implementing open badges in four preservice teacher education programs: challenges, lessons, and...
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In this symposium, participants representing teacher preparation programs from four universities will present how they have implemented open badges to better meet the needs of their students. Each will discuss the challenges faced in their program, how open badges helped them meet those challenges, and what issues and opportunities they are currently exploring.TRANSCRIPT
Boise State
Timothy NewbyPurdue University
Chris HaskellBoise State University
Daniel L. Randall Richard E. West
Brigham Young University
Jered BorupGeorge Mason University
BYU PurdueGeorgeMason
Implementing Open Badges in Four Preservice Teacher Education Programs:
Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities
Merit Badges and Digital Badges
Merit (Physical) Badges
Digital Badges
- Acknowledge accomplishment- Display skills gained- Motivation
Same Benefits as physical badges -Typically not sharable -
Gamification -
Khan Academy Badges (not Open!)
Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/badgeson 11/30/13.
Open Badges
Open Badges
Same Affordances as Digital Badges, Plus: - Uses Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI)- Display badges via web- Metadata (Criteria and Evidence links)
Open Badge Metadata
Mozilla Backpack
Backpack Collection
Multiple collections can be created.
Collections can remain private or can be made public and shared.
Mozilla’s Vision of Credentialing
Learn and gain skills in formal and informal settings
Collect and Display Badges
New Opportunities & Lifelong Learning
Value of Badges in Credentialing
CC BY-SA Class Hack http://classhack.com/post/39932478440/indianajones
A badge is only as good as:
The criteria (rigor/weight) attached to it.
The process used to evaluate the learner’s work.
It’s value to students and/or stakeholders.
Badge Inflation
CC BY-SA Class Hack http://classhack.com/post/50915858999/carpetbadging
Mass awarding of badges with little or no assessment of work.
Or criteria is so easy and short everyone earns the badge.
Often happens as a part of gamification.
“Carpet Badging”
BYU (IPT EdTec): Dan Randall & Rick West
Google Sites
PersonalTech
Choice1
Choice2
Choice3
Badge System for 286
Student selected Internet Communication Technology
Student selected Multimedia Technology
Student selectedPersonal Technologies
AdditionalConcepts
MobileLearn
Internet Safety
Copy right
iMovie
Lower level badges are not issued for these projects
Project level badge not issued for these
additional concepts
Educational Technology
Course Level Badge
Project Level Badge
Lower Level Badges
GoogleEarth
SocialNetworking
Twitter LinkedIn Google+Facebook
Personal Technology Project Options
Lower level badges arenot issued for larger
technologies likeGoogle Earth
Lower level badges are not issued for these
technologies
Predefined Cluster Pick 3 Smaller Tech1 Large Tech
SocialNetworking
Choice1
Choice2
Choice3
A project level badge is not issued for this collection
of technologies
Project Level Badge
Lower Level Badges
Technology Integration
PersonalTech
Project
PersonalTech
Project
Google Sites
Culminating Badge
Major Project Badges
Minor ProjectBadges
Google Sites
Educational Technology
iMovie/MovieMaker
PersonalTech
Project
Pro
Choice1
Choice2
Choice3
Copyright
Internet Safety
MobileLearning
2
8
6
Strategy Level iMovie
IntegrationLevel
Google Sites
iMovie
CulminatingBadge
B
e
y
o
n
d
2
8
6
Proposed Badges Beyond 286
Technology Level
Google Sites
iMovie
iMovie
Badge Level:Sub-Level:
Google Sites (IC)
Student Works on Project/ Makes Corrections
Instructor/TA Assess
Feedback
Submit/Resubmit
Multiple Attempts allowed
An “A” in class does not necessarily equal a badge
Mastery Approach
Content Area Paths
Biology Chem English FACSForeign
Language Health History/SSPerform.
