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Digital Badges at Seton Hall

Key Concepts for Digital Badges

• Transportability– multiple learning spaces– shifting time and the non-linear education

• Granularity – string it all together– paint a more meaningful picture

Digital Badges at Seton Hall

Practical Examples

• MOUSE & the MOUSE Corps• NYC BOE DIG/IT• RIT - Just Press Play• Purdue University - Passport• Educause ELI Annual Conference• Pirate Patch: A Digital Badge Initiative

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Pirate Patch: A Digital Badge Initiative

• The Goals• The Standard• The Platform and the Players• The Pilot and the Data• The Post-Pilot Mess• The New Directions

Digital Badges at Seton Hall

Gamification

• What is it?• The Good and the Bad• User / Student Motivations• The Strategies• The Hits and Misses

Digital Badges at Seton Hall

Small Group Time

• Classroom level• Program level• Student engagement• Career building• Informal learning

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Time to Roll Your Own

• Metadata• Criteria• Graphic Design

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• Instantly Recognizable

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Drawing Inspiration

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3 Keys to Logo Design

• SIMPLE• APPROPRIATE• MEMORABLE

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Speed, Efficiency, On Time

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Icon Packs

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Keys to Badge Design

• Scalable (Vector Based)• Instantly Recognizable• Fits the Content• Simple Design

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Where Do We Go From Here?

• From Exercise to Practical Application• The Goals• The Standard• The Platform and the Players• The Pilot• The Data

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