The document summarizes an agenda for the BC Open Badges Forum on February 17, 2017 about using open badges for open recognition. The agenda included sessions on open badges for the adult workforce, those under 18, and post-secondary education. It also discussed building a regional open badges network and next steps. Examples of open badges programs discussed included those for skills development, continuing education, and workforce training.

1. BC Open Badges Forum
February 17, 2017
Open Badges
for open recognition
bit.ly/BCOBF-2017

3. Alan Davis, President and Vice-Chancellor
WELCOME

4. 09:15 Open Badges 101
10:00 Adult workforce
10:45 Under 18
12:15 Lunch!
13:00 Post-secondary education
13:30 Building a regional network
15:15 Reflection, next steps, final remarks
16:00 End
Agenda

5. #BadgeBC bit.ly/BC2017-Reflectorbit.ly/BC2017-Notes
K - 12
post-secondary
government
non-profit
for-profit
Housekeeping

6. Open Badges Primer
Don Presant Nate Otto

7. and while you’re listening …

8. The skills gap and current solutions
Context

9. Employers vs. Graduates
Is there a “Skills Gap”?
Hart Research Associates for the Association of
American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) January 2015
Soft Skills
Proportions saying they/recent
college graduates are well
prepared in each area
Employers
Students

10. Is there a “Skills Gap”?
TheAssociationRoleintheNewEducationParadigm
declining degree completion rates
“non-traditional” students: 73% PSE enrolment
high youth unemployment
critical skills shortages affecting productivity
rising cost of higher education
World of Work: volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous
Traditional educational approaches can’t keep up!

11. General population vs. college leaders
Is there a “Skills Gap”?
TIME/Carnegie survey 2012
quoted in The Association Role in
the New Education Paradigm 2016
TIME/Carnegie survey
The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm

12. volatile ~ uncertain ~ complex ~ ambiguous
Whole life learning in a VUCA world
sceptrefellows

13. The future of jobs
World Economic Forum: Future Of Jobs 2016
Across nearly all industries, the
impact of technological and other
changes is shortening the shelf-life
of employees’ existing skill sets.
Overall, social skills—such as
persuasion, emotional intelligence
and teaching others—will be in
higher demand across industries
than narrow technical skills
Top 10 Skills in 2020
1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity
4. People management
5. Coordinating with others
6. Emotional intelligence
7. Judgment & decision making
8. Service orientation
9. Negotiation
10.Cognitive flexibility

14. Here in Canada
Business Council of Canada 2016 PSE Skills for a Prosperous British Columbia: 2016

15. 70: 20: 10 L-i-f-e-w-i-d-e learning
deakinprime.comwikipedia.org
The LIFE Center.)
M. Bowles, Institute for Working Futures

16. Experiential learning in BC
PSE: Expand co-op, apprenticeship, internship,
and other workplace opportunities…
PSE: Create communication channels for employers
to communicate skills needs…
Governments: Fund additional programs in target disciplines…
Employers: Make workplace experiential learning a priority by developing an HR
strategy for employee renewal and growth
Individuals: Seek out workplace experience opportunities, including co-op,
internships, mentoring, and volunteering, to gain practical experience and
workplace skills.
PSE Skills
for a prosperous
British Columbia
PSE Skills for a Prosperous British Columbia: 2016

17. Key findings about non-completion:
1. Many non-completers had significant earnings gains
2. Economic value: content vs. credential
3. Non-completers are “non-traditional” students
4. Unknown factor: value of 3rd party credentials
Study: Program non-completion stats miss the point!
“The ones that got away”
WestEd Slideshare

18. www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/HDDAGRLXE4 verify.edx.org/cert/5d882acb67b64425a3355cd73954dd6c
Disruption: MOOCs and micro-credentials

19. Disruption: Education à la carte
www.udacity.com/nanodegree

20. Disruption: LinkedIn Learning
linkedin.com slideshare.net/LinkedIn

21. Trends in professional credentialing
Use technology to:
•reduce waste (paper, effort)
•increase quality
Re-use credential information for:
•onboarding
•HR planning
•performance review
•accreditation
•Quality Assurance, systemic analysis
Enable continuous credentialing
SEER Health: The Future of Provider Credentialing

