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1 Ildikó Mázár, Deputy Secretary General, EDEN How to design open badges?

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Ildikó Mázár, Deputy Secretary General, EDEN

How to design open badges?

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Introducing EDEN The most comprehensive European association of its kind Registered in the UK in 1991 Platform for professional co-operation and information

exchange www.eden-online.org Open for all levels and sectors of education and training Open for institutions, individuals and networks Organises annual and thematic conferences Participates in EU projects (research and practice) Recognises excellence

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Open Badge Network www.openbadgenetwork.com Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme Supporting the development of an Open Badge ecosystem Promoting the use of open badges to recognise non-formal

and informal learning Collecting practical use cases (submit your own) Discussion papers for individuals and organisations Discussion paper on open badge policies Designing a MOOC – please register to get involved

www.openbadgenetwork.com/members/register/

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Why use Open Badges? By 2020, 90% of jobs will require digital skills (Cedefop) McKinsey (2014). ‘Education to Employment, getting

Europe’s youth into work’, ILO Global Employment Trend 74% of universities consider they prepare their graduates well for

the world of work 38% of students believe the are prepared 35% of employers agree with this statement

Open Badges are Versatile, adaptable, stackable Standardised, evidence-based, verifiable, portable and shareable

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The design process Using Digital Me’s badge design canvas Setting criteria (this is key to quality badges) Identifying badgeable skills, knowledge and behaviours Who is the badge for? Value proposition for earners, issuers, audience,

displayers Learning pathways Resources and sustainability Graphical design

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What makes a badge?

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Badge versatility

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9/19Reviewing the PPT and/or the recording of the webinar will allow you to pause and

spend as much time as you need to fill in the canvas blocks

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What do you want to badge?

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Badge Name: Webinar Participant

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Audience and Value Who is the badge earner?

Professionals who don’t require formal recognition of their learning Who is the badge issuer

Webinar organiser/endorser/validator, i.e. EDEN Who is the audience / consumer

Current and prospective employers of badge earners What opportunities does the badge unlock?

New ways of CPD; identifying skill gaps; a creative means of organising non-academic and informal achievements; clustering similar achievements

Where does a user find out about the badge?EDEN website; Partner communications (e.g. USDLA, OBN); conferences and formal/informal meetings; open badge databases; endorsers

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Audience and Value Why bother earning the badge?

Earner: Confidence building; Sense of achievement; Informal but official recognition of achievement; Point of reference and evidence to new knowledge, skills, achievements

Issuer: Recognising excellence; Brand awareness; Incentive of modernisation; Raising interest

Audience/Consumers: Awareness of initiative; identify interest and/or expertise

Displayer (LinkedIn, Moodle, etc.): Reputation; Community; Loyalty What is in it for the issuer?

Value recognition (statistical record of acceptance rate) Widening brand/service recognition

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Skills, knowledge, competencies and behaviours

Non-formal learning ability Professional commitment Curiosity, openness to innovation Independence Collaboration and teamwork Communication Critical thinking Specific knowledge/skill, i.e. ability to design a badge

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Evidence

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Attendance

(Self) assessment

Completion of

task

Publishing result

Endorsements

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Learning pathways Map your learning offering Organise your learning offering Consider your options for improvement and expansion “Pie”-type badges ”Level-up” badges (bronze, silver, gold) Connect with parallel, relevant, external learning resources Allow learners / prospective earners to explore, engage Be creative and adaptable

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Resources & sustainability Time for concept development Time to fill in the canvas Align with curriculum or competency framework (if needed) Time and skill to design badges (low key) or Pay professional designer (high profile) Issue badges manually (low key) or Issue badges via existing platforms (high profile) Time to create support material Time to create and issue, re-issue individual badges Time to evolve open badge portfolio

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Report example

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Resources www.openbadgenetwork.com www.badgealliance.org www.openbadgefactory.com www.openbadgepassport.com www.openbadgeacademy.com www.openbadges.org www.makewav.es https://backpack.openbadges.org http://elene4work.eu www.eden-online.org/recognition/eden-open-badges

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