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Badges in Higher Ed

HARVARD. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. Badges in Higher Ed. ABCD TIE 3 December 2012. The Backstory. The Backstory. The Backstory. Badging in Higher Ed. Badging in Higher Ed. But what are they?. A Badge is….

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Badges in Higher Ed

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  1. HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Badges in Higher Ed ABCD TIE3 December 2012

  2. The Backstory

  3. The Backstory

  4. The Backstory

  5. Badging in Higher Ed

  6. Badging in Higher Ed

  7. But what are they?

  8. A Badge is… "a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest.” McArthur Foundation “a single credential demonstrating a skill, achievement, quality or affiliation.” Mozilla “a validated accomplishment obtained inside or outside school.”AERA President

  9. Badges in Plain English A structured yet flexible credentialing system that rewards and displays the achievement of specific and verifiable skills and knowledge.

  10. Opportunities • Motivation • Scaffolding • Lifelong learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4862920379/in/set-72157623343017387/

  11. Alternative Credentialing

  12. Challenges • Gamification as a pejorative • Co-opting learning • The assessment question

  13. Challenges

  14. Mozilla OBI

  15. Example: Enhanced Portfolio Purdue University www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/passport/

  16. Example: Enhanced Portfolio

  17. Example: Building Community https://p2pu.org/en/groups/how-do-i-make-a-badge/

  18. Example: Student Engagement Seton Hall University http://epirate.shu.edu/?p=1344

  19. Example: Peer Communities

  20. Questions? Kristin Sullivan kristin_sullivan@gse.harvard.edu Bill Wisser william_wisser@gse.harvard.eduopenpassport.org/profile/wisser

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