22. Paper silos: Issues with certification today
freedesignfile.com/92259
Transparency issues
• “Dumb” paper often needs other
documents, e.g. syllabus
• Proxy only – not the whole story
• Easy to forge
Physical issues
• Difficult to share, easy to lose
Recognition issues
• Lack of granularity
• Lack of context - no links to supporting
evidence
• Experiential learning not valued
• Lack of alignment, transfer,
articulation, “stackability”

23. CCR: Transcript for graduate employability
ccr.utoronto.ca

24. “micro-portfolios”
Open Badges

25. Clear progress markers
 motivating learners, supporting advisors
Flexible learning pathways
 granular, incremental, multi-source, laddered,
remixable
Visual branding
 issuers and earners
Online trust system
 demonstrate skills & capabilities
 proof of performance
 backed by issuer
A digital representation of an accomplishment, interest or affiliation that is visual, available online and
contains metadata including trusted links that help explain the context, meaning, process and result of an
activity.
As an open artefact, the earner can present the badge in different contexts from which it was earned.
Micro-credential – portable record of learning
What is an Open Badge?

26. Mapping badgespace
credentials
digital badges
certifications
Open
Badges
micro-
credentials
CC BY Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com
Standards-based
& interoperable
No image
requirement

27. Immediate transparency, instant validation
Interactive digital credentials

28. ePortfolios, Badge Passports
Collect and curate

29. Share on social media
LinkedIn for “résumé worthy” badges
also

30. www.badgealliance.org/why-badges/
VISION: a skills ecosystem
Open Badges, micro-portfolios in social networks
Going digital helps…
searchingdeconstructingvalidating aligning
sharingcombiningassessing “valorizing”

31. SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
a micro-credential
a discrete record
in a modular transcript
TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION
a portable “smart”
graphic embedded with
structured data with links
to supporting information
Different perspectives …
What is an Open Badge?
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
a reward for
positive behaviour
a marker on a
development path
“… a simple digital standard for recognizing and sharing
achievements, skills and performance over networks.”

32. Some uses of badges (can be combined)
transformingassessment.com/TA_webinar_5_mar_2014_Simon_Cross.pdf
Recognize status
Reputation
Group affiliation
Keep artefacts
Souvenirs of
experience
Motivate
learning
“Game mechanics”
Set goals,
track progress
Personal learning
pathways
Assess &
recognize learning
Formal, non-formal,
informal
Fill recognition gaps

33. Badge taxonomy from Penn State
Chris Long

34. Early trends: A summary
Over 10 million badges, thousands of issuers
Early adoption hot spots:
• Youth: after school, community programs
• Continuing Education
• Professionalization and PD
• Product training (esp. ICT) - the “Extended Enterprise”
• Business Soft Skills
• Testing Recognition
• Pre-employment

35. Youth: Cities of Learning -> LRNG
www.lrng.org/cities

36. Professionalization & PD
Unregulated:
• AXELOS
• HR Certification Institute
• AACE (total cost management)
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• International Board of Credentialing and
Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES)
• ASIS International
Regulated:
• American Board for Certification in Orthotics,
Prosthetics & Pedorthics
• Institute of Management Accountants
• Association of Clinical Research Professionals

37. “Extended Enterprise Learning”
Technology vendor product training
Adobe
IBM
AutodeskOracle
Hortonworks

38. Continuing Education

39. Community
Some early adopters in Canada
Education
(incl PD)
Professional,
Workplace

40. Open Badges, ePortfolios &“Badge Passports”
Benefits of a new skills currency
Visually efficient and appealing
Engages, builds confidence, provides continuing
feedback
Individual pathways, multiple sources of
learning
Formal non-formal informal learning
Modular, stackable, diverse, re-mixable, portable,
shareable
Programs not completed can be partially recognized
and recombined
Add evidence, reflection as appropriate
Drill down to specifics or roll up into larger outcomes
Combined in badge passports and ePortfolios
Common standard for skills exchange
Trustable, easy to understand
Transparent criteria, evidence, issue/expiry date
Flexible alignment to frameworks, requirements,
training plans
Issuing organization validated and branded by the
badges it issues; maintains ongoing connection to
earners
Learner centred, employer friendly

41. Some questions to ask
Are you a potential Open Badges issuer?
Behavioural goals?
Redeemable worth?
worth the effort? filling a void? marketing ROI?
Value add?
Champions?
Sustainability?
what will your badges “buy”? have you talked to employers? students?
internal leadership? professional bodies? employers?
cost structure? who will maintain & improve it over time?
engagement? feedback? recognition? development? skills frameworks?

42. LMS? *
Make/adapt your own (FOSS)
License & install proprietary SW
Cloud Service
DIY versus Supported
Getting started
Badge Canvas
Design Principles Card Deck
Do It Yourself
Workshops: awareness, train the trainer
Design & implementation support
Technology support
Supported
Technology choices
Explore: earn a badge, display it
Immerse: research, LPP (lurking) in badge community
Experiment: design a badge, design a small badge system
Pilot: build internal support, implement, maintain and improve

43. Open Badges 101: the course
Want more?
badges.thinkoutloudclub.com

44. Tell us what you think in 15 minutes or less!
Opportunities?
Threats?
Weaknesses ?
Strengths?

45. FOCUS:Adult Workforce

46. Diana Twiss
Adult Education/Literacy
1a

47. Patrick Donahoe
Associations/Recognizing Learning
1b

48. Krista Lambert
Staff Development
1c

49. Jeff Griffiths
Workforce Competencies
1d

50. Don Presant
Examples from elsewhere

51. Newport City Homes, UK
At risk populations
http://huxleypiguk.blogspot.ca/2014/11/open-badges-launch.html
Awarded to all trainees who have completed the initial six months of
experience with Newport City Homes and who have moved onto further
training or work as a result of the program
Awarded for completing the mandatory induction
process for academy trainees
Awarded for the completion of training relevant to health and safety
within Newport City Homes
Awarded for completing essential online training
relevant to academy trainees
“The main aim of the program
is to help trainees gain the
experience and credentials
to move on (to employment).”

52. Trades Certification - City & Guilds
worldchefs.org/Certification
Issued using
sharable
Open Badges

53. 192,000 workers in Scotland
Social Services - Regulator & Sector Council
badges.sssc.uk.com/badges
 Work based qualifications: enter with little
education, achieve a degree
 Open Badges to recognized informal learning
 Potential for formalized RPL later

54. Assessment and evaluation
Why issue open badges?
SSSC webinar 2016/02/22

55. Nonformal/self-directed, F2F/online, multi-level ...
Supporting diverse learning
Badge Application
SSSC webinar 2016/02/22

56. SSSC webinar, February 2016
Why issue open badges?
SSSC webinar 2016/02/22
Consistent recognition of informal, non-certified or online learning and PD
Incentivize employee learning
Show pathways, track progress toward goals
Identify expertise in the community
Link to your brand and website
Learners will come to expect them

57. Expanding your learning influence
Key concept: “Extended Enterprise” learning

58. IBM: Technology engagement
ibm.com

59. Impact of badging “Extended Enterprise” learning
bit.ly/IBMbadges

60. Value proposition

61. Pervasive ROI

62. Emerging benefit: corporate skills registry

63. BREAK: 15 min

64. FOCUS: Under 18

65. Chris Kennedy
BC Curriculum Reform (#bccurric)
TBA

66. Video
STEM in Schools
2b

67. Dethe Elza
Community Maker Spaces
Vancouver Maker
Education Community
2c

68. Don Presant
Examples from elsewhere

69. Transforming interests into skills
Supporter to Reporter (S2R-UK)
www.digitalme.co.uk/s2r
Project based learning programme that develops skills and confidence through sports reporting.

70. Industry-endorsed skills
Digital Enterprise Award (UK)
www.onemillionyoungideas.org.uk
Improving the digital and enterprise skills of one million young people in the next five years.

