Can Digital Badges Increase Capacity for Teaching Online?

Bill KnappDean of Learning TechnologiesLakeland Community Collegebknapp@lakelandcc.edu@itbill on Twitter

Lakeland Learning TechnologiesLakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohiohttp://www.lakelandcc.edu/lt/

Lakeland Community College

The Problem is CapacityThe Problem is Capacity

Growth in Distance Learning

OBR Academic Program Review guidelines and procedures

the expectation that…

faculty members who teach online courses must be prepared for teaching in an online environment.

Top Challenges for DL Administrators1. Engaging faculty in development of online

pedagogy2. Evaluation of faculty3. Training4. Workload issues5. Compensation6. Technical support7. Intellectual property / ownership issues8. Recruitment9. Buy-in to e-learning

- ITC Distance Ed Survey 2013

Who Teaches Online?

Quality Assurance

Instructional Design Support

•Develop Teaching Online Certification•Peer-to-peer Training Options•Recognize accomplishments with Digital

Badges•Integrate Quality Matters Standards

Our Solution

Peer-to-Peer Training

Teaching with Technology Institute •Two faculty on release to Center for

Learning Innovation (CLI) for one year•Team approach to developing curriculum

for Teaching Online Workshop Series•Competency-based training format

Authentic Faculty Online Experience

Competency-based Model

Participants are provided a “sandbox” course (e-Portfolio) to complete the assignments and

demonstrating the competencies

The Curriculum

Four series of three workshops per topic area▫Extending your Course with Blackboard

Learn▫Teaching with Blackboard Learn▫Designing the Online Course▫Teaching & Learning Online

Badges

•Badge systems we considered: ▫Mozilla Backpack▫Open Passport (Purdue University)▫Credly

Going Forward

•Graduates are awarded a certificate of completion

•Online self-paced version with captioned video tutorials

•Graduates may participate as facilitators and are compensated for their time

•Part-time faculty may also qualify for CEUs and one time stipend of $250.00

Photo Credits

• Too much coffee, Luigi Anzivino, CC-BY-NC-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilmungo/19804382/

• Computer problems, CollegeDegrees360, CC-BY-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/7658225516/

• integratED Portland 2013, Rachel Wendt-Chaney, CC-BY-NC-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwentechaney/8485729511

• edcampPDX November 2011, Rachel Wendt-Chaney, CC-BY-NC-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwentechaney/6336050259/

• Questions time, Martin Sharman, CC-BY-NC-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharman/5004323423/