Nov 12, 2014
Open Badges: what, why, when and how?
Bob PriceHR & OD Systems [email protected]
Learning Pool DLE
Current course list• Essentials package
• 30 modules
• 6 under development
• 325 registered users
• Classroom Connect
Why version 2.5?
Use of Adapt modules and authoring tool
Ability to use on alternative platforms
Access to Open Badges
Badges…Visual representations
Skills
Learning
Competencies
Qualities
Achievements
Interests
Digital badges:
“ an online representation of
a skill you’ve earned”
Open Badges take the idea further:
“skills are verified through a credible organisation”.
Open Badges
• Led by Mozilla Organisation
• Open, online standard for verifying skills, learning, interests and achievements
• Images with Metadata hard-coded into them
• Recognise formal or informal learning
• Collect badges from multiple sourcesinto a single backpack
• Share through social networks
CVs are a bunch of claims
Open Badges are a
bunch of evidence
How it works….
Training
Online Learning
Volunteer Programs
Learner
Open Backpack
Open Backpack
Share to social networks and other websites
Job Opportunities
Lifelong Learning
New Possibilities
How it works….
http://backpack.openbadges.org/
My Open Backpack
Who is using them?
Meet the Academy
Initial ideas
How we plan to do it…
• Award badges via Learn@NCH
• Learn@NCH profiles will be linked to an Open Backpack
• Recipients show off their achievements!
Next steps
• Define clear criteria/definition of achievement to earn a badge
• Be clear on what is to be achieved
• Build the framework
• Publicise!
Thank [email protected]@bobpriceplnhttp://huxleypiguk.blogspot.co.uk/