re-imagining credentials with mozilla open badges - an open badges design workshop

Developing Mobile Learning Solutions for Social Services in Scotland Scottish Social Services Council

Tim Riches 9 Jan 2013 Dundee #openbadges

Tim Riches CEO DigitalMe @triches / tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk Partnerships, Open Badges, Mozilla Foundation

About digitalme

Today’s Goals: 1.  Open Badges Qs answered 2.  Move your badge idea one step forward 3.  Issue you with Badge Canvas 101 Open

Badge 4.  Clear next action 5.  Badge partner pledge

1. What are open badges?

Mozilla Open Badges: a web standard which captures & communicates learning

How do they work?

CC BY-SA Kyle Bowen

Mozilla’s  Open  Badge  Infrastructure  

www.backpack.openbadges.org  

What makes Open Badges different? 1.  Open & free skills communication

standard 2.  Anyone can create open badges 3.  Data is owned by users

Who is using Open Badges?

Some of the organisations involved in the ecosystem

235,000 badges issued

1900 issuers

52,395 Backpacks

1400% Growth since Nov 2012

240 orgs Clinton Global Initiative

120 partners

Mozfest 2013

Badge The World 1M Badges Pledged

What tools are available?

Moodle, Blackboard, Makebadg.es, Openbadges.me, Badgemaker, Mahara, Achievery, Badgekit, Makewaves…

What problems could badges solve? •  Recognise learning traditional qualifications fail to do •  Student & teachers create a fuller picture of learning •  Learner led pathways & feedback •  Monitoring learning ecosystems •  Become discoverable by your talents & achievements •  Career development

Recap - today’s Goals: 1.  Open Badges Qs answered 2.  Move your badge idea one step forward 3.  Issue you with Badge Canvas 101 Open

Badge 4.  Clear next action 5.  Badge partner pledge

Case Study 1: S2R Medals Case study pages online

Learner  User  Journey  (270) Student  recruited  by  school  for  program  

Student  works  through  20  hour    program  at  

centre  

Student  receives  badges    online  

Student  s  share  achievements    at  celebraAon  event  

Student  becomes  mentor  or  conAnues  with  

program  back  at  school  

3  sets  Journalist,  Coach  &  Producer  

3  levels  in  each  set:  Bronze,  Silver  &  Gold  

Each  badge  has  specific  skills,  criteria  and  evidence  aHached  to  it  

QualitaAve  assessment  of  skills  by  peers/leaders  who  issue  the  badges  

S2R  Medals  

Aren’t badges just for kids?

Case Study 2: Badge The UK

“…qualifications are worthless as a criteria for hiring”!Google 2013!

Capturing all learning – creating new skills currency !

Badge ‘App Store’!

Badge Displayers!

Badge Audience!

Today’s Goals: 1.  Open Badges Qs answered 2.  Move your badge idea one step forward 3.  Issue you with Badge Canvas 101 Open

Badge 4.  Clear next action 5.  Badge partner pledge

Download  canvases  at  www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk  

Designing Open Badges

The Open Badge Design Canvas Download canvases at www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk

1.  Audience  

Primary  &  secondary  age  (Open  Badges  for  13+)  Teachers  

Teachers  

Other  pupils  Technology  companies    Colleges  /  UniversiAes  

Stand  out  digital  CV    Access  to  soUware  &  hardware  Days  out  of  school  presenAng  

Recognise  genuine  learning  Industry  recogniAon  

IdenAfy  talent  Staff  engagement  

Technology  sector  companies  UniversiAes  /  college  

ExisAng  db  Conferences  Endorser  channels    

Teacher  &  peer    Monitored  by  DigitalMe  

2.  Components  Digital  Leader  Explorer  Badge  

•   Learn  to  use  soUware    /  hardware  •   Knowledge  of  main  funcAons  •   Ideas  of  how  it  could  be  applied  to  solve  a  problem  

•   Working  independently    •   Resilience  •   Self  Confidence  

•   Create  and  deliver  a  presentaAon  on  technology  discovered  •   Field  quesAons  from  group  

•   Share  presentaAon  online  •   Teacher  /  snr  peer  confirms  presentaAon  by  awarding  the  badge  

3.  Badge  pathways  

Explorer:  Independently  explore  &  share  Reactor:  Responds  to  a  brief,  applies  tech  to  solve  a  problem  Project:  Works  as  part  of  a  team  on  extended  project  Sub  badges  e.g.  presenter,  coder,  help  desk,  ambassador    (three  earned  for  each  badge)    

4.  Resources  

-­‐   Staff  Ame:  develop  endorser  relaAonships,  presentaAons,  training,  create  support  materials,  fund  raising  -­‐   Badge  issuing  plaaorm  /  plugin  (e.g.  Makewaves,  Badge  us,  Blackboard,  wordress  plugin  etc…  -­‐   Displayer:  Wordpress,  Moodle,  Linkedin,  Thimble  CV?      -­‐   Expenses  

Free badge designer

www.makebadg.es  

5.  Design  

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Tim Riches Tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk

@triches www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk