InThisWebinar….
TheValueof
Badges 2WhatYouNeed
HowtoCreateBadges1
3
HowtoSend
Badges4 SharingBadges5
“Abadgeisasymbolorindicatorofanaccomplishment,skill,qualityorinterest”.BadgeAlliance
• RecordProfessionalGrowth• PersonalSenseofReward• Create/SpreadYourBrand• Recrui:ng/JobHun:ng• EngageLearners
TheValueofBadges1
RECORDPROFESSIONALGROWTH
WHAT’STHEVALUETOTHERECEIVER?
• AnnualEvalua:ons• ConferenceAKendance• ProfessionalInvolvement
• Awards&Honors• CommunityInvolvement• ProfessionalAchievement
PERSONALSENSEOFREWARD
Commons.Wikimedia.org
CREATE/SPREADYOURBRAND
WHAT’STHEVALUETOYOURLIBRARY?
RECRUITING/JOBHUNTING
DEMONSTRATE:• Ini:a:ve• TechnicalSkills• TheBigPicture
flickr.com
ENGAGELEARNERS
EMPHASIZE:• Content• Growth• Compe::veness• Fun
Commons.Wikimedia.org
HowDoYouCurrentlyTrack,RecordandUseYourProfessionalDevelopmentHistory?
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“Badgesarethenewprofessionalcurrency”.MaryAnnNestor,KentStateUniversity
WhatYouNeed2
• ABadge• EmailAddressesof
AKendees• ABadge“System”or
Program
TOCREATEYOURBADGE
THEBASICS:• Arecognizable
shape/template• Bigenoughtosay
something• Bright!
Pixabay.com
(COPYRIGHTFREE)ARTWORK
REMEMBER:• Createityourself• GoogleImages(check
usagerights)• Alwayscite• Flickr• Dosomeresearch• Havefunwithit
Commons.Wikimedia.org
DESCRIPTIONS
DATA:• Title• Date/Time/Hours• Outcome(WhatWas
LearnedorAccomplished?
En.wikipedia.org
WHAT’SA“BADGESYSTEM?”
• Credly,Mozilla,OpenBadgeFactory
• Pickaneasyone• PicksomethingYOU
canmanage• Askforhelp
En.wikipedia.org
INTRODUCTIONTOCREDLY
Next,addyourdescrip:on!
HowManyDifferentPeopleatYourLibraryMightBeInvolvedinIssuingBadges?(Here’showyoucansharethejob!)
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Badgeshelp“peopleofallagesgainanddisplay21stcenturyskillsandunlocknewcareerandeduca<onalopportuni<es.
hLps://wiki.mozilla.org/Badges
HowtoCreateBadges3
• BadgeTemplate• ImageofTopic• TitleandText• JPEG
BADGE TEMPLATE
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BRAND YOUR
TEMPLATE
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IMAGE OF TOPIC
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TITLE AND TEXT
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SAVE (IN
FOLDERS!)
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HowMightYouGetArtworkforYourBadges?
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“Withtherighttechnology,youcanmakeyourideaforabadgingprogramforyourassocia^onareality.”www.webcourseworks.com
• StartwithanIntroductoryLeKer
• DoubleCheckYourDescrip:on
• CiteCompetencies!• EmailCSVfiles
HowtoSendBadges4
YOURINTRODUCTORYLETTER
Writersincharge.com
DOUBLECHECKEVERYTHINGBEFORESENDING
www.pixabay.com
CITECOMPETENCIES
calicospanish.com
USECSVFILESFORLARGERCLASSES
www.enwikipedia.org
WhatCompetenciesMightYouUse?
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“Insteadofgathering,prin<ngandscanning…youcansimplylinktoyourbadges.”MaryAnnNestor,KentStateUniversity
• VirtualPorbolios• SocialMedia• Marke:ng
SharingBadges5
WHATAREVIRTUALRESUMESANDPORTFOLIOS?mswordresume.com
HOWCANYOUUSESOCIALMEDIATOSHAREBADGES?
skillnet.net
WHAT&TOWHOMAREYOUMARKETING?Blog.coerll.utexas.edu
HowWillYouShareYourDigitalBadges?
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