dive into digital badges! a badge curriculum workshop

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Dive into Digital Badges!A Badge Curriculum Workshop

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Emily Ford, Urban and Public Affairs Librarian, Portland State UniversityNicole Pagowsky, Research & Instruction Librarian, University of Arizona

Annie Pho, Resident Librarian, University of Illinois Chicago

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A. Intro to BadgesB. Creating Badges 1. Purpose, goals, structure 2. Outcomes, criteria 3. Assessment, evidence 4. Visual design, alignment

C. Wrap-Up

Agenda

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Quick Intro to Badges Background Information

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What IS a badge, anyway?

A badge is a visual representation of a skill, achievement, or knowledge gained.

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Intro. to Badges - Background

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Who is using badges?

DMA Friends Program

Educause Untappd

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How are we using badges?

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Portland State University - Emily

Website Evaluation

Prof/ Pop/ In-between

Contributor to Info

Landscape

Source Documentatio

n

Analysis of Info

Learning Outcomes

Core Badge Curriculum

Undergraduate community Health classes

Search Techniques

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University of Arizona - Nicole

LIBR Credit

Course

Research + Writing

Tutor Training

Library Information

Literacy

Institutional: General Education,

Engagement, Retention

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University of Illinois-Chicago - Annie

First-Year Library Instruction

Developing IncorporatingSearching

& Finding

Evaluating

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Creating Badges Step 1 Purpose + Goals + Structure

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“Gamification is an emergent approach to instruction which facilitates learning and encourages motivation through the use of game elements, mechanics and game-based thinking.”(Kapp, 2013)

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Image credit: http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~frankecurtis/research

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Step 1 Activity: 5 min

Use the handout to brainstorm the following:

1. WHY: The goal or purpose for your badges

2. WHAT: The standards to align your badges with your audience

3. HOW: The overall badging structure

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Creating Badges Step 2 Outcomes + Criteria

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Step 2 - Achievements & Criteria

What’s in a badge?

Badge NameDescriptionCriteriaIssuerEvidenceDate issuedStandardsTags

Photo credit: Badge anatomy. CC BY Kyle Bowen

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Step 2 - Showing off achievements

Mozilla Backpack:online dashboard

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Step 2 - Mapping outcomes

Badge NameDescriptionCriteriaIssuerEvidenceDate issuedStandardsTags

LearningOutcomes

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Step 2 - Developing your theme

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The Mega Badge

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Step 2 Activity: 10 min

Use the handout to brainstorm the following:

1. WHY: The specific outcome for one badge

2. WHAT: The theme for your badge system3. HOW: The criteria needed in order to earn

the badge

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Creating Badges Step 3 Assessment + Evidence

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Creating Badges Step 3 - Assessments

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Step 3 Activity: 10 min

Decide on what kind of assessment you’d like to use for your chosen badge, and what evidence should be sufficient for you to be able to award it.

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Creating Badges Step 4 Visual Design + Alignment

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Creating Badges Step 4 - Design

1. Consider your audience2. Badges and Identity3. User Feedback4. Reiterate Process

Cat Meme Expert

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Step 4 Creating Badges

Don’t just put a logo on it.

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Step 4 Creating Badges

Don’t just put a logo on it.

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Step 4 Creating Badges

Examples:

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Step 4 Activity: 10 min

Using the template on your handout, grab some markers and design your own badge!

Take a photo of your design and tag it with #badgecurric!

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Wrap-Up

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Your turn!Within 30-60 seconds…

Tell us about your badge:● What is it?● Why did you make it?● Who/what is it for?● Any new insight?

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#badgecurricEmily Ford, Urban and Public Affairs Librarian, Portland State University

@femilyrNicole Pagowsky, Research & Instruction Librarian, University of Arizona

@pumpedlibrarianAnnie Pho, Resident Librarian, University of Illinois Chicago

@catladylib

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