Open Badges in Education

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This communication reflects the views only of authors, and the commission cannot be held responsible for any use, which may be made of the information contained therein. Funded with support from the European Commission, as part of the project Grading soft skills: GRASS, No. 543029-LLP-1-RS-KA3-KA3MP Open Badges in Education Vladan Devedzic, Jelena Jovanovic, Bojan Tomic, Nikola Milikic University of Belgrade, Serbia

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This communication reflects the views only of authors, and the commission cannot be held responsible for any use, which may be made of the information contained therein.

Funded with support from the European Commission, as part of the project Grading soft skills: GRASS, No. 543029-LLP-1-RS-KA3-KA3MP

Open Badges in EducationVladan Devedzic, Jelena Jovanovic, Bojan Tomic, Nikola Milikic

University of Belgrade, Serbia

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● Introduction - concepts and perspectives● Pedagogical aspects of Open Badges● Technological aspects of Open Badges I –

badging platforms and tools● Interactive design of Open Badges● Designing and developing Open Badges I –

Open Badges for soft skills

Outline

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● Community aspects of Open Badges I – enthusiasts and stakeholders

● Designing and developing Open Badge systems – the big picture

Outline

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OBs as a motivational mechanism

OBs as learning scaffolds

Pedagogical aspects of Open Badges

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Traditional role: Badges as a rewarding mechanism● an important element of ‘gamification’ or ‘game-mechanics’

● required features: desirable and attainable, yet challenging

● what a badge is awarded for - effort, improvement, performance - tends to affect motivation

OBs as a Motivational Mechanism

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Facilitators of learning practices that foster intrinsic motivation● Participatory learning and peer-based learning communities

● Badges enable novel forms of learners’ engagement:

◦ receiving badges and earning reputation to recommend peers for badges

◦ interacting around badges as social objects

◦ building badge-based (context-specific) e-portfolios

◦ community-building around shared ‘badge missions’

OBs as a Motivational Mechanism (2)

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● Recognition of learning in multiple and diverse locations and environments that go beyond traditional classrooms

● Recognition of under- or non-recognized skills and prior learning

● Reputation building and social comparison within a learning community

OBs as a Motivational Mechanism (3)

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Concerns:● higher focus on accumulating badges than on learning

activities/materials associated with the badges

● motivation displacement

OBs as a Motivational Mechanism (4)

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Drawbacks could be avoided with well designed instr. strategy● ‘chain’ badges, so that they appear as means of unlocking new learning

opportunities

● associate badges with roles that bring about both privileges and responsibilities in the learning community

● introduce badges as a feedback rather than a reward mechanism

OBs as a Motivational Mechanism (5)

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OBs might be used for charting learning routes, through:● badge-earning criteria

● privileges and responsibilities opened up by earning a badge

● badge hierarchies

● ‘chaining’ of badges

Badges assume the role of ‘signposts’ in the learning space

OBs as learning scaffolds

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OBs offer support for self-directed learning, by allowing● continuous tracking of what has been learned (self-monitoring and

reflection), and

● insights into what the next step might be (planning)

OBs as learning scaffolds (2)

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Proper tool support is still missing

What is envisioned/needed: a discovery tool● assisting learner when looking for new learning opportunities

◦ e.g., recommending badges; enabling personalized search of badges

● empowering learner to make well-informed decisions, so that the learner’s agency is promoted/sustained◦ e.g., through explanation facility

OBs as learning scaffolds (3)

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Java programming course, University of Belgrade

http://jgrass.fon.bg.ac.rs/● Advanced programming concepts, 12 weeks, not in the official curriculum

(no credits)

● Goal: addressing both hard and soft skills (related to programming)

● OBs given for tasks well done/skills obtained

● 2015, 56 students (2016, 62 students, ongoing)

UB application case

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Hard skills

UB application case (2)

Soft skills

● Git (GitHub)● JUnit● JavaDoc● GUI● Three tier architecture● JSON● Threads● Collections

● Enthusiasm● Collaboration● Skilled communication● Real-world problem solving

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UB application case (3)

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Hard skills - pedagogy, assessing, grading

UB application case (4)

