Badge  The  UK:  Connec&ng  young  people  with  learning,  enterprise  &  employment  opportuni&es    

Innova;ons  in  assessment  Glasgow    25  June  2013  Tim  Riches  @triches  

Badge  leaderboard  mockup  

Where  badges  are  listed  in  charts  based  on  user  feedback  /  employer  endorsement  

Badge  mobile  mockup  

Badges  Made  Easy  

Makewaves  is  the  leading  safe  social  learning  plaBorm  

Whether  pos&ng  photos  via  the  App,  submiKng  a  video  compe&&on  entry  to  the  WWF  Channel  or  live  blogging  from  the  Olympics,  Makewaves  provides  a  fun,  easy  to  use  way  to  engage  learners  worldwide.  

Vital stats

4,000 Schools

75,000 Students

9,000 Teachers

Monthly Activity •  1Million Views •  50,000 Visitors •  8 Mins Per Visit

Stealth  Badges  –community  focused  rewards  for  achieving  levels  or  tasks  

Partner  Badges  –  recogni&on  for  demonstra&ng  specific  achievements  

School  Badges  –  project  &  merit  scheme  badges  

Mozilla  Open  Badges  –  share  achievements  across  plaSorms  via  Mozilla  Backpack  

Badge  Types  

Can  be  repea&ng  or  one  &me  

Choose  if  OBI  enabled  

Set  badge  permissions  

Catalogue  with  tags  

Make  a  Badge

Access  to  a  members  library  of  ready  made  badges  

Search  and  sort  by  tags  

Featured  badges  from  partners  &  projects  

‘My  Badges’  lets  you  view  your  private  badges  

Students  receive  no&fica&on  message  and  announcement  goes  in  news  feed  so  friends  can  be  inspired  

Awarding  a  Badge

Showcase  all  badges  on  your  own  profile  page  

Display  any  Open  Badge  alongside  Makewaves  and  partner  badges  

Embed  the  display  panel  in  your  school  website  or  Wordpress  blog  

Display  Badges

Badge  Design  Tools  

Easily  design  badge  images  

Customise  shapes,  colours  and  icons  

Save  as  Open  Badge  compliant  PNG  file  

Includes  Avatar  maker  

Make  Badges  Tool

Offline  tool  to  help  when  planning  a  badge  or  badge  pathways  

Developed  with  DigitalMe  as  part  of  Badge  The  UK  project  

www.digitalme.co.uk  

Badge  Canvas

Badge  design  canvas  guide  Download  canvases  at  www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk  

1.  Audience  

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

Teachers  

Other  pupils  Technology  companies    Colleges  /  Universi&es  

Stand  out  digital  CV    Access  to  socware  &  hardware  Days  out  of  school  presen&ng  

Recognise  genuine  learning  Industry  recogni&on  

Iden&fy  talent  Staff  engagement  

Technology  sector  companies  Universi&es  /  college  

Exis&ng  db  Conferences  Makewaves  Endorser  channels    

Teacher  &  peer    Monitored  by  DigitalMe  

2.  Components  Digital  Leader  Explorer  Badge  

•   Learn  to  use  socware    /  hardware  •   Knowledge  of  main  func&ons  •   Ideas  of  how  it  could  be  applied  to  solve  a  problem  

•   Working  independently    •   Resilience  •   Self  Confidence  

•   Create  and  deliver  a  presenta&on  on  technology  discovered  •   Field  ques&ons  from  group  

•   Share  presenta&on  online  •   Teacher  /  snr  peer  confirms  presenta&on  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  &me:  develop  endorser  rela&onships,  presenta&ons,  training,  create  support  materials,  fund  raising  -­‐   Badge  issuing  plaSorm  /  plugin  (www.makewav.es  in  this  case)  -­‐   Displayer:  Wordpress,  Moodle,  Linkedin,  Thimble  CV?      -­‐   Expenses  

5.  Design  

Summary  

Suitable)for)under)13s) ✔)Stealth)badges) ✔)Exclusive)project)badges) ✔)Easily)issue)Open)Badges) ✔)Create)your)own)badges) ✔ Display)any)Open)Badge) ✔)Embeddable)display)panel) ✔)Badge)designer)tool) ✔ Blogging)&)eBportfolio)built)in) ✔)Secure)&)moderated)platform)) ✔ Free)support)and)training) ✔ !

Badge  Canvas  

Badge  Library  Launched  for  all  

Open  Beta  for  Badge  Making  

Badge  The  UK  Launch  Event  

Makebadges  Tool  launched  

Badge  Making  launched  for  all  plus  addi&onal  tools,  mobile  etc  

Timeline  

Now  

June  24  

July  4    

September  

Pledge  your  support  1.               Create  a  badge  2.               Issue  badges  3.               Be  a  BTUK  ambassador  4.               Provide  a    real-­‐world  brief  5.               Become  a  mentor  6.               Provide  work  experience  or  other  incen&ve  7.               Endorse  a  badge  8.               Sponsor  a  badge  9.               Evalua&on  10.               Host  us  at  your  event  

Become  a  Badge  The  UK  partner  

Qualita&ve  assessment  of  skills  by  peers/leaders  

3  sets  Journalist,  Coach  &  Producer  

3  levels  in  each  set:  Bronze,  Silver  &  Gold  

Badge  design  example:  S2R  Medals  (DigitalMe  ini;a;ve)  

Download  badge  design  canvases  at:  www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk  

Badge  design  example:    Digital  Leader  badges  (in-­‐progress)  

Badge  The  UK  collaborators  

Tim  Riches  Tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk  @triches  www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk