Mozilla Open Badges What they are what they

Mozilla Open Badges What they are, what they aren’t, and what you need to get started

Why we’re talking badges • Increasing interest from educators in competency-based assessment • Confusion around where to begin • Because they could CHANGE THE WORLD! …maybe

Previous Badges Physical Badges • Acknowledge accomplishment • Display skills gained Digital Badges • Motivation • Same Benefits as physical badges • Typically not sharable • Gamification

Open Badges Same Affordances as Digital Badges, Plus: • Uses Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI) • Display badges via web • Metadata (Criteria and Evidence links)

Value of Open Badges Value to Educator • Standardized Criteria • Rigorous Assessment • Brand Development • Gamification Value to Learner • Mozilla Backpack • Shareable Evidence • Individualism

Purpose of Mozilla Open Badges Credentialing and Gamification

Getting Started Starting with Open Badges doesn’t require much. Almost everything you need you already have. Technical Stuff • Images • Website • Issuing Platform Educational Stuff • Rigorous Criteria • Badge System Design

Issuers Canvas Apps Other Issuers https: //github. com/msedev/badges

IPT Ed. Tec Design Case Design case highlighting the challenges and potential solutions of designing a badge system. Randall, D. L. , Harrison, J. B. , West, R. E. (2013). Giving credit where credit is due: Designing Open Badges for a technology integration course. Tech. Trends, 57(6), 88 -95. doi: 10. 1007/s 11528 -013 -0706 -5 Contact Me buck@instructure. com