Showcase Learning
with Digital Badges
Angela Elkordy
Doctoral Candidate
Eastern Michigan University
College of Education
Leadership and Counseling Dept.
aelkordy@emich.edu
Digital badges mini
survey:
http://goo.gl/5RhkfR
Collaborate: backchannel:
https://todaysmeet.com/badges
Teacher
JOY!
Objective
What are “digital badges”?
 Why digital badges for learning and
assessment?
 View examples of badging systems
 Understand how digital badges can
add value and transparency in learning
environments
 Digital badges study: Opportunity!
 Where to find additional resources
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Overview
Why?
What?
When?
How?
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In brief….
What are digital badges?
Digital age
learners….
Socio-cultural
context …
DML Competition:
Digital Badge Development
Where do digital badges
“live”? What’s an OBI?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQxEszFeKmk
Track student learning over time
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Source: Building Badges for Informal Learning Environments: http://fastapps.hri.uci.edu/files/2423/files/BADGEworkshopsheets.pdf
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Learning targets (knowledge);
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Behavioral targets;
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Socio-emotional targets;
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Soft skill targets;
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Skill based targets (competencies);
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Proficiency (or Mastery) targets;
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Motivation targets;
How can I use digital
badges?
Measure “new” skills;
 Differentiate instruction;
 Communicate expectations;
 Provