Post on 06-May-2015
Designing Open Badges Day !JISC RSC Scotland!10 Dec 2013!
Our badge! design journey!
Learner User Journey (270) Student recruited by school for program
Student works through 20 hour program at
centre
Student receives badges online
Student s share achievements at celebra;on event
Student becomes mentor or con;nues with
program back at school
3 sets Journalist, Coach & Producer
3 levels in each set: Bronze, Silver & Gold
Each badge has specific skills, criteria and evidence aBached to it
Qualita;ve assessment of skills by peers/leaders who issue the badges
S2R Medals
Tim Riches CEO DigitalMe@triches / tim@digitalme.co.uk !!& Global Partnerships, Open Badges, Mozilla Foundation!
About me!
Capturing all learning – creating new skills currency !
“…qualifications are worthless as a criteria for hiring”!Google 2013!
Aren’t badges just for kids?!
Info
Design
Baking & Issuing Display
Value
What do I need to to get going with Open Badges? !
Your own roadmap!
Currency for learners!
Aim for today…!
Badge The UK!Get involved! Help us!
Info
Design
Baking & Issuing Display
Value
What do I need to to get going with Open Badges? !
1. What are open badges & how do they work?!
Mozilla Open Badges are a web standard designed to recognise skills!
How do they work?!
CC BY-SA Kyle Bowen
Mozilla’s Open Badge Infrastructure
What makes Open Badges different?!
1. Open vs Digital Badges!2. Data is owned by you!3. Data rich!4. Designed for lifelong learning!
Badge The UK!Get involved! Help us!
1. Partnership!
How?!
Info
Design
Baking & Issuing Display
Value
What do I need to to get going with Open Badges? !
Download canvases at www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk
2. Design tools!
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 soUware & 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 Endorser channels
Teacher & peer Monitored by DigitalMe
2. Components Digital Leader Explorer Badge
• Learn to use soUware / 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 pla`orm / plugin (e.g. Makewaves, Badge us, Blackboard, wordress plugin etc… -‐ Displayer: Wordpress, Moodle, Linkedin, Thimble CV? -‐ Expenses
Design Tools!
www.makebadg.es
5. Design
3 . Issuing Badges!
Vital stats 4,000 Schools 75,000 Students 10,000 Teachers
Badge Creators!
Badge Endorsers!
Badge ‘App Store’!
Badge Displayers!
Badge Audience!
2013 community achievements…!
Mozfest 2013!
2014…!
New for 2014!
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New for 2014!
Badge The UK!Get involved! Help us!
• Aim to create a new skills currency connecting young people with employment & education opportunities!• Access design tools for free!• Collaborate on badge ideas which link school – colleges - universities – charities & employers!
Conclusion!
Tim Riches!Tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk!@triches!www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk!