Transcript of A Badges Tale THE GOOD, THE BAD THE UGLY. What is a badge?
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- A Badges Tale THE GOOD, THE BAD THE UGLY
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- What is a badge?
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- How are they used? Workplace Civic organizations Informal
Education Formal Education Socially
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- Civic & Community Uses Local Institutions Johnson County
Library
http://jocolibrary-adults-2014.bibliocommons.com/badgehttp://jocolibrary-adults-2014.bibliocommons.com/badge
Cities of Learning Chicago
http://chicagocityoflearning.org/http://chicagocityoflearning.org/
Los Angeles http://summeroflearning.la/http://summeroflearning.la/
Badges for Vets
http://badgesforvets.orghttp://badgesforvets.org
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- Educational Uses Alternative Transcripts
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- Educational Uses Modular Credits Kentucky Community College
System
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- Educational Uses Micro-Programs
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- My experiment Developmental Writing Class In-depth play with
language and grammar Sentence Imitation Sentence Expansion Sentence
Combination Badges introduced in class, then students worked on
their own two badge lab days in class
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- Syllabus description Introduction to Writing Fall 2013 Badges
Most of the direct instruction in grammar and manipulating language
will be done independently by earning a series of badges in
sentence imitation, sentence expansion, and sentence combination.
You will earn your first three badges in class to get you started
and there will be some open days for you to bring in problems. In
addition, I will always take questions about the problems posed in
the badges challenges both in class and during office hours. The
badges will be digital badges issued by Credly. I will help you set
up a badges page in Google Sites where we can both measure your
progress. In addition, if you would like you will be able to share
your badges on social media sites. Badges are sequentialthe
Sentence Combining #3 badge will not be available to you until you
have completed the work and earned Sentence Combining badge
#2.
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- Grading 12 badges = 210 pts. 11 badges = 200 pts. 10 badges =
190 pts. 9 badges = 180 pts. 8 badges = 170 pts. 7 badges = 160
pts. 6 badges = 150 pts. Less than 6 badges = 100 pts.
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- Challenge #1 -- Mapping Determine number of badges How many
required? How much choice? Sequential or stand-alone? 3 categories
(imitation, expansion, combination) 4 levels (word focus,
phrase/clause focus, sentence focus, paragraph focus)
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- Challenge #2 Self-grading materials Fast feedback motivates
Does it fit your pedagogy? Capstone activities Sentence Imitation
#1
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- Challenge #3 Orientation for students Explain digital badges
Walk students through first badges and materials Motivation for
completing
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- Results Participation mixed No noticeable change in writing
abilities but more tech savvy by December! Unexpected issues
Reading Technology issue
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- Experiment #2 Habits of Mind Badges Curiosity Openness
Engagement Creativity Persistence Responsibility Flexibility
Metacognition
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- Next Time: More choices & less school More activity, less
text Less teacher-centered Matching motivations to population Types
of challenges Visibility
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- Design Badge Objective for badge Activity introducing concept
Activities deepening knowledge Application capstone