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Encouraging positive learning behaviours, recognising a wide variety of skills, attributes and understanding, enhancing motivation, developing digital identities…are just some of the aspirations people have been using Open Badges to support. Open Badges are part of an open infrastructure that enables digital credentials to be issued, earned and shared across the web. In this presentation I discuss some Open Badge developments happening in Scotland and further afield, including work I have been doing with Mozilla on the Discovery project, which is working with industry in the US to develop badge-based pathways to employment.

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Crossover EdinburghOpen Badges

Grainne Hamilton @grainnehamiltonhttp://grainnehamilton.com/

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Introductions

Grainne HamiltonEducation Consultant- RSC Scotland, Jisc- Discovery Project, Mozilla Twitter: @grainnehamiltonWeb: grainnehamilton.com

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»A challenge for everyone

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Keeping up

‘Austin Marathon Runner’ by Charlie Llewellin CC BY-SA 20 from Flickr

Continuing to learn new skills as digital literacies develop

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»A challenge for prospective employees

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Standing out from the crowd

‘Crowd’ by James Cridland, from Flickr

Demonstrating the right mix of skills and attributes for the job

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»A challenge for employers

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Choosing the right person from the crowdFinding the person with the right mix of skills and attributes

‘Crowd’ by James Cridland, from Flickr

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A digital futureThe web is increasingly being used for:

Communication

Work

Professional profiles Learning

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Open BadgesA digital accreditation infrastructure

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»Digital credentials – called Open Badges

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Open BadgesInformation infused images

From Flickr by dun-deagh

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Open BadgesInformation infused digital images

Image by Kyle Bowen

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»Assessments and identification of learning, attributes and competencies

» An open infrastructure for issuing, managing and sharing the credentials

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Badge BackpackOnline store for earner’s badges

Can display on: Professional profiles, e.g. LinkedIn / Blogs / Personal websites / Social media / e-Portfolios...

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Jisc RSC Scotland

Issuing badges to:

»Accredit the acquisition and application of digital skills

»Recognise contribution to the learning of others

»Reward the sharing of practice

»Increase the learning of the sector

»Motivate engagement with Jisc services

Recognising digital skills development

From Flickr by justus.thane

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Jisc RSC Scotland

Digital Innovator

• iTechs• Forums• Webinars

Digital Leadership

• OBSEG Members

• Open Badges Design Day

• Assessment Summit

Digital Practitioner

• Learning OnLine courses

Current Open Badge Series

http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?page_id=3080

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Learning OnLine BadgesDigital skills courses - completer badges

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Learning OnLine Open BadgesDigital skills courses - Influencer Badge

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Open BadgesWhat people are saying about Open Badges

“It was nice to see a badges scheme in operation. I really did think that collecting badges incentivised my participation.”Participant, Jisc e-Assessment for Learning course

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Open BadgesWhat people are saying about Open Badges“…while academic achievements can be evidenced by an…academic transcript, there is no such evidence of so-called soft skills – the personal attributes that enhance a graduate’s work ethic, job performance, interaction with work colleagues and, ultimately, their career prospects. I am convinced that Open Badges can …evidence the development of these personal attributes in a way that is recognisable to, and trusted by, employers.” Tom Caira, Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board (Computing). University of the West of Scotland

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Mozilla Discovery ProjectBadge-based pathways to employment

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Employer pathwaysPathway templates

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Employer pathwaysPathway templates

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Employer pathwaysPathway logic

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Employer pathwaysUsing a pathway as an issuer

» Create a pathway template that makes suggestions for particular jobs

» Creates a clear statement about the employer’s needs

» Provides opportunity to highlight badges linked to learning opportunities, eg Mozilla Web Literacy badges

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Career treesEmployer pathways

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Using a pathway as an earner / prospective employee» Fill in pathways with badges

» Tell their story

» Set goals (unearned badges)

» Plan a career

» Copy pathways to explore options

Earner / employee pathways

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Mozilla Discovery ToolWeb based tool for discovering / completing pathways

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Opportunities provided by Open Badges

»Learners can use badges to consider career, learning or interest-based pathways

»Provide evidence of skills and attributes not picked up in formal qualifications

»Showcase these in online professional profiles»Employers can search online to identify

individuals with the right mix of skills and attributes for a specific job

»Access evidence of what has been badged»Create and influence relationships through

endorsement of badges

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Further information»Mozilla Open Badges

›http://openbadges.org

»Mozilla Discovery Project

›http://discover.openbadges.org/

»Jisc RSC Scotland Open Badges

›http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?page_id=2223

»Open Badges case studies

› rsc-scotland.org/?tag=open-badges

»Open Badges blog posts

›http://bit.ly/openbadgesposts

»Open Badges in Scottish Education Group

›http://bit.ly/obseg

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Grainne Hamilton @grainnehamiltonhttp://grainnehamilton.com/

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