71. Hive Toronto: Community
hivetoronto.org
Connected learning for web literacy
why-connected-learning
Data Trail
Timeline
Mobile IP Address
Tracer
Privacy
Coach

72. TechBac: Open Badges, online CVs
Badging CTE: City and Guilds
bit.ly/1uBCju4

73. Chicago Summer of Learning - 2013
Community -> Region
bit.ly/CSOLplaylist

74. Year round, spreading to other cities
Summer -> Cities of Learning
Driven by the interests
of the youth participants
~150,000 badges awarded >210,000 young people125 organizations
City of Chicago, MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla - 2013
Driven by the interests
of the youth participants Now
known as
Chicago City of Learning
STEAM-based programming (add Arts)
Other cities: Pittsburgh, Dallas, D.C. (visit citiesoflearning.org)
By 2018, LRNG will engage 1 million youth across 70 communities in the U.S.

75. Beyond grades and standardized tests
High School to PSE transition
slideroom.commedium.com blog.credly.com

76. viflearn.com
“Badging the Badger”
Big traction: Educator PD
digitalpromise.org
pdln.com
educause.edu

77. Adult Workforce
Under 18
POPUP DESIGN SESSION

78. Session map
1
2
3 9
7
8
12
11
104
6
Adult ed/
literacy
Associations
Staff
development
Community
Maker Spaces
BC curriculum
reform
STEM in
schools
Teacher PD
SSA
Apprenticeship
HS to PSE
transition
Workforce
competencies
Professions
Adult
apprenticeship
5
Frontofroom

79. REPORTING OUT: 15 min
bit.ly/BC2017-Notes

80. LUNCH!

81. FOCUS: Post-Secondary

82. David Porter
Horizontal Learning, 3D Graduates
3a

83. Tracy Penny Light
Open Educational Practices, Open Badges & ePortfolios
3b

84. Tom Murad
Work Integrated Learning – Large Employer
TBA

85. Chuck Hamilton and Dana Stephenson
Work Integrated Learning – employer networks
TBA

86. Marie Cheung
Open Badges in Scottish Colleges
(formerly )
bit.ly/3e-BCOBF

87. Don Presant
Examples from elsewhere

88. OU’s OpenLearn – Badged Open Courses (BOC)
bit.ly/OUbadges

89. Badging non-credited Continuing Education
Madison College
madisoncollege.edu/badges
Strategic Objective:
Creation and promotion of
innovative, market-based
credentials in credit, non-
credit and customized
programming (i.e. Badges)

90. Non-credit recognition
Ryerson – Chang School
SME Coaching
4 sessions, applied
learning
Badges issued: 2
SME Lecture
1-2 hours, 2-3
outcomes
Badges issued: 158
Online Course
4 weeks (~20 hrs) with
assignments
Badges issued: 140
Retirement Home
Love of Learning,
Personal Recognition
Badges issued: 4

91. Badge pathway: the Residential Leadership Award
Co-Curricular UK: York St. John University
bit.ly/OBCC_YSJ

92. University of Michigan
Co-Curricular business skills development

93. Program accreditation, NOS and professional recognition
ITAC – Business technology management
SFIA – 3
BTM Pgm
$50
SFIA = Skills Framework for the Information Age
SFIA – 5
BTM Pgm
Board Assessment
$350
SFIA – 7
BTM Pgm
Board Assessment
$350
btm-forum.org

94. Deakin University
Case Study

95. Key advantage: Australian Qualifications Framework

96. Employability soft skills shared on social media
Deakin University Hallmarks (AQF 7: Bachelor)
t.co/ior8y5pbqe

97. Authentic assessment of graduate learning outcomes
deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/teaching-and-learning/curriculum-framework

98. DeakinDigital: Credentials for your career
deakindigital.com
Recognition of Professional Practice
Targeted at mid-career professionals; an
alternative to traditional higher education
Lower cost, less time commitment
Modular evidence-based credentials for
capabilities achieved through independent
learning, experience and employment
Meaningful to employers
Used for continuous career development

