St. Petersburg College
Discovery Day 2018
Micro-credentialing Course
Competencies with Badges
Lara Sharp, Brian Bell, and Dee Mortellaro
Time Are Changing
The Treasure of the
Sierra Madre
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=V
qomZQMZQCQ
National Science Foundation:
Biomedical Engineering Technology
Grant Goals
• Add three college credit certificates
• Add at least 15 industry identified badges/microcredentials
• Create competency based assessments for badges
3 year grant through
June 2020
Faculty Leads:
Lara Sharp
Brian Bell
Laura Malave
current and
prospective students
What are Badges?
Discussion Question: What do you already
know about badges or microcredentials?
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• Portable
• Visibility
• Incentive
What Does a Badge Look Like?
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Graphical
Communication of
Achievement
Many companies
already use badges
https://www.youracclaim.com/org/pearsonvue
https://www.youracclaim.com/org/ibm/badge/enterprise-designthinking-practitioner
Is a Badge Just an Image?
Depends – Not if it is up to the most recent standards...
https://www.imsglobal.org/sites/default/files/Badges/OBv2p0Final/index.html#badge-baking
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Open Badge
standard 2.0
provides
comprehensive
guidelines for
information stored
in a badge
Badges
Discussion Question: So what do you think are
some advantages and disadvantages of digital
badges?
https://www.imsglobal.org/sites/default/files/Badges/OBv2p0Final/index.html#badge-baking
?
Case Study: Video Games
Pitfall 1982 on Atari
Halo 2 2004 Xbox
450 Total Achievements
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/xbox-achievements-not-showing
https://www.retroist.com/2009/11/13/pitfall-explorers-club-patch-and-letter/
Xbox Profile Current
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/07/05/one-player-lost-the-worlds-highest-xbox-gamerscore-but-for-a-goo/
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• Psychology
• Positive
Feedback
• Competition
Case Study: IBM
https://www.slideshare.net/trainingindustry/open-badges-ibm-initiative-to-attract-engage-and-progress-talent
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Levels
Continuous Ed.
Pay ladder
Team Building
Case Study: Colorado State
University
Tuition
•Mastery Badge – $654
•Quest Bundles – $108-144
•Individual Quest Badge – $60
•Individual Trek Badge – $40
Time frame
•Mastery Badge – 16 weeks
•Quest Bundles – 4-8 weeks
•Individual Quest Badges – 1-3 weeks
•Individual Trek Badges – 1-2 weeks
https://www.online.colostate.edu/badges/certified-gardener/
Badge Expiration
Badges in this program expire after
three years from the date earned to
ensure up to date knowledge of
practices in the industry.
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Hierarchy
Micro Level
Macro Level
Flexible
schedule
Badges
Discussion Question: What are some ways SPC
could use badges?
https://www.imsglobal.org/sites/default/files/Badges/OBv2p0Final/index.html#badge-baking
How do I Earn a Badge?
Ways to Earn: Release Conditions
• Grade
• Level of Observed Competency
• Completion
• More...
Question: Can you lose a badge?
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• Flexibility
• Can be revoked
Where do I store Badges?
Platforms for Issuing and Storing Badges
https://info.credly.com/
https://thebadgefactory.com/
https://openbadgefactory.com/
https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/welcome
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• Portable
• Visibility
• Incentive
Can Desire2Learn do Badges?
Awards: Beta
Prototype Badge
https://mycourses.spcollege.edu/d2l/ep/6606/objects/openfile
/100960/award.html
Prototype E-Portfolio
https://mycourses.spcollege.edu/d2l/eP/presentations/present
ation_preview_popup.d2l?ou=6606&presId=100678&contextId
=100678&pageId=0&fromRedirect=1
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Integrated awards
function is cabable
of creating and
issuing badges
with a variety of
release conditions.
Evidence can be
added to enhance
badge
Badging and Academic Pathways
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• Compatible
• Integrated
• Tracking
Feedback and Questions
Survey
http://web.spcollege.edu/survey/27511
Funding
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation
under grant number 1700649. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do
not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Baking?
https://www.imsglobal.org/sites/default/files/Badges/OBv2p0Final/index.html#badge-baking
Highlight
• Portable
• Visibility
• Incentive
What are Badges?
Discussion Question: What do you already
know about badges or microcredentials?
Highlight
• Portable
• Visibility
• Incentive