IGNIS 2019 Introduction to Awarding Badges using Badgr in Canvas Kelley Meeusen 041119

1. Introduction to Using Badgr to Award Badges in
Canvas
Kelley L. Meeusen, Clover Park Technical College

2. Agenda
Disclaimers
Create Badgr Account
Upload Badgr into Canvas
◦ Account level, or
◦ Course level
Award a badge automatically through Canvas module completion
Comparison of Badgr and BadgrPro
A brief Intro of Badgr Pathways
Q & A

3. Disclaimers
Keep in mind that while faculty are generally welcome to award badges for just their
own courses, It is advisable to check with your school about any branding or
credentialing concerns.
Setting up badges under a department or program should be more carefully
considered (e.g., by creating a neutral issuer email, not one assigned to a particular
faculty member). Faculty sometimes change more often than programs.
Issuers can only be deleted by Badgr support at this time – be careful in creating
issuers. we keep confusing ourselves by saying “an instructor will issue the badge”,
but that is not quite right, the instructor awards the badge (or sets up the conditions
for it to be awarded) the badge issuer may be someone else entirely.

4. One More Disclaimer!
I am not an expert!

5. Have a Canvas Classroom Ready!
We will be using it very shortly!
A sandbox is handy, but
For practice, you can use any classroom with a quiz in a module!
In the future, create a badge-testing sandbox and a collection of dummy
students. And as for where to find “dummy students”, I already have a job!

6. Check to Verify if Badges is Included in
Your Canvas
You do not have to create a Badgr account if Badgr has been integrated with
Canvas at the account level at your school.
Check your Canvas Course Navigation for “Badges”,
Make sure that Badges is in the Top Menu

7. Poll
Do you already have Badgr installed
in your school’s Canvas account or in a Canvas classroom?

8. To Create a Badgr Account
Go to: Badgr.com
◦ Click “Create an Account”
◦ Use your school eMail as your user name!
◦ After creating your account, Click “Account”, then
◦ “APP Integrations”
If you do not have Badgr at the account level, and get an error message when trying
to install at the course level, go to….
◦ How do I request to use Badgr with Canvas
Better yet, talk with your school’s Canvas Admin!

9. Add Badger to Canvas
Go to: How do I add Badgr to a Canvas Course? For full instructions!
From Badgr.com Click “Account”,
Click “APP INTEGRATIONS”,
Copy Consumer Key, Shared Secret, and Config URL; then
Paste these into a new app configuration in your Canvas course.
◦ >Settings
◦ >View App Configurations
◦ >+App
◦ For Configuration type, choose “By URL”
◦ Enter Consumer Key, Shared Secret and Config URL into appropriate fields,
◦ Then Save

10. Prepare Canvas Course
Select or create a Canvas course
◦ Course must be organized using Modules,
◦ At least one module must include a “requirement” based on a quiz.
Make sure that the Badges course link is displayed in course menu

11. Create or Select an Issuer
Your school may already have an “approved “ Issuer
◦ Note: users cannot delete an Issuer once created, you will need to contact
Badgr Support to remove an issuer.
Click on Badges
◦ Select an appropriate Issuer, or
◦ Click “Create Issuer”
◦ Append your issuer name with “Test”.
Now let’s leave this boring slide show, and go see how this works!

12. Don’t Panic!
Yes, some of you may have just set up a badge in one of your live classrooms,
Don’t panic, and don’t forget your towel!
Simply drag Badges out of your top menu, and you have cleaned it up!
Bada boom, bada bing!

13. Badgr vs BadgrPro
Badgr
(servers available in U.S.,
Canada, Australia, and EU)
Badgr Pro for Canvas
(servers available in U.S., Canada,
Australia, and EU)
Five-minute install and easy configuration X X
Award badges automatically for module completion in Canvas Courses X X
Portable and verifiable badges compatible with Open Badges
Specification
X X
Free badge hosting on Badgr's cloud infrastructure X X
Students don't need a Badgr account X X
Learners share badges to social media services X X
Gamify courses with a privacy-protecting leaderboard X X
Real-time view of course progress for teachers and students X X
Student profile page showing badges earned across all Canvas courses X X

14. Badgr vs BadgrPro cont.
Badgr
(servers available in U.S.,
Canada, Australia, and EU)
Badgr Pro for Canvas
(servers available in U.S.,
Canada, Australia, and EU)
CSV course progress export X X
Student opt-in to receive badges (optionally enabled) X X
See externally awarded badges in Canvas courses X
Course analytics for teachers X
Account analytics for admins X
Data storage options outside the U.S. X

15. Course Analytics for Teachers & Account
Analytics for Admins
Let’s jump back into Canvas to see what these look
like………………

16. Badgr Pathways
Badgr Pathways allows users to stack Open Badges, like stepping stones, into
Learning Pathways providing educators and administrators the ability to easily track
group and individual progress across coursework, training series, and programs.
The Pathways system is flexible enough to allow for different branches and
segments, with required and optional elements that light up the path and direct
the learner what steps to take next.
Learning Pathways may contain and culminate in Completion Badges that are
automatically awarded when lower branches of the pathway are fulfilled.
Learn more at Badgr Pathways
Ask your Canvas Admin to install Badgr Pro!

17. Badgr Pathways LTI for Canvas
Login to Badgr.io
Pathways LTI must be loaded into every course individually.
◦ At this time, there is no account-level LTI
Pathways can include
◦ Multiple badges from a single course,
◦ Multiple badges from multiple courses, and
◦ Badges from external sources (other badge issuers).
Learn more at Badgr Pathways LTI for Canvas

18. Sample Badgr Pathway

19. Additional Resources
Badgr Documentation (Guides)
Expanding Education and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges
What Do Digital Credentials Mean for Education?
What is an Open Badge?
Verify Badges Using BadgeCheck.io
Badgr Guides and Knowledge Base

20. Contact Info
Kelley.Meeusen@cptc.edu
253-589-5730

21. Questions?