Digital Badging: Student-Curated Evidence of Learning

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Digital Badging Student-Curated Evidence of Learning Dr. Niesha Ziehmke, Executive Associate for Academic Affairs Jessica Perez, Director of Career Development and Student Engagement

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Digital BadgingStudent-Curated Evidence of Learning

Dr. Niesha Ziehmke, Executive Associate for Academic AffairsJessica Perez, Director of Career Development and Student Engagement

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Digital evidence of learning, skills, knowledge

Digital tools placed in students’ hands to show their accomplishments

Micro-credentials that have the potential to drive retention and momentum toward degree

Digital Badges

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The Co-Curricular Digital Badging Pilot was an effort to explore the technological needs to implement a badging system at the college; translate student achievements to other stakeholders; help students better understand their own skill set and potential career paths; and create future leaders.

Digital Badging Goals

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President’s SocietyScience Service LearningePortfolio ScholarsCareer Readiness

Current Badges

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Helps students develop leadership skills, participate in cultural activities, and advance their professional identity

Offers students opportunities to gain experience with networking, interviewing, public speaking, and etiquette to become ambassadors for the College

President’s Society Badge

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Provides opportunities for civic engagement to test and improve local waterways

Gives students hands on experience of what a scientist does and expands their notion of careers in the sciences

Science Service Learning Badge

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Guides students through the experience of deepening their work in the eP in order to serve as models for the College

Helps students engage the capacity for integration of their learning, growth and development in the eP

Enhances students digital communication skills as they relate to the eP

ePortfolio Scholars Badge

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Prepares LaGuardia student employees in Federal Work Study for the workplace

Reinforces the connections between work, academics, and career development

Offers orientation, career development before and during workplace experience on campus

Career Readiness Badge

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Career Readiness: Our first stackable badge

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Student ePortfolio’sSpring 2016 Pilot Cohort:

Crystal Fosterhttps://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/crystal_foster_hsf90/AboutMe/

Fall 2016 Cohort: John Sanabria

https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/john_sanabria_health_sciences_2015/AboutMe

Claudia Tacuri https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/claudia_tacuri_eportfolio/AboutMe/

(Claudias Badge is under her “About me section” “Credly badges” because she is also a part of e-Portfolio Scholars)

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Digital BadgingPilot Results

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92 students participated in our badging projects45, 49% were awarded a badge

Results

Survey Data93% of students agreed or strongly agreed that they learned new skills in the badging project and that they gained confidence in themselves as a result of the project.92% noted their interest in attaining the badge.74% reported that the badge motivated them to complete the project.

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Help with potential employer/career – 10 Recognition for accomplishment – 10 Skills development – 6

Student quotes: It motivated me to develop my skills that are

necessary in today’s job market. When you work for something you earned, it

makes you feel better about yourself.

Q: How did the badge motivate you to do the work for this project?

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Skills development – 21 Career/resume development – 5 Benefits of badge – 1

Student quotes: I learned about money management, time

management, different life roles I have and how to prioritize everything in my life.

How to network, improve my presentation skills, and build a resume.

Q: What did you learn during this project?

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Make the case for badging for students early and often

Think about the benefits and drawbacks for starting badging with an existing program or building a badging project from scratch.

Consider process for scaling early, including how badge design implications

Ground badge projects in college-wide competencies

When working with outside vendors, get the process started early.

Lessons Learned

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Digital BadgingNext Steps

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Adding new badges: Peer Advisor/Peer Mentor, Global Learning, Undergraduate Research, Leadership

Creating badging categories

Developing a set of common goals for each badging category

Grounding each badge in the College-wide learning outcomes

Digital Badging 2016-17

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Working individually, use badge design canvas to think through a possible badge on your campus.

Now turn to your neighbor and share your idea for a pilot badge on your campus. Then share your notes from #3 – Badge purpose and value.

Coming back to the whole group, let’s hear some of the ideas that came up for badges. What are some possible benefits and challenges?

Developing Your Own Badge

Dr. Niesha Ziehmke, Executive Associate for Academic AffairsJessica Perez, Director of Career Development and Student Engagement