http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badges – Issuing platforms include:
• Wordpress• Moodle• Blackboard• Edmodo
– Design platforms include:• Badgemaker - http://www.badgemakerproject.com/ • OpenBadge.me - https://www.openbadges.me/
• Some tools to help you get started
http://blog.makewav.es/files/2013/08/Badge-platform-comparison-sheet2.pdf
http://goo.gl/3MwWVs
Badge System Design template
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http://Bit.ly/badgesystemdesign
http://goo.gl/1Nr62G
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Badge brand design
• Considerations
»How will the badge visual design represent you?
»What consistent visual identifiers will you use for key elements of your badges?
»Who will design your badge brand design?
»What systems or tools will you use to design your badge?
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/rw1oh8qxo3o9s2g/DPD-card-deck-frontback-draft7.pdf
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Toolkit http://learningelectronically.com/?p=226
Like many things, you never really realise just how much goes into creating a badge. From the outside, it looks just like a simple graphic – How hard can it be? Five minutes in Photoshop, maybe, if that! In fact, there’s so much more to it. Cosmetically, yes, it’s a graphic, but under it all, the metadata is what makes it tick – and to plan it, is a massive planning process:
Once you get into the planning process, considering the earners, the viewers, the endorsers and the issuers – it all starts to make a bit more sense. Yes – you’re forced to run
through all the planning in order to make a badge that works – but in doing this, you have something far more
valuable.
Moodle 2.5 includes Open Badges
Part 1 - http://www.screenr.com/Jf67Part 2 – Setting up the Quiz and Looking at Badges http://www.screenr.com/7v67Part 3 – Making the Badge http://www.screenr.com/hv67Part 4 – Setting up the Backpack http://www.screenr.com/4v67Part 5 – Getting my Badge http://www.screenr.com/Lv67Part 6 – Getting my Badge pt 2 http://www.screenr.com/3v67
Moodle is the first widely-used platform to support badges. Teachers can now design and award their own badges for any users on their sites, using their own criteria. These badges are compatible with the Open Badges standard from Mozilla, and can be used outside Moodle as well.
For more on open badges:http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/jisc-rsc-scotland-open-badges-workshop
open badges in Moodle 2.5
When logged on as a teacher or admin in Moodle you will be able to use badges in the Admin block
http://badgekit.openbadges.org/May 2014: tools will be available for free, public use
APRIL 2014
https://p2pu.org/en/groups/how-do-i-make-a-badge/content/making-a-badge-with-inkscape/
Making a badge with Inkscape
Open Badge Designerhttps://www.openbadges.me/
Open Badge Designerhttps://www.openbadges.me/
makebadg.es
http://www.makebadg.es/badge.html
Who is involved? (with acknowledgment to RSC Scotland)
IssuerA credible organisation Who decides? SMT sign-off? Keep it informal?
Tutor/Trainer or Peers EarnerLearner with evidence of prior learningIndividual participating in new learning or skillsIndividual achieving a designated task AudienceProspective employersEducation providersFriends and social groups
Who endorses?
you need the Endorser of the badge to be a leading name/organisation/company in order for the badge to carry extra value – especially when you consider its transferability
also works for the private sector – no-one would have to repeat training undertaken for another organisation!!
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Matt AldredLearning Technologist, Loughborough College
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