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Grainne Hamilton, Jisc RSC Scotland

Open Badges: Creating, Issuing and Displaying Badges Worth Earning!

From Flickr by Kris Williams

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Open BadgesA digital accreditation infrastructure

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»Open Badge Infrastructure:›An open infrastructure for issuing, managing and sharing digital credentials / Open Badges

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»Digital credentials –Open Badges

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Open BadgesInformation infused images

From Flickr by dun-deagh

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Open BadgesInformation infused digital images

Image by Kyle Bowen

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Open BadgesDigital credentials earners can display online

On: Professional profiles, e.g. LinkedIn / Blogs / Personal websites / Social media / e-Portfolios...

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»What will make a badge worth earning?

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»Value to the earner

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»What will create value in a badge system?

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»Consistency and rigour in the application of assessments, challenges and means of identifying learning, attributes and competencies

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Connecting over Open Badges

The Open Badges in Scottish Education Group (OBSEG) is hosted by Jisc and performs an:

»Overview and mapping function of Open Badge developments in Scottish education

»Oversees a number of sub-groups

»Provides a forum for discussion and the formation of connections

Open Badges in Scottish Education Group

Image by We Are Snook

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Open Badges areas of interest

The Open Badges in Scottish Education Group (OBSEG) hosts the following sub-groups:

» Learner Progress

» Staff Development

» Technology and Design

Open Badges in Scottish Education Group

Image by We Are Snook

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Future developments

»Interest-based learning pathways

»Open assessments

»Asynchronous assessment (eg in MOOCs)

»Contribution to a community (eg surfaced via data analytics)

»Increased engagement with employers

What might a future with Open Badges hold?

From Flickr by Mrs. Gemstone

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Open BadgesWhat people are saying about Open Badges“It was nice to see a badges scheme in operation. I really did think that collecting badges incentivised my participation.”Participant, Jisc e-Assessment for Learning course

“ We believe that Open Badges have enormous potential in motivating learning, improving retention and in presenting the skills of our learners in way that is clear and accessible for them and employers. In this way, Open Badges will help our learners stand out in the jobs market.”Vice-Principal: Quality and Innovation, Borders College.  

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Open BadgesWhat people are saying about Open Badges“…while academic achievements can be evidenced by an…academic transcript, there is no such evidence of so-called soft skills – the personal attributes that enhance a graduate’s work ethic, job performance, interaction with work colleagues and, ultimately, their career prospects. I am convinced that Open Badges can …evidence the development of these personal attributes in a way that is recognisable to, and trusted by, employers.” Tom Caira, Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board (Computing). University of the West of Scotland

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Further information

»Find out more about the Jisc Regional Support Centre (RSC) Scotland pilot of Open Badges. rsc-scotland.org/?page_id=2223

»Access Mozilla’s Open Badges site to find out how to use the Open Badge Infrastructure to earn, issue and display Open Badges. http://openbadges.org

»Open Badges in Scottish Education Group. bit.ly/obseg

»Open Badges case studies. rsc-scotland.org/?tag=open-badges

»Open Badges blog posts. rsc-scotland.org/eassessment/tag/open-badges/

»You can contact your local Jisc Regional Support Centre for further information: jisc.ac.uk/rsc Email: [email protected]

Jisc support

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Questions?

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