1. What are open badges?

Open Badges 101Lucy NealeProjects Director DigitalMe

Open Badges – creating

new skills currency

Aims for the Session: 1. Understand what Open Badges are and

how they can apply to the School Nurse Project

2. Have a go at designing your own badge!

3. Think about practical next steps to launch a badge

School Nurse Badges:• Motivate students to access

information• Recognise students as ‘Health

Champions’• Step older students into careers in

health• Accredit nurses/teachers who

support the programme

1. What are open badges?

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

http://openbadges.org

Silo 1 Silo 2

Silo 4

Formal qualifications

After schoolclub certificates

Onlinelearning

Silo 3

Professional development

How do they work?

CC BY-SA Kyle Bowen

Mozilla’s Open Badge Infrastructure

www.backpack.openbadges.org

Who is using Open Badges?

Some of the organisationsinvolved in the

ecosystem

300,000 + badges issued

2000 issuers

52,395 Backpacks

1400% Growth since Nov 2012

120 partners

Badges in Action

New Badge Library

makewav.es/badgelibrary

Developing Knowledge &

Awareness

Add evidence & connect with

others

Students display their badges

Practical offline skills & activities

Recognised & trusted standard

Taking on roles & responsibilities

Stepping into Careers

Questions?

1. Audience & Value

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

School

Other pupilsTechnology companies Colleges / Universities

Stand out digital CV Access to software & hardwareDays out of school presenting

Recognise genuine learningIndustry recognition

Identify talentStaff engagement

Technology sector companiesUniversities / college

Existing dbConferencesEndorser channels

Teacher & peer Monitored by DigitalMe

2. ComponentsDigital Leader Explorer Badge

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

• Working independently • Resilience• Self Confidence

• Create and deliver a presentation on technology discovered• Field questions from group

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

3. Badge pathways

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

4. Resources

- Staff time: develop endorser relationships, presentations, training, create support materials, fund raising- Badge issuing platform / plugin (e.g. Makewaves, Badge us, Blackboard, wordress plugin etc…- Displayer: Wordpress, Moodle, Linkedin, Thimble CV? - Expenses

5. Design

Lunch!

Badge image designer

www.makebadg.es

Pitch!

Next Steps

What are you…• Excited about?• Concerned about?• Explore Further?

Yay! You’ve earned a badge!

Thanks!