guidelines for using open badges in european youth exchanges
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Open digital badges for youth exchanges
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Welcome to the badge world! This a step-by-step guide which will prepare you for using Open digital badges to recognise learning that happens during international youth exchanges.
ABOUT OPEN BADGES
∎ Open Badges is a worldwide standard to validate and recognise learning that happens anywhere. They are visual representation of learning and achievements.
∎ Badges are digital and thus create new possibilities to manage achievements: store, share and display them anywhere on the web and include on CV.
∎ Find out more about Open Badges
BADGES IN YOUTH EXCHANGES
∎ Youth exchanges offer non-formal and informal learning opportunities. Badges map learning and structure the Youthpass reflection process.
∎ Badges enable learners to collect evidence of their achievements, verify them with their peers and group leaders.
∎ Find out more about Youthpass
/ GUIDELINES FOR USE
HOW TO SET UP BADGES
Create badge project on www.badgecraft.euImport badge system from badge librarySpecify badge contentFamiliarise with tips for using badges
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Click to register your account. Login, if you have one
Go to Projects/ Organisations and create an organisation. If have already, skip this step
Create a new project for your activity
On-boarding badge claimed with code
Special Powers - bonus badge
Badge quest:3 out 5 tasks
Unlock 5 other badges
Badge quest: 4 out 5 tasks
Badge quest:3 out 5 tasks
Badge quest:3 out 5 tasks
Badge quest:3 out 5 tasks
Badge quest:all tasks or nothing
Badge quest:3 out 5 tasks
Type keywords “youth exchange”
Import full badge system to your project
https://www.badgecraft.eu/en/library
Specify badge content
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Go to Projects/Badges to view all imported badges
“Draft” indicates the badge that can be modified and yet not visible to users. You can change badge status in “Settings”
Modify 3 badges only
“Special Powers” badge Group leaders badgeYouth Exchangers badge
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Select “Modify” to edit badge description according your
project details.
Tips for using badges
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Give to participants the code for the on-boarding badge to use on
www.badgecraft.eu/claimor scan it with QR code scanner
SMOOTH START∎ Introduce Open Badges to
all team members well in advance
∎ Introduce Open Badges to participants latest on the 2nd day of activity
∎ Use these resources:
Video What is a Badge?
Slides of Youth Exchangers game
∎ Give out claim code for the on-boarding badge “Exchanger Onboard”
EXCHANGE PROGRAMME∎ At the end of the day
give time for participants to reflect their learning and relate it to badge tasks
∎ At the beginning of the day remind participants about badges and tasks
∎ During mid-term evaluation discuss with participants their badge learning progress
SOFT END∎ On the final day of the
programme give time for participants to conclude their learning and claim badges
∎ Relate learning results and achievements to Youthpass key-competences
∎ Talk how to use badges on social networks and on CV
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR!
ReferencesEUROPEAN BADGE ALLIANCE
Promotes the use of Open digital badges and other tools to validate and recognise learning during the European mobility activities.
www.ebawebsite.net
ERASMUS+
European Union’s programme which offers funding for mobility projects in various fields of education & learning
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus
BADGECRAFT
Is a multilingual platform to manage any achievements using world-wide standard of Open digital badges
www.badgecraft.eu
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