Digital Badges: Development Workshop Angela Elkordy Doctoral Candidate Eastern Michigan University, Leadership and Counseling Dept.

 Teacher Joy! Workshop Objective

 Session learning targets:  The concept of “digital badges”  Digital badges, learning and assessment  Principles for designing effective badges and badge systems  Teaching practices & digital badges  Digital badge design overview  Additional resources Workshop Objectives

What are digital badges?

 Participation -- you attended! (yay!)  Social capital – mentoring, sharing, collaboration  Incremental -- series of knowledge, skills, or competencies (formative feedback)  Achievement – series of knowledge, skills, or competencies to task mastery (summary feedback) Types of badges

  evidence-based;   acknowledge and communicate skills;   flexible (even transcultural, embodying criteria important to communities of practice globally);   granular (very specific skills and knowledge sets can be targeted);   “common assessments.” Digital badges “of” learning

Robust digital badge assessments :   Effectively communicate learning objectives and evidence of learning;   scaffold learning;   motivate learners;   empower learners to “own” their learning and results;   provide essential formative feedback;   communicate expectations widely;   reinforce and strengthen important metacognitive skills   can be used to recognize, assess and communicate a wide variety of skills;   add value and transparency in learning environments;   differentiate. Digital badges “for” learning

 Learning targets;  Behavioral targets;  Socio-emotional targets;  Skill based targets;  Proficiency (or Mastery) targets; How can I use digital badges? (contexts)

 Motivation targets;  Measure “new” skills;  Differentiate instruction;  Communicate expectations;  Provide essential formative feedback  Increase learners’ metacognitive skills and self-efficacy  Share ideas! How can I use digital badges? (goals & strategies)

Another School…

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 Discuss with your neighbors (4 mins)  Share with all of us Learning you would like to communicate…

 Source: Building Badges for Informal Learning Environments: workshopsheets.pdf workshopsheets.pdfhttp://fastapps.hri.uci.edu/files/2423/files/BADGE- workshopsheets.pdf Track student learning over time

Badging Examples Chicago Summer of Learning Competition Winners

Digital Badging Systems: Passport

Digital Badging Systems: Classbadges.com

 Objectives  Learning targets  Badge skills  Badge criteria (performance tasks)  Evidence of learning  Alignment to standards (if applicable)  Rubric (optional)  Learning activities (optional)  Badge image (visual design) Digital Badge Design: Essential Elements

 Understanding by Design  What are the learning targets?  What kind of products will evidence learning?  What kinds of activities and experiences will support mastery learning?  Bonus: instantly reflective! How can I *teach* these concepts to ensure learning?  Digital badge assessments can align well with the idea of critically looking at learning and mastery of concepts can be evidenced  Digital badges can guide or scaffold learning, leading to greater understanding  Through performance activities, learning is made “visible” Design for Understanding

Team Design Time

Digital Badging Systems: Makewav.es

 The Bare Minimum:  Badge skills  Badge criteria (performance tasks)  Evidence of learning (products)  Badge image (visual design) 1. Design badge elements

2. Join as a teacher

3. Select Add Badges

4. Click on “Make a Badge”

Example

5. Build the badge

Create the badge image

Adding students

Awarding Badges

 Talk to you neighbors (4 mins)  Share with us Reflecting: Teaching Practice

 Reflective  Learning designers  Outcomes based  Performance based  Teaching for mastery  Link formal and informal learning Badges and Teaching

 Joy or no joy? Summary….

 JAK! Workshop Evaluation

Resources: Digital Badges Pearltrees (

 Thank you!  For more information, visit and or makewav.es/badgebox  Or contact Angela Elkordy   call (734) (Google voice) Questions?

 Badges How To: Using Your Classroom Rubrics to Create a Badge System (Karen Jeffrey)  how-to-using-your-classroom-rubrics-to-design- a-badge-system/ how-to-using-your-classroom-rubrics-to-design- a-badge-system/ how-to-using-your-classroom-rubrics-to-design- a-badge-system/Resources

  Study Objectives; What we are doing and why are we doing it?   - Navigate Digital Badges website   - Look at existing website and see where Digital Badges can fit   - Share consent forms, coding procedures and surveys (pre/post for students and teachers)   - Provide information/implementation guides Study set up

Digital Badges for Educators’ Professional Development

Opportunity to participate in award winning research … Grades 6-10

  The Need for Research in Implementing Digital Badge Programs in K-12 Contexts   Important New Trend   Learners Already Like Badges   Collaborate to Show Effects   EASY and ENGAGING! Why would I want to …. ? Innovate! Substantiate! Collaborate! Participate! (designed to be helpful to you!) Learn how it works, then make your own!

For more information: Research Study and Digital Badges (

Digital Badges Study: What’s Involved?

Digital Badges Badge Design: Learning trajectory with increasing cognitive difficulty Standards alignment Performance assessment / suggested activities to demonstrate content mastery Resources and ideas

  This digital badge trajectory scaffolds learning in basic data and statistical concepts for middle and high school age learners. It is designed to be used in a variety of content areas in addition to science and math.  4 levels plus one challenge level  Aligned with Next Generation Science Standard, Practice: “Analyzing and Interpreting Data”  Aligned with CCSS Math (Data and Statistics, for grades 6-10)  Also, alignment with NETS-S and P21  Includes: Learning Targets, Badge Requirements, Performance Tasks, Evidence of Learning  Suitable for grades 6 and up (meets 6-8 standards) Data Whiz Badge Track

  This digital badge trajectory scaffolds intermediate and advanced learning in data and statistical concepts for middle and high school age learners. It is designed to be used in a variety of content areas in addition to science and math.  4 levels plus one challenge level ;  Aligned with Next Generation Science Standard, Practice: “Analyzing and Interpreting Data”  Aligned with CCSS Math (Data and Statistics, for grades 8-10)  Also, alignment with NETS-S and P21  Includes: Learning Targets, Badge Requirements, Performance Tasks, Evidence of Learning  Suitable for grades 8-10 and up (meets 9-10 standards) Data Hacker Badge Track

  Open Comment Period (Aug.15 - Sept. 8, 2013)   Together, we design great learning resources!   Please review, comment, suggest or ask about the digital badges below. Thank you!   Greetings! the InfoMaker Badge Series (Draft) is now open for review and comment for a period ending September 8th,   Additional changes will be made……. InfoMaker Badge Track:

How to participate in the study