Arts PETE PhysicsSubject Specific Technologies
LoggerPro-BioLoggerPro-
ChemiBooks Author SketchUp
Video Conference
Fitness Tracking
Dipity Ubersence StudiocodeLoggerPro -
Physics
Bio Classification
Virtal ChemLab
Piktochart FloorPlanner AudicityChoose my
plate?Ubersense Phyision
BiodigitalHuman
Storybird Garage BandVirtual Physics
Lab
Storify
General Technologies Recommend for a Subject (e.g. tech aligns well with subject)
Google EarthMendeley
Social Bookmarking
Podcasting Logger Pro-Bio Google earth Audicity
Google Earth Google Earth Mendeley Garage Band
Podcasting iBooks Author iBooks Author
Online Presentations
Over 50 badges available to earn
Over 330 individuals have earned a badge
Over 480 total badges issued
Badge Stats
Other Badge Projects
Professional Development for inserviceteachers
Open Badges to recognize Soft Skills
Open Badge systems for professional organizations (see AJE article)
Randall, D. L., Harrison, J. B., West, R.E. (2013). Giving credit where credit is
due: Designing Open Badges for a technology integration course.
TechTrends, 57(6), 88-95. doi:10.1007/s11528-013-0706-5
Available Now!
Recent Articles
Davies, R. S., Randall, D. L., West, R. E. (in press). Using Open Badges to
Certify Practicing Evaluators. To be published in The American Journal of
Evaluation.
Coming Soon!
Purdue: Tim Newby
Background
Traditional
• Large class (200+ each semester)
• Lecture = content; Lab = tools
• Disconnect between lecture and lab
• Project performance quality could be improved
Passport
• No help with the size of class – but it can handle it
• Basic badges prerequisite to comprehensive badges
• Can integrate instruction with the learning activity
• Mastery learning possible
Create
Deliver
Assess
Award
Passport
Deliver
Assess
Award
EDCI 270 Badges
Badge features
• Unlimited challenge levels
• Ease of integrating media
• Multiple possible student activities
• Mastery grading
• Prerequisite badges
• Public Passport profile
Surprises/Lessons Learned
• Mastery difficulty
• Reduction of Teaching Assistants
• Ease of integration
• Fun/joy of design
• Transfer of feedback desires
• Organizational structure
• Scenario/problem-based badges
George Mason: Jered Borup
Pilot Participant Reaction (n=8)
5.38
4.63
4.63
4.75
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
I plan to list my badges on myCurriculum Vitae.
I plan to display my badges in myMozilla Backpack.
Badges motivated me tocomplete learning activities
The badges were an importantaspect of the course
Pilot Participant Reaction (n=8)
5.38
4.63
4.63
4.75
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
I plan to list my badges on myCurriculum Vitae.
I plan to display my badges in myMozilla Backpack.
Badges motivated me tocomplete learning activities
The badges were an importantaspect of the course
Pilot Participant Reaction (n=8)
5.38
4.63
4.63
4.75
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
I plan to list my badges on myCurriculum Vitae.
I plan to display my badges in myMozilla Backpack.
Badges motivated me tocomplete learning activities
The badges were an importantaspect of the course
Badges Were Motivating
• I thought maybe they need to set it up almost like martial arts, where now you’re a green belt, and then you work your way all the way up to 3 degree black belt OTI guy, and somehow have that directly linked to your Blackboard profile.
Badges Were Motivating
Interviewer: “What are your thoughts on the use of badges? Were you motivated to get those badges?”
“Absolutely. I can't believe this but yes I was. I haven't done anything with them but I got them all. I did, you're right and something silly like that but it really did motivate you to get them.”
Badge Confusion
“I thought they were fun. I earned them, that’s good. I’d love to take those badges, or the symbols, and put them up on my website but I can’t seem to figure it out. I guess I could just cut and paste it from the course.”
Interviewer: “Did you upload them to Mozilla Backpack?”
“I did, but then, okay, they’re in Mozilla Backpack. What do I do with them there?”
Badge Confusion
“I don't understand my badges. I know that sounds awful. I love the badges. I was super excited. I'm going to print them out and put them up on my office wall. I don't understand, I've got them in my backpack, but I don't understand where my backpack is supposed to be. I apparently still am confused on the badges.”
Future Directions
• We will continue to use badges
• We need to do a better job helping students to understand the benefits and affordances of badges
• We need a new issuer
Boise State: Chris Haskell
Follow the link below to watch Chris describe what he’s done at Boise
State.
http://youtu.be/1bCZkhdrn0k
QBL/Badges Whitepaper Attractive Quest/Badge Design
Links to Badge Research
Questions?
Please Feel Free to Contact Us
Thank You
Rick [email protected]
Jered [email protected]
Dan Randall [email protected]
Chris [email protected]