1. Learning through Earning… with SAM and Digital Badging
Seminole State’s Pilot Experience & How to Start Your Own Program Make Achievements More Visible!
Melinda White and Sandy Keeter

2. We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ BADGES!
Badges encourage our students to try harder, do things differently, and think outside the box. Badges are a reward, and doesn’t everyone want something to show for the work they did?
Everyone needs to be on board and supportive to make this work….
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3. MOZILLA - What is a Badge (3:34)
What are Badges?
A way to make credit for an achievement more visible
Each credit has an image or “badge” that represents it
Badges can change the way employers spot talent
Successfully used for motivation and goal-setting
MELINDA
At their most basic level, digital badges are a new way to capture and communicate what an individual knows and can demonstrate:
A badge is a way to make credit or recognition for an achievement more visible to employers, instructors, peers and communities of shared interest and spot talent
Each credit has an image that's called a badge that represents it. From Boy and Girl Scouts, to the military to PADI diving instruction, to geo-location games
Together with the evidence and information about the achievement and who recognized it, a badge can change the way employers, instructors, peers and communities of shared interest spot relevant talent.
Share badges on social media
MOZILLA - What is a Badge (3:34)
EDUCAUSE - Badging (1:18)
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4. Digital Badges Online representation of a skill or achievement
Motivate behavior, recognize achievement and establish credibility
Capture knowledge, skills and accomplishments
Transfers learning across different industries to find talent
Support connected learning environments
Motivate learning and signal achievement
Share on social media
Digital badges can support connected learning environments by motivating learning and signaling achievement both within and across communities and institutions.
Badges can be shared on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to showcase accomplishments
Starbucks Badges are a symbolic form of acknowledgement for a specific achievement
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5. Badging Movement is “Open”
Many contribute to the badge process
Organizing information to determine credentials
Economical way to acknowledge achievement
Everyone has access to earn and display badges
MELINDA
Badging is an “open” movement
It is economical to use digital badges to acknowledge achievement
Everyone has access to earn and display badges; Professionals, students, civic groups, organizations, and individual scholars all contribute and organize information
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6. How Do Open Badges Work?
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7. Challenging our traditional system of learning
University of California - A Future Full of Badges
Some see digital badges as a potential challenger to the dominant paradigm of diplomas in higher education.
Using Badges to Quantify Learning at UC Davis
The badge movement is based on the idea that people should be able to gather useful, verifiable evidence of everything they learn, not just everything they learn while attending an accredited postsecondary institution.
Badging at University of Illinois
University of Illinois has a grassroots group that has formed over the interest of finding new and exciting ways to utilize digital badges at the University.
Sandy
Some see badging as a challenger to higher education and diplomas
Badges can be used to quantify ALL learning
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8. Purpose of Badges “Gamification” is a fun way to encourage and engage
Hidden challenges, like “Easter Eggs”
Motivate and reward students for accomplishments
Recognize task completion
Sandy
Gamification
Recognition
Reward
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9. Skills get Rewarded Skill (I can _____, I know ____)
Mini skill (I can create a hyperlink)
Can be granular recognizing incremental skill development
Formative assessment/motivation
Cumulative (I know Word 2013 basic)
Summative assessment
MELINDA
Activities get rewarded based on Skill
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10. Achievements get Rewarded
Achievement (I made a ______)
Mini (I created a flyer)
Project level badges recognize completion of making a project
Cumulative (I am a Microsoft Office expert)
Based on the accumulation of the mini achievement badges
MELINDA
Achievement based rewards – mini and cumulative
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11. Participation gets Rewarded
Participation (I attended a special event)
Badges for attendance and general participation in activities
MELINDA
Participation badges for attending events or seminars
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12. How did Seminole State get here?
SACS accreditation - Quality Enhancement Program
“Read to Succeed” - Rewarding Students for Reading
Digital Badging Committee formed to investigate badges
CGS2100c (Office Applications) was identified as a “pilot”
SANDY
SACS accreditation, co-chairs
CGS2100c piloted and learned on a small group what worked and what didn’t; trying to engage students
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13. Rewarding Students for Competencies
Earning an average of 90% on each application
Receive all 4 App badges to earn Office badge
MELINDA
Speak about badges for Office products
- the student reaction
- Process / requirements
- syllabus
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14. How we use SAM to determine Badge earners
SAM is like “Gaming”; multiple attempts to get best score
Average the assignment grades for each application
Export SAM or LMS gradebook; upload csv to Credly
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15. SAM Assignments and Gradebook
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16. Where to Begin? Identify goals, instructions on how to earn badges
Create digital badges that represent accomplishments
Choose a badging delivery system
Credly, Mozilla, Basno
We started with Mozilla and moved to Credly
MELINDA
Process of identifying the goals that you set for courses – how you came to 90% mark
FERPA considerations when giving out badges
Choosing badging delivery
Mozilla Open Backpack issues
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17. Credly.com – Our Delivery Choice
Universal tool to recognize, store, and share achievements
Badges include evidence, criteria and issuer
Credly account acts as digital badge backpack
Allows you to manage and share badges
MELINDA
What we liked about Credly
Criteria entered for badges
Explain MOOC use
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18. Getting Started Create an account on www.credly.com
Use a generic or department address as “issuer” ie:
MELINDA
Credly account creation – click out to show web site.
Discuss use
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19. Add Badges to Credly
Choose to make your own badges and upload them, OR
Credly provides a badge creating WYSIWYG
MELINDA
Explain how you can add badges you create or create a badge using their system
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20. Giving Credit
Three pieces of information are required, two are optional:
Student’s first name, last name and (required)
Testimonial, Evidence (optional)
Badges can be awarded individually or in bulk (csv upload)
Sandy
Information needed
Getting .csv file formated properly (open csv file)
Explain 50 limit except when PRO
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21. LMS Message
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22. Metrics and Success Accepted badges are listed in your account
Students can choose to add photos, make visible, etc.
Our pilot was successful
Many students accepted and shared badges
SANDY
Speak about student experience
Student feedback
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23. More About Credly – Getting Verified
Digital credentials have the greatest meaning when their source is known, trusted and verified
Verified icon means Credly has verified that the account
“Free” members can apply to be Verified with annual fee
Sandy
Credly verification information
Pro-status differences
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24. Things to Consider Once you issue a badge, it cannot be revoked
The badge belongs to the recipient
Think carefully about who you issue badges to
Be sure the badge description is accurate
Test badge delivery before full implementation
Sandy
Additional considerations
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25. Student’s Congratulation Email
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26. Badge Acceptance Options
Make Public to make visible to everyone
Trust Issuer to automatically accept and display badges
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27. Badge Details
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28. Share on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Can share on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
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29. View of Student’s Credly Account
Notice the verified vs. our unverified badges
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30. Badge Summary Report
How many have been issued and what percent posted ot FB, LinkedIn, Twitter
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31. Student Feedback
I'm not sure if I ever gave my feedback on the badges, but I love them! I've posted each one to my Facebook page and my friends and family love to see what I'm doing. Thanks for including this "perk.“
As I've told everyone already, I found that this class was SO useful. So many college classes are necessary, but none of them have had the ability to turn the knowledge gained into such a usable tool! I really miss playing in SAM and earning badges...:).
I just added my award badges to my Linkedin profile. Thank you for issuing these! The main question I am asked in interviews is about how well I know Microsoft Excel. Now I finally have something to prove it in my profile. Thank you for a great class!
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32. *SEND us your first and last name and email for attendance badge
Go to Credly.com
Login or Create Account
Create Badge (sample badge for presentation)
Review live features
*SEND us your first and last name and for attendance badge
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33. Additional Resources
Sandy
Discuss additional resources, click and explain them if time
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34. Questions? CONTACT US! Melinda White Sandy Keeter
Sandy Keeter
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