Open Badges for Work - Making Learning Visible
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Open Badges:Visual Pathways to the
Future
WORKPLACE VERSIONJune 17, 2014
Don Presant
Presentation at:bit.ly/openbadges4work
CME ManitobaPartnerships for jobs and growth
• Lean Training• Technological Innovation• Trade and export markets• Youth Careers• …AME 2015
http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/
Digital Impact
• Internet• Mobile • Social media• Personalization • Gamification
– For fun– For change– For learning
Digital DysfunctionIssues in typical resume assessment
• Self-reported history• No/inappropriate guidance for candidates• Lack of standardization, alignment,
validation• 6-second read• No scoring sheet, metrics, no training for
assessors• Inappropriate knockout factors• ATS and keyword “SEO”http://www.ere.net/2012/07/16/what%E2%80%99s-wrong-with-using-resumes-for-hiring-pretty-much-everything/
Need: Stackable Workplace Skills e.g. Health Care, Manufacturing (US)
Career One Stop - US Dept of Labor
Need for ClarityA Competency-Based Credentialing Process
Making a Market for Competency-Based Credentials
Enterprise Gamification An emerging business opportunity
http://www.redcritterconnecter.com/
Rewards programs, performance management, employee onboarding, learning and development
Digital badges and skills passportsCorporate perspective
http://youtu.be/oACpeW6NA-o
What is an Open Badge?Leverages the “digital”
• Storable– Keeping securely in online vaults, galleries
• Shareable– (L)earner curating selected collections– Matching to skills requirements
• Linkable– Connecting to evidence, outcomes
• Stackable– Laddering, clustering, “leveling up”
• “Plannable”– Goal setting, “missions”, “quests”
• Fun! – but not just for kids
What is an Open Badge?Different perspectives…
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION• A portable graphic with an embedded description and links
to supporting information
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT• A micro-credential• A discrete chunk of a modular transcript
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• A reward for positive (prescribed) behaviour• A marker on a development path
…a simple digital standard for recognizing and sharing achievements, skills and performance
Open BadgesMaking learning visible
• Clear progress markers– Motivating learners,
supporting advisors
• Flexible learning pathways– Granular, incremental, multi-
source, laddered, remixable
• Visual branding– Issuers and learners
• Online trust system– Demonstrate skills &
capabilities– Proof of performance– Backed by issuer
Simplicity is powerSimple structure: image + data
bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
Open Badges and Badge PassportsMicro credentials - modular record of learning
Richard Wyles, Totara LMS at MaharaUK12http://maharauk.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=117
Workforce entry skillsWorkforce.io
Workforce.ioIntegrated skills workflow
Evaluate skills…match to employer needs…coach/teach to fill gaps …flow to hire
Badge PathwaysMozilla Discover (Gates funding)
http://discover.openbadges.org/
Career & Technical Education (CTE)National Occupational Competency Testing Inst. (NOCTI)
www.nocti.org/pdf/badges/Digital%20Badges-Are%20You%20Ready.pdf
High stakes credentialingProfessional Examination Service
http://bit.ly/ProExam_M-C
Pearson Acclaim (VUE)If Pearson are getting into badges.… Acclaim’s unique approach…is to work with academic institutions and high-stakes credentialing organizations to offer diplomas, certificates and other professional credentials as Open Badges.blog.youracclaim.com/
Badges and employersTransparent credibility
https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/welcome-digital-badges-discussion-q1-how-are-badges-different-credentialing-methods-used-
Performance/Compliance Management(Future Vision)
http://rwagroup.co.uk/open-badges-are-here/
Top 5 Benefits of Open Badgesfor Workplace Human Capital Development
• Motivate employees to learn• Credential in-house training• Recognize informal learning• Performance oriented• Portable
Details and discussion (and nice badge graphics) at:E-Learning Provocateur (Ryan Tracey)
More Badges for Leadership
Open Badges & Sector OrganizationsMeeting the skills needs of SMEs
• Accrediting internal training and education– Leadership, front line
• Brokering external training & education• Promoting & recognizing informal
learning– Knowledge transfer, performance support– Social learning (communities of practice)– Experiential learning (e.g. exercises, projects,
placements)– Self-directed learning (e.g. reading, reflection,
“missions”)
• Providing skills passports– Workplace development, team building, career mobility
• Branding sector organization as a skills channel– Direct delivery, brokering, aggregation
A dark side to badges for work?What if you badge them and they leave?
