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Legitimizing Interest Based Learning With Mozilla Open Badges Chris McAvoy Tara Tiger Brown

Legitimizing Interest Based Learning With Mozilla Open Badges Chris McAvoy Tara Tiger Brown. Interest-Driven Learning. Tara Tiger Brown UC Irvine HRI @ tara teachmestuff.net. The Problem.

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Legitimizing Interest Based Learning With Mozilla Open Badges Chris McAvoy Tara Tiger Brown

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  1. Legitimizing Interest Based Learning With Mozilla Open Badges Chris McAvoy Tara Tiger Brown Presented to: OSCON

  2. Interest-DrivenLearning Tara Tiger Brown UC Irvine HRI @tara teachmestuff.net

  3. The Problem It’s hard to find a mentor, particularly in specialized, non-institutionalized and newly emergent areas of interest.

  4. Also… It’s hard to find a mentee that is a good fit based on skill level, commitment and availability.

  5. Existing Platform Gaps -Support evolving interests -Expose adjacent interests/expertise -Convert Learners to Mentors -Online Platforms for Kids/Teens -Hybrid model; on/offline -Community for Mentors -Group Coaching -Real-world recognition

  6. The Solution A cross-network platform that matches mentors and learners with compatible interests, goals, temperaments, schedules and incentives.

  7. Experiment (Concierge MVP) Goal: Provide the best experience possible to determine: • If the coaches saw it as valuable and would sign up again • If the coaches would recommend the service to a friend (growth).

  8. StarCraft II

  9. StarCraft II Phase 1 Community Outreach Application / Background Checks Coach Meet & Greet Manual Matching Personal Intros Check-in/ Midway Survey Adjustments Exit Interviews Recruit for Phase 2

  10. StarCraft II Phase 1 Results Value: • 6 coaches are returning for Phase 2 • Some coaches are continuing with student • Many students got promoted to next ladder Growth: • Over 50 coaches signed up for Phase 2, some referred by Phase 1 coaches

  11. StarCraft Phase II -Students Apply to Coaches -Goal Setting -Cancel matches when lack of activity - Student vs Student matches -Nurture Coach Community -Recognize Coaches for Phase 1 participation -Recognize Coaches & Students for reaching goals

  12. Battle.net Achievements

  13. OpenBadges Chris McAvoy Mozilla Foundation @chmcavoy http://openbadges.org

  14. Visual representations of learning,skills,and competencies

  15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/3449284794

  16. http://beta.openbadge.org

  17. What is a badge - technically? • A picture (PNG, Square) – make it look cool • A criteria url – describes what someone needs to do to earn the badge, LRMI will be awesome here • An evidence url – optional • An assertion url (per badge) – ties it all together

  18. Assertion { "recipient": "chris.mcavoy@gmail.com", # not valid as of beta release "badge": { "version": "0.0.1", "name": "Badges 101", "image": "https://github.com/toolness//img/index/101badge.png", "description": "You really get badges!", "criteria": "http://openbadges.org/en-US/", "issuer": { "origin": "http://badges-101.openbadges.org/", "name": "Open Badges", "org": "Experimental Badge Authority", "contact": "hai2u@openbadges.org" } } }

  19. Users Pull the Badge

  20. Bake the Badge • Optional • Embed the assertion in the PNG • Provides portability • https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/wiki/Badge-Baking

  21. Display • Use the API – • https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/wiki/ • Make some fancy widgets

  22. THE FUTURE! • Federated Backpacks • Signed issuers • Super Crypto Action • Display Widgets • OPENBADGER • Everyone’s favorite way to issue badges • Like wordpress for badges

  23. Get Involved • Put badges on your site • Contribute to the project • https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges • Contribute to the new project – • https://github.com/mozilla/openbadger • New Node Stuff • Express Router • MySQL ORM

  24. The End @chmcavoy @OpenBadges / openbadges.org @tara teachmestuff.net

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