open badges: using 'lightweight' rewards and credentials to increase motivation and...
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Open Badges: Using 'Lightweight' Rewards and Credentials to Increase Motivation and Participation
Dr. Ian GloverSenior Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning,
Sheffield Hallam University
JISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
What is a badge?
Visual representation of achievement, experience, affiliation and/or interest - ideally distinctive and understood within a community.
JISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
What is a badge?
Visual representation of achievement, experience, affiliation and/or interest - ideally distinctive and understood within a community.
Some examples:
JISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
“Badges mean nothing in themselves, but
they mark a certain achievement and they
are a link between the rich and the poor.
For when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout’s arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at
once awakens an interest and
sympathy between them.”
- Juliette G. Low, Founder of Girl Scouts of the USAJISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
Why 'Open' badges?
• Badges increasingly being used to encourage continued 'brand engagement' online– e.g. Four Square, Quidco,
• Also used to represent achievement within a domain– e.g games (XBox, Playstation, Steam [PC])
• However, all separate
• 'Open Badges' allows badges from multiple sources to be gathered together
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Why the buzz about Open Badges for Education?
• Growing recognition that lots of learning happens outside the classroom
• Grade transcripts hide the 'truth' about learning
• Strong links with current trends such as MOOCs, Gamification, Mobile Learning– but can be used independently of these
• Significant motivational potential in some situations
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"What's my motivation?"
• Intrinsic Motivation- Personal- Strong
• Extrinsic Motivation- External factors- Weak (usually)
• Mixed motivations common- e.g. interested in the topic,
but also want to gain recognition from peers.
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Research conducted at City University London
• Aim to identify perceptions and possible value of Open Badges
• Semi-structured interviews with staff– Whole institution
• Focus groups with students– Health Sciences and Engineering
• None had prior knowledge of badges in HE– but some were aware of other uses
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Findings related to student motivation
• Badges would act as a motivator – would push students to go beyond the minimum– would support both individual and competitive goals
• Why?– To stand out when apply for jobs– To help students monitor their progress
• personal and relative to peers– To recognise effort in formative tasks
• But, important not to issue too many– each badge must represent a genuine achievement
• Other findings in research paper
Open Badges at Sheffield Hallam University
• Current and completed uses– International students' engagement in cultural / orientation
activities– Course representatives– Reflective Practice module
• Planned / proposed uses– Information skills– Graduate Attributes– Staff Continuing Professional Development (CPD)– Professional skills for International MBA students
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Share your uses / ideas
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Places to earn/display Open Badges
• 'Educational' platforms introducing badges:– Moodle – Blackboard – Mahara – PebblePad– Wordpress– Drupal
• Central, common 'backpack' (https://backpack.openbadges.org)
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Getting started
• Image creation– OpenBadges.me (http://openbadges.me)– Online Badge Maker (http://www.onlinebadgemaker.com/)
• Badge creation and issuing– badg.us (http://badg.us)
• All-in-one systems– Credly (http://credly.com) – Mozilla BadgeKit (http://badgekit.openbadges.org/) - April 2014
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Additional information
• From me– Investigating
perceptions and potential of open badges in formal higher education
– Open Badges: a visual, learner-centric approach to recognising achievement
– Slideshare Presentations (several on Open Badges)
• From other people– 7 things you should know about Badges - Educause– Digital badges for professional development - Educause Review– So What Are Open Badges? - JISC RSC Scotland– Open Badges Google group– Projects from Mozilla MozfestJISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
Contact
Dr. Ian [email protected]
http://blogs.shu.ac.uk/telteam
@irglover
JISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
Claim your Badge!
JISC RSC Online Conference 2013 (#RSCOnline13) - 5th December 2013
http://badg.us/en-US/badges/claim/3jvwhu