Digital Badges: Development WorkshopAngela Elkordy

Doctoral CandidateEastern Michigan University,Leadership and Counseling Dept. aelkordy@emich.edu

Teacher Joy!

Workshop Objective

Session learning targets: The concept of “digital badges” Digital badges, learning and assessment Principles for designing effective badges

and badge systems Teaching practices & digital badges Digital badge design overview Additional resources

Workshop Objectives

What are digital badges?

Participation -- you attended! (yay!) Social capital – mentoring, sharing,

collaboration Incremental -- series of knowledge,

skills, or competencies (formative feedback)

Achievement – series of knowledge, skills, or competencies to task mastery (summary feedback)

Types of badges

evidence-based; acknowledge and communicate

skills; flexible (even transcultural,

embodying criteria important to communities of practice globally);

granular (very specific skills and knowledge sets can be targeted);

“common assessments.”

Digital badges “of” learning

Robust digital badge assessments :

Effectively communicate learning objectives and evidence of learning;

scaffold learning; motivate learners; empower learners to “own” their learning and

results; provide essential formative feedback; communicate expectations widely; reinforce and strengthen important metacognitive

skills can be used to recognize, assess and communicate a

wide variety of skills; add value and transparency in learning

environments; differentiate.Digital badges “for”

learning

Learning targets;

Behavioral targets;

Socio-emotional targets;

Skill based targets;

Proficiency (or Mastery) targets;

How can I use digital badges? (contexts)

Motivation targets; Measure “new” skills; Differentiate instruction; Communicate expectations; Provide essential formative

feedback Increase learners’ metacognitive

skills and self-efficacy Share ideas!

How can I use digital badges? (goals & strategies)

Another School…

MIA

Discuss with your neighbors (4 mins) Share with all of us

Learning you would like to communicate…

Source: Building Badges for Informal Learning Environments: http://fastapps.hri.uci.edu/files/2423/files/BADGE-workshopsheets.pdf

Track student learning over time

Badging Examples

Chicago Summer of Learning

Competition Winners

Digital Badging Systems: Passport

Digital Badging Systems: Classbadges.com

Objectives Learning targets Badge skills Badge criteria (performance tasks) Evidence of learning Alignment to standards (if applicable) Rubric (optional) Learning activities (optional) Badge image (visual design)

Digital Badge Design: Essential Elements

Understanding by Design

What are the learning targets?

What kind of products will evidence learning?

What kinds of activities and experiences will support mastery

learning?

Bonus: instantly reflective! How can I *teach* these concepts to ensure

learning?

Digital badge assessments can align well with the idea of critically

looking at learning and mastery of concepts can be evidenced

Digital badges can guide or scaffold learning, leading to greater

understanding

Through performance activities, learning is made “visible”Design for Understanding

Team Design Time

Digital Badging Systems: Makewav.es

The Bare Minimum:

Badge skills Badge criteria (performance tasks) Evidence of learning (products) Badge image (visual design)

1. Design badge elements

2. Join as a teacher

3. Select Add Badges

4. Click on “Make a Badge”

Example

5. Build the badge

Create the badge image

Adding students

Awarding Badges

Talk to you neighbors (4 mins) Share with us

Reflecting: Teaching Practice

Reflective Learning designers Outcomes based Performance based Teaching for mastery Link formal and informal learning

Badges and Teaching

Joy or no joy?

Summary….

JAK!

Workshop Evaluation

Resources: Digital Badges Pearltrees (http://goo.gl/0SqVWG)

Thank you!

For more information, visit http://www.badgebox.net/ and or makewav.es/badgebox

Or contact Angela Elkordy aelkordy@emich.edu call (734) 494-0640 (Google voice)

Questions?

Badges How To: Using Your Classroom Rubrics to Create a Badge System (Karen Jeffrey)

http://blog.forallsystems.com/2013/01/23/badges-how-to-using-your-classroom-rubrics-to-design-a-badge-system/

Resources

 Study Objectives; What we are doing and why are we doing it?

- Navigate Digital Badges website - Look at existing website and see

where Digital Badges can fit - Share consent forms, coding

procedures and surveys (pre/post for students and teachers)

- Provide information/implementation guides

Study set up

Digital Badges for Educators’ Professional Development

Opportunity to participate in award winning research … Grades 6-10

The Need for Research in Implementing Digital Badge Programs in K-12 Contexts

Important New Trend

Learners Already Like Badges

Collaborate to Show Effects

EASY and ENGAGING!

Why would I want to …. ?

• Innovate!• Substantiat

e!• Collaborate

!• Participate!

(designed to be helpful to you!)

• Learn how it works, then make your own!

For more information: Research Study and Digital Badges (www.badgebox.net)

Digital Badges Study: What’s Involved?

Digital Badges

Badge Design:

• Learning trajectory with increasing cognitive difficulty• Standards alignment• Performance assessment / suggested activities to

demonstrate content mastery• Resources and ideas

This digital badge trajectory scaffolds learning in basic data and statistical concepts for middle and high school age learners. It is designed to be used in a variety of content areas in addition to science and math.

4 levels plus one challenge level

Aligned with Next Generation Science Standard, Practice: “Analyzing and Interpreting Data”

Aligned with CCSS Math (Data and Statistics, for grades 6-10) Also, alignment with NETS-S and P21

Includes: Learning Targets, Badge Requirements, Performance Tasks, Evidence of Learning

Suitable for grades 6 and up (meets 6-8 standards)

Data Whiz Badge Track

This digital badge trajectory scaffolds intermediate and advanced learning in data and statistical concepts for middle and high school age learners. It is designed to be used in a variety of content areas in addition to science and math.

4 levels plus one challenge level ;

Aligned with Next Generation Science Standard, Practice: “Analyzing and Interpreting Data”

Aligned with CCSS Math (Data and Statistics, for grades 8-10) Also, alignment with NETS-S and P21

Includes: Learning Targets, Badge Requirements, Performance Tasks, Evidence of Learning

Suitable for grades 8-10 and up (meets 9-10 standards)Data Hacker Badge Track

Open Comment Period (Aug.15 - Sept. 8, 2013)

Together, we design great learning resources! Please review, comment, suggest or ask about the digital

badges below. Thank you!

Greetings! the InfoMaker Badge Series (Draft) is now open for review and comment for a period ending September 8th, 2013.

Additional changes will be made…….

InfoMaker Badge Track: http://goo.gl/s6axXF

How to participate in the study