99. Graduate learning outcomes ~ RPP credits
Recognition of professional practice

100. Graduate learning outcomes ~ RPP credits
Recognition of professional practice (AQF 3-9)
RPP Credentials applied toward Professional Practice Qualifications (FutureLearn “Cloud Campus” – 1st 2 wk block free!)
Master of Professional Practice (Financial Planning) $5K (10 RPPs) + $14.6K (courses) Graduate Certificate Professional Practice (Financial Planning)
Master of Professional Practice (IT) $5K (10? RPPs) + $13.1K (courses) Graduate Certificate Professional Practice (IT)

101. Technology/business/leadership
Recognition of professional expertise
Partnerships with
NPOs, private sector

102. bit.ly/BC2017-Reflector
PAUSE FOR PERSONALREFLECTION

103. FOCUS: Open recognition networks

104. Susanna Lui Gurr
Setting goals, tracking impact
4a

105. Victor Glickman
Open Badges as learning data
4b

106. Nate Otto
Open Badge Networks
TBA

107. Don Presant
Examples of emerging Open Badge networks

108. Regional network: “21st Century Badging Challenge”
Cross-sectoral partnerships
eddesignlab.org/badgingchallenge/ * see p21.org

109. Colorado – a cross-sectoral network
DPS presentation

110. The Cities of LRNG network

111. Toward a national digital skills framework
Ireland’s ALL ABOARD
allaboardhe.org CC BY-NCalso: Slideshare presentation
Diverse, transversal recognition:
• skills development in courses
• study skills
• employability & leadership
• graduate attributes (GLOs)
• non-formal & informal CPD
• outreach, volunteering & communications
Open Educational Practices
• multi-institution collaboration
• open curriculum (shared framework,
remix/repurpose
• distributed delivery network
(multi-LMS via SCORM, xAPI, zip)
• distributed credentialing network via OBF
(WP/Bb/Moodle plugins)
• open recognition network via OBP

112. Aspirational project (DigitalMe)
“Open Badge Network” (EU)
openbadgenetwork.com
“Badge the World”

113. Humanitarian PLE - across agencies, across careers
Talent
Pipeline
Recruitment
Induction
Formative Assessment
Gap Training
Team Building
Performance Management
Talent Management
Experience
Achievements
Professional Development
Career Development
Leadership
Development
SME Specialization
Career Change
Outplacement
Career
Pathways
External
Performance
Support
Google, YouTube
External repositories
Coaching
and
Mentoring
Other
External Learning
MOOCs, Open Ed Resources,
Personal Learning Network,
Communities of
Practice
OCBA
OCG
OCP
Academic
recognition?
New
Career?
OCB
OCA
Other
MSF LMSs
such as:
Skills
Marketplace
Demand
Supply
Badge
Passport/
ePortfolio
Digital
Credentials
External
Recognition
Workplace
Assessments
&
Achievements
New
Mission?
New
MSF role?
HRIS/ERP
Systems
Performance
Management
System Talent
Management
System

114. Related initiatives

115. Filling a void – Open Recognition Alliance
openrecognition.org
Claim this badgeRead the Declaration – and sign it!

116. BREAK: 15 min

117. Post-Secondary
Open recognition networks
POPUP DESIGN SESSION

118. Session map
12
BC as a
Network 2
11
Skills
frameworks
4
BC as a
Network 1
6
Co-curricular
learning
Frontofroom
1
Horizontal 3D
2
Badges &
ePortfolios
3
Badge
networks
Scottish
Colleges
5
Marie Chung
7
Goals &
tracking
8
Badges as data
9
WIL large
enterprise
10
WIL employer
networks

119. REPORTING OUT: 15 min
bit.ly/BC2017-Notes

120. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: 30 min
bit.ly/BC2017-Notes

121. Penultimate thought

122. The future is already here;
it’s just not very e
venly dis
tributed.
William Gibson
Final thought
en.wikiquote.org

123. This presentation:
bit.ly/BCOBF-2017
THANKS FORALLTHE FISH!
bit.ly/BC2017-Reflector
bit.ly/BC2017-Notes

124. Thank you