Soft skills - pedagogy, assessing, grading

● One task per skill (homework)● One OB per skill (no

hierarchy)● OB submissions● OB evidence – link to code

repository on GitHub

● One task per skill (homework) OR continuous activity throughout the course

● Pedagogical rubrics● Several OBs per skill ● OB submissions or admin

awarded● OB evidence

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More coprehensive list at http://www.badgealliance.org/badge-issuing-platforms/

● Badge List● Open Badge Factory &

Open Badge Passport

Technological aspects of Open Badges I – badging platforms and tools

● Credly● ForAllRubrics● BadgeOS● Open Badge Academy

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Use case scenarios:

Badging Platforms: Scenarios: http://bit.ly/badging-platforms-scenarios

Scenario-based Comparison of Features (Live version): http://bit.ly/badging-platforms

● Offering badges● Badge discovery● Applying for badges● Awarding badges

● Management of and reflection over collected badges

● Displaying and Sharing badges● (Re)viewing a badge earner’s

achievements

Technological aspects of Open Badges I – badging platforms and tools (2)

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Badge Canvas - http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badgecanvas

Tasks:● Form a group of 3-4 people● Agree on a badge name● Fill in your canvas

Time: 30 minutes

Hands-on: Design Your Badge

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Demo 1 - Creating a badge in BadgeOS

http://badgeos.fon.bg.ac.rs

Interactive design of Open Badges

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● personal attributes associated with effective and harmonious interaction with other people

● transversal (cross-domain/discipline) skills

● closely related to and often equated with 21st Century Skills

Soft Skills

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Personal development● ways of thinking (e.g., problem solving, critical thinking,...)

● ways of working (e.g., enthusiasm, persistence, self-regulation,...)

Classification of Soft Skills

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Social participation● ways of thinking with others (e.g., negotiating and refining meaning,

constructive discourse…)

● ways of working with others (e.g., communication, collaboration, conflict resolution,...)

Classification of Soft Skills (2)

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GRASS framework for soft skills(available at: http://goo.gl/3bkx9b)

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Demo 2 - Awarding a badge in BadgeOS

http://badgeos.fon.bg.ac.rs

Designing and developing Open Badges I

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● Open Badges in Education 2014 (Tallinn, Estonia)

Community aspects of Open Badges I – enthusiasts and stakeholders

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● Open Badges in Education 2014 (Tallinn, Estonia)

Community aspects of Open Badges I – enthusiasts and stakeholders

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● Open Badges in Education 2014 (Tallinn, Estonia)

Community aspects of Open Badges I – enthusiasts and stakeholders

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Designing and developing an OB system

Adapted from: Devedzic, V., Jovanovic, J. (2015). Developing Open Badges: a comprehensive approach. Educational Technology Research and Development, 63(4), 603-620.

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Includes identification and elaboration of:● the purpose/objectives of the OB system: what do we want to achieve with

OBs? why do we want to badge our course?

● types of achievements to badge - e.g., attendance, participation, effort, assessed performance

Goal setting and initial planning

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Includes identification and elaboration of:● competences/skills to badge - including definition/selection of

competence/skill model to assure wide recognition of badged achievements

● options for integration of badges in the instructional design

Goal setting and initial planning (2)

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Should be informed by the capabilities of the available technical solutions

No worth envisioning badge system design that ● cannot be supported by the available toolsets

● requires efforts and costs that go over the available budget

Goal setting and initial planning (3)

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● Mapping out the skills/competences and the associated instructional design

● Defining the types of badges, and for each type, the number of badges to issue

● Designing individual badges, by defining

◦ association with the elements of instr. design (e.g., assessment items)

◦ badge earning criteria and the required type(s) of evidence

◦ badge visual appearance

Design of an OB system

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● Defining badge dependencies and hierarchy (optional)

● Defining options for managing and sharing badges

Design of an OB system (2)

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The major challenges: ● effective communication / demonstration of the value of OBs

● ensuring effective feedback loops

● ensuring teachers’ motivation

● ensuring the privacy of students’ data

Building / sustaining internal trust network

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The major concerns: ● proper interpretation of the meaning of a badge - what does it actually say

about a person?

● aggregation and semantic alignment of learner’s badges that originate from different sources (i.e., badge issuers)

● seamless integration of badges with existing recognition and certification standards and practices

Building / sustaining external trust network