open badges a beuth university in berlin

Open Badges Design at Beuth University in Berlin

Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem Twitter: @mediendidaktik Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin Professor for Digital Media & Diversity

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BEUTH BADGES, since 2012

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Open Badges ProjectsA. Qualification programs CREDIT POINTS & BEUTH BONUS

C. Erasmus project Open Badge Network & DACH Usergroup

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B. University project DIGITAL FUTURE

Project CREDIT POINTS, 2013-2014Project website: creditpoints.beuth-hochschule.de

• 25 participants • 50% female/male • 12 countries • 20 STEM degrees • 50% employment

attainment at program end (adequate to the degree) + later positive career changes

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• Unemployment in Germany is twice as high among people who have migration background compared to those who do not.

• Many migrants hold professional degrees and valuable skills and yet have problems finding adequate employment (the problem of “brain waste” and “precarious working conditions”)

• There has been a strong need for expert workforce in specialised fields in Germany and a significant gap between demand and the unused potential (the problem of “skill shortage”)

Rationale

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More information: http://www.netzwerk-iq.de/english-version.html

Types of competencies

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Digital certificates (2x)OB infrastructure and PDF as supplementPDF supplements mark the transition from electronic to digital!

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Project BeuthBonus, 2015-2018Project website: beuthbonus.beuth-hochschule.de

• 40 participants p.a. • 50% female/male • STEM degrees • IT-related careers

12 Nov 2015 Kick-off with first 7 participants from e.g. Greece, Syria, Afghanistan, Kenya.

Goals:

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BeuthBonus - Advisory Board

• help understand labor market / employer requirements

• co-define competencies for employment

• advise and co-design relevant credentials

• endorsers Open Badges

Organisations from the IT / Digital Business

Goals:

Cooperations, e.g. Berlin public transport company (BVG)

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Approaches to Open Badges

2013-2014 Migrant academics with technical degrees

2013-2014 Migrant academics with IT-related degrees

Observe - Explore - Supply • observe personal development • explore individual potentials • award individual badges

Define - Develop - Request • define employment-relevant skills • develop skills along defined badges • request badges and provide evidence

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Key challenges

internal view external viewHow to balance standardization (efficiency) with

personalization (quality) of the badging system?

How to create value added for badge-earners when Open Badges are

not recognised by employers yet?

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The 5 step design modelA. Competency design

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ProfilPASS

BadgeCanvas

B. Conceptual design

AdobeIllustrator C. Visual

design

MoodleWP, OBP

D. Issuing design

MoodleWP, OBP

E. Displaying design

OPENBADGEDESIGN

Buchem (2015)

Competency design

ProfilPASS is a method (biographical, developmental and holistic approach) and an instrument (a set of questions for self-reflection and self-assessment accompanied by expert consulting/coaching on formulation of own goals and professional orientation) to capture individual competencies from formal, non-formal and informal learning contexts.

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Using ProfilPASS to capture competencies

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Using BADGE CANVAS to design badges

http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badgecanvas/

Conceptual design

Conceptual design

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Using BADGE CANVAS to design badges

Visual design

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Using Adobe Illustrator to design badge-png

Issuing design

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Using Moodle to issue Open Badges

Issuing system

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Using Moodle to issue Open Badges

Issuing design

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Using Open Badge Factory to issue Open Badges

Issuing design

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Using Open Badge Factory to issue Open Badges

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Using Mozilla BackpackDisplaying design

Displaying design

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Using Open Badges Passport

master thesis #1

Open Badges research at Beuth University Berlin

Perceived usefulness:

employer view

master thesis #2 master thesis #3

Competency assessment:

HR view

Design preferences:

user view

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Thanks!Ilona Buchem Beuth Hochschule Berlin @mediendidaktik buchem@beuth-hochschule.de

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