• Perceived threats:– Potential for poaching by recruiters– “Ticket to ride” for HiPo’s (High Potentials)
• The other side of the coin:– What if you don’t and they stay (and fester)?– Isn’t this a great way to recruit new talent, especially for SMEs?
• Sector organizations can build community talent pipelines for SMEs
– Can you get HiPo’s to stay with more challenges and recognition?
• (See stats comparing results of different employee engagement strategies)
– And if they’re producing lots more…maybe pay them a bit more?
• One possible strategy: “skills escrow”?– Make internally awarded employer-awarded badges private,
until the employee leaves (e.g. inside Moodle or other LMS)Open for online discussion and comment at the E-Learning Provocateur: http://ryan2point0.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/top-5-benefits-of-open-badges-for-corporates/
Badging Kirkpatrick For workplace learning (work in progress)
Kirkpatrick Level Affordances & Indicators5: ROI (Phillips) • Badge reports comparing different programs, different
departments against bottom line measures• Badges, advancement and retention – comparing differnet badges
to different outcomes
4: Results • Badges for individuals in departments, functions, regions• Individual badges can be aggregated for organizations: Lean,
Green, ISO, Top Employer, Safe Workplace, etc. • Badges can demonstrate regulatory compliance (Health & Safety)
3: Transfer • Badge collections: sequencing, laddering, clustering• Badges from multiple sources curated in badge passports &
channeled to recognition goals• Badges in eportfolios enhanced with reflection
2: Learning • Badges with transparent embedded skills outcomes
1: Reaction • Visual appeal, gamification, activity completion
Badging the Organization Recognizing Positive / Productive Behaviours
Source
Source
www.manitobalotteries.com/career/
Source
mbplar.ca
Open Badge Factory Cloud-based badge management & interoperability
bit.ly/ePIC2013_Rousselle
Open API
Open Badge FactoryDetailed Reports
Open Badge FactoryBadge Application
Features and Benefitsopenbadgefactory.com
• Current:– Controlled access for organizations– Controlled roles within organizations
• Creator, Issuer, Administrator
– Detailed reports– Badge applications
• Coming:– Meta-badges (Mega Badges) (c. June)
• Linear, clustered…
– Badge Passport (c. June)• Private/public badges, badge collections• Mobile display
– Suggestions from the beta community…
Badges…Passports…Portfolios?Tools to channel the full spectrum of skills• Technical Skills• Essential Skills
– HARD: literacy, numeracy, document management, digital skills– SOFT: working with others, critical thinking, problem solving, etc.
• Conference Board “Employability Skills 2000+”– Attitudes, adaptability, resilience
• 21st Century Skills– Multi-literacies, learning and innovation skills
• Leadership Skills– Values, ethics, responsibility
Evidence of:…achievements, abilities and affiliations…curated, reflected upon and remixed for recognition goals
Badges curated in ePortfolioswith other evidence & reflection…
FOR Learning OF Learning
focused on process focused on product
supports learning demonstrates learning
private workshop public shop window
a learning environment a showcase of learning achievements
learning activities learning outcomes
formative assessment summative assessment
lower stakes higher stakes
ePortfolios: leveraging the “e”The “Flexible Binder” for the 21st Century
• Information Management capabilities– Collecting, archiving, sharing, multiple versioning– Quick links to cross-reference evidence – Accessible multimedia with free Web 2.0 tools– Align to frameworks, rubrics, track learning over time
• Social learning, digital identity– Building professional profile, Personal Learning network
• Digital technology skills, Internet literacy– Demonstrated by and within the ePortfolio
• Learning and collaboration integration– Online research: documents, networks– Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach
Shameless plug: savvyfolio.netMulti-institution ePortfolio based on Mahara
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
[email protected]: learningagents.ca
Twitter: donpresantePortfolio: donpresant.ca
Presentation and support material at:bit.ly/openbadges4work