Digital Badges A Tool for More Than Micro-Credentialing Victor D Baeza Cinthya Ippoliti April 3, 2017 Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference Austin, TX

University of Maryland Case Promoting Library Workshops

Outline Background about the UMD Libraries’ approach to digital literacy and badges The content curriculum (v 1.0) The current curriculum (v 2.0) Lessons Learned

Background Terrapin Learning Commons (TLC) Workshop Series Created Fall of 2012 in response to need for citation management support There was no one library department who “owned” it Through this model we sought to expand the traditional notion of learning into other environments and explore digital badges as a way to recognize and validate student success outside the classroom There is no other technology support on campus for students other than general assistance for email, our CMS, etc. We began with Endnote Web Expanded to include other citation management tools Poster Printing

Past Workshops Logistics Partners Advertisement through our monitors, Twitter, Student Advisory Group, Center for Teaching Excellence Partners Multimedia Art/Architecture Library Special Collections Engineering Library DSS (internal IT)

Workshop Statistics Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Endnote Web: 87 participants Spring 2013 Zotero: 21 participants Endnote Web: 25 participants RefWorks: 11 participants WorldCat UMD: 17 participants Poster Printing: 41 participants Fall 2013 Images/Primary Sources: 5 participants Multimedia: 11 participants Endnote Web and Zotero: 13 participants 3d and Poster Printing: 5 participants

Vers. 1.0: Logistics Students attended in-person workshops under 4 main tracks: (selected based on expert interest and availability to teach) Visual literacy/Primary Sources Multimedia Citation Management Production: Poster and 3d Printing Accessed a Canvas module which becomes available after the last workshop ended

Vers. 1.0: Canvas Course

Vers. 1.0: Curriculum (cont’d)

Vers. 1.0: Canvas Course Statistics 5 people enrolled 2 took the entire series Their average score at the end of the class was 91.7% and 97.5% Opportunity to win an iPad was probably the main motivating factor We then developed a version 1.5 where about 3-5 people attended each workshop and we did not offer the course Biggest draw was when we had a class come in for Google Glass specifically

Vers. 2.0: Explore, Create, Learn, & Engage

Vers. 2.0: Learning Outcomes Multimedia Production: The requirements address the following standards, performance indicators, and learning outcomes Digital Communication: Create effective online presentations utilizing various free web tools Understand the basic elements of creating an effective presentation, including format, content, visual design Making: Demonstrate an understanding of the different types of equipment in the MakerSpace

Vers. 2.0: Online Content Multimedia Production: Makerspace Equipment: Lynda.com playlists The National Council of Teachers of English’s Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education Sample videos and corresponding written descriptions accompanied by an explanation of how they satisfy the criteria for the basic video production digital badge Makerspace Equipment: http://www.lib.umd.edu/tlc/makerspace Digital Communication: FlipSnack.edu Haiku Deck Swipe.to

Vers. 2.0: In-person Workshops & Consultations Multimedia Production Shooting footage Incorporating images/footage and sound effectively Editing Makerspace Consultations 3D printers and scanner Google Glass Creating effective presentations

Vers. 2.0: Badge Details Students have to upload actual evidence of their work via an online form. Each type of project has specific criteria that have to be met in order for the badge to be awarded Once library has ensured the criteria have been met, students then receive the badge via email via Credly

Some Lessons Learned Our participant surveys revealed that scheduling was the number one detractor from attending The numbers of attendees had decreased, while our workload increased especially with this new curriculum Interest in some things like poster printing was no longer high-presumably students know how to use the equipment There was no disciplinary or institutional context for the content How do we accommodate the just-in-time vs just-in-case needs?

Oklahoma State University Organizing University Workshops

Outline Background on OSU Libraries’ approach to digital badges Where the program began Where the program went Where the program is going Lessons Learned

Background OSU Library OSU Support Services Position created to work specifically with graduate students (2006) Investigated possible workshops and began modest programming (2007) Investigated collaborating with other departments (2009) Library had one training room with 24 PCs (updated 2013 with 36 laptops) OSU Support Services Career Services conducted workshops for departments when asked Writing Center offered workshops through their office space Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE) had own facility

Past Workshops Bibliographic Management Software Research Workshops EndNote Reference Manager Zotero Research Workshops Using the Library’s Resources Literature Review Research Made Easier Alerts: Search, Citation and TOC

Partner’s Workshops Pre-badge Writing Center (2010) How to Write A Lot Overcoming the Obstacles Strategies for Writing I Strategies for Writing II Writing Your Thesis/Dissertation Literature Review Workshop Career Services (2014) Building Your Resume/CV Interview Skills High Performance Computing Center (2017)* Software Carpentry Data Management

Graduate 360 Program Decided to organize campus workshops for graduate students (2014) Modeled after Western University (Ontario, Canada) 360 Professional Development Programs (GradPath) Western’s Partners School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Teaching Support Centre Student Development Services Western Libraries Career Centre Western Communications

Transformation to Digital Badges Spring 2015 Approach other support services offices with 360 idea Fall 2015 Associate Dean suggests Digital Badges Spring 2016 Approach Graduate College with support of partners Library Systems Office decides on Moodle and develops server Demo conducted for possible partners Summer 2016 Graduate College Dean decides program to start Fall 2016

Vers. 1.0: The Idea Library to handle administrative duties Registration (Springshare - LibCal) Room scheduling (Springshare - LibCal) Communication (Springshare – LibCal) Participant tracking (Moodle) Support Service partners provide content Conduct workshops Help Advertise

Vers. 1.0: The Reality Library administrative duties for entire program Participant tracking (Moodle) Acquire workshop details and attendees from non-Library coordinated workshops Library to handle administrative duties for most Registration, Room scheduling, & Communication (Springshare) Outcomes and learning objectives training Help new partners prepare workshop proposals Digital Badge Advisory Board Approves any new workshops Determines badge level Provides growth guidance Graduate College final decision maker as accrediting body

Digital Badge Workshop Statistics EndNote Literature Review Research 3M Competition Fall 2016 12 different workshop titles 485 attendees (305 different participants) 240 participants in GTA training by ITLE Spring 2017 20 different workshop titles 430 attendees (270 different participants) 140 participants in GTA training by ITLE Copyright GTA Training How to Write A Lot Mapping: ArcGIS Prezi/PowerPoint/Poster Writing Mindset of Leadership Interview Skills Software Carpentry Thesis Writing Workshop Resume/CV Building Job Search Strategies Dissertation Writing Workshop Public Writing Literature Review Writing Professional Writing Abstract Writing Data Management Planning

Some Lessons Learned Be prepared for success Be clear about what your goal is and what your willing/able to do Keep the program simple and fight for a trial/pilot period Make sure you have clear idea of how to collect statistics Design of badges and metadata took longer than expected Create a program advisory board from beginning Create a workshop providers group (training)

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THANK YOU! Victor D Baeza Cinthya Ippoliti victor.baeza@okstate.edu cinthya.ippoliti@okstate.edu April 3, 2017 Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference Austin, TX