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Page 1: DIGITAL BADGES. moveupct.org Overview I. Brief introduction to Move UP! II. What are digital badges ? III. How & why are digital badges being used? IV

DIGITAL BADGES

Page 2: DIGITAL BADGES. moveupct.org Overview I. Brief introduction to Move UP! II. What are digital badges ? III. How & why are digital badges being used? IV

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Overview

I. Brief introduction to Move UP!

II. What are digital badges ?

III. How & why are digital badges being used?

IV. Discussion: How could digital badges be used in your program or in our region?

V. Resources will be available on the Move UP! Website

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Move UP’s mission is to increase the number of adults in the Capital Region of CT who are ready for college, career and self-sufficiency, by developing a high-quality, well-coordinated adult literacy system with multiple pathways to educational attainment and jobs that pay sustainable wages.

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Adult Education

Job Training Programs

Community Colleges

CBO’s

Breaking Down Silos…

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To build a more-coordinated adult literacy system that provides career pathways for individuals and a talent

pipeline for employers

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A Coordinated Adult Literacy System• Has cross-agency partnerships• Has standardized or coordinated intake and assessment

tools and protocols• Develops programs that are connected to key employers,

in growing sectors, with high-demand jobs, and are accelerated, modularized, contextualized, and lead to industry-recognized credentials.

• Programs at every level prepare participants and connect them with the next step on the pathway.

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A Coordinated Adult Literacy System

Could have a shared data system that:

• Standardizes basic intake information across programs

• Can match program data with wage data during and after program completion

• Captures data for common outcomes and measurements

• Represents student learning & accomplishments

• Digital Badges or Micro-credentials

• Stackable Credentials

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Move UP! Initiatives & Interests• Measurements & Data – baseline data on adult literacy for the

region & RBA report card.

• Communications & Awareness – student stories project, PSA’s, editorials, brochures, posters, etc…

• Professional Development – round tables and sharing of emerging trends and best practices; Contextualized Learning Institute.

• Career Pathways – hiring of Pathways Navigator

• Adult Literacy Policy Cabinet

• Remedial Education (“tier 3 students”)

• Two-generational Strategies for school and workforce readiness

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What is a Digital Badge?

Think Girls Scouts… Now think job training & education…

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What is a Digital Badge?

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Digital Badges

• Digital “tokens” or icons that appear on a web page or other on-line platform

• Credentials that represent skills, interests, and achievements earned by an individual through specific projects, programs, classes, or other activities.

• Portable, stackable, micro-credentials

• Linked to information about its validity, authenticity, source, and value, including the earner, criteria, evidence of mastery, & date of completion.

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Digital Badging Ecosystem• Issuers – organizations who create credentials to

demonstrate mastery of skills and achievements that are of value or importance to the issuer.

• Earners – individuals who are learning and want to demonstrate a complete picture of theirs skills and accomplishments

• Consumers – can be individuals, education providers, employers or other groups that have a need for, or interest in, people with the skills and achievements represented by a badge.

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Why Digital Badges?

• Places a focus on individual students and their accomplishments

• Great way for youth and low-level adult learners to show progress and mastery of significant but granular skills.

• Can reflect educational, work, and life experiences beyond the classroom

• Enables professional communities to identify new competencies

• Could be used as a tool with career pathways

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How are Digital Badges Different?

• Represents a shift from traditional books and lecture pedagogy to a model with multiple knowledge streams

• Competency-based

• Recognizes soft skills, as well as technical skills and educational achievements

• Can reflect educational, work, and life experiences beyond the classroom

• Links skill development with employer needs.

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How are Digital Badges Being Used?

• Professional Development

• Recognized on-going learning that could include service, leadership, or content-area expertise

• Display on website like Linked In

• Summer Youth Employment

• Higher Education

• Badges for Vets

• After-School Programs

• Community Education

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Open Badge Infrastructure

• Developed by Mozilla Foundation

• Badges are stored in a “digital backpack”

• Standards for issuing badges

• “Metadata” behind the badge

• links back to the issuer

• Verifies or validates criteria for earning

• Demonstration of competencies

• Reflects date earned and expiration (if applicable)

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How does digital badging fit with the mission and goals of Move UP!

• Professional Development

• Could develop and issue badges for competencies related to contextualized instruction

• Micro-credentials for ABE students or ELL’s who are not yet ready for IBEST or contextualized learning programs

• Vision for a regional system:

• Adult education centers, community-based organizations, community colleges, job training programs, public libraries, and EMPLOYERS could all be part of the badge ecosystem

• Badges could be developed based on data-driven needs, growth trends

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Questions for the Group:

• Do you see any potential usefulness for digital badges in your program?

• Could digital badges help us address the skills gap in our region?

• Are there other questions about digital badges you would like to explore?

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