Downsize a MOOC, Targeted Learning
Author: bperea
Keywords: MOOC;CCCS, CHAMP;Targeted Learning
Description: MOOC

Why Develop any Badge?

Badges…...

Increase recognition of formal and informal learning pathways
Acknowledgement of hard and soft skills of personal learning
Create stackable LIFELONG learning
Ability to scale achievement to a competency or training to a wide audience
Visible reminder to the community of our commitment to meet industry needs
Provide a way for anyone to differentiate themselves

CHAMP Projects OER Index
http://tinyurl.com/CHAMPprojects

Visual Representation of Achievements, Learning, Skills and Competencies

CHAMP projects in OER
https://www.skillscommons.org/handle/taaccct/42
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OER Dashboard
http://tinyurl.com/OERDashboard

Brenda M. Perea
Instructional Design Project Manager
Peter Lindstrom
Instructional Designer

Why Develop a Digital Badge?

Typical Organization Which Uses Badges

What Counts As Learning

The world is changing fast and, today more than ever, traditional modes of assessment fail to capture the learning that happens everywhere and at every age.
Badges are a powerful new tool for identifying and validating the rich array of people's skills, knowledge, accomplishments, and competencies.
Commonly, badges are thought of as rewards but have been found to be most effective when they also contribute to goal setting, reputation, status affirmation, instruction and group identification.
Badges also promote lifelong learning that extends beyond the classroom and brings to light accomplishments that otherwise might have been hidden
A validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality, or interest that can be earned in many learning environments.
Benefits associated with digital badges include the ability to capture the complete learning path, so it “travels” with the user wherever they decide to display the badge. The digital badge carries with it information about assessment, evidence and other metadata required by the badge.
Digital badges can signal achievement to potential employers; motivate engagement and collaboration; improve retention and leveling up in learning; support innovation and flexibility in the skills that matter; and build and formalize identity and reputation within learning communities
Digital badges inspire new pathways to learning and connect learners to opportunities, resources, and one another.
One of the biggest criticisms of badges is its validity, and whether it can be viewed as "trusted credentials."
The major challenge for adoption of badges is to communicate to a wider audience on the criteria, evidence, assessment, standards and issuer behind the badge.
A second major challenge is to communicate the need to recognize achievement and learning across industries and institutions.
The third major challenge is the perceptions of value added use of digital badges to represent quality learning or training in occupations.

Digital Badges Are….

Challenges for Badges

Badges for Vets
One website adopting badges is Badges for Vets. It is a free website funded by the HASTAC Initiative and MacArthur Foundation that provides U.S. military veterans with a means to indicate relevant military training and experience to prospective employers.
Examples of available badges include translator, engineering construction, law enforcement and finance, and employers are able to browse the Badges for Vets database to match specific qualifications or find qualified veterans in their local community.
Initial goal was to create a site where Veterans could register their military training and have that training presented to employers in the form of a digital badge. prospective HR hiring officials view the embedded badge in the electronic resume they are compelled to click on it; if they do click on it they view the Veteran’s training profile.

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