Could open badges be the future of skills / behaviour recognise in education?

1. Are Open Badges the Future of Accreditation?
Lectures Bett2013
Tim Riches (DigitalMe) @triches

2. Yes!
Why?
> Clear need (learner, teacher employer)
> Open standard
> Recognise any skill
> Peer & teacher assessment
> Endorsement
> Robust
> Wide range supporters…
Tim Riches DigitalMe @triches
Slideshare link

3. Who’s involved in Open Badges?

4. What%are%badges?%
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>%Trust%built%by%community%

5. >%Unlock%rewards%

6. What%are%Mozilla%Open%Badges?

7. BADGE%101%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjmbxLGnVD4

8. Open Badges are images with
metadata hard-coded into them

9. Visual representations of
achievements, learning, skills,
interests, competencies

10. They can represent hard & soft
skills, peer assessment, and
stackable lifelong learning

11. after-school program free online course government agency

13. DISPLAY SITES
personal web site job sites
social networking WordPress / Tumblr
profiles

14. http://openbadges.org

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Badges(Case(Study%

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18. 3%step%process%
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skills

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Reporters have interviewed hundreds of interesting people and
created over 10,000 reports and blogs

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21. How%do%
we%issue%
badges?%
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22. Overview%
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24. How%are%badges%awarded?%
>%Teacher%awarded%
>%AutomaKc%
>%Peer%
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www.makewav.es/story/432989/Ktle/
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27. Unlocking%value%for%the%learner%through%
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@triches(

28. What%next?%

29. How to young people sum up
Student Digital Leaders?
Mozilla London HQ Jan 2013

30. Mozilla London HQ Jan 2013

31. What do students think?
Backseat Teacher

32. “People look up to us and ask
for help. We aren't strange
anymore for liking ICT. They
value are thoughts and ideas”
Student, Lady Lumley School

33. Badge%design%process:%%%
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36. More%Badge%Ideas%from%Digital%Leaders(

37. How%to%get%involved%
1. Join(S2R(Medals(beta(programme(
2. Codesign(Digital(Leaders(with(us(
3. Join(us(for(access(to(latest(programme(
Email:(hello@digitalme.co.uk(

38. Yes!
Why?
> Clear need
> Open standard
> Recognise any skill
> Peer & teacher assessment
> Endorsement
> Robust
> Wide range supporters…
Tim Riches DigitalMe @triches
Slideshare link

39. Open Badges are the
future of accreditation
- If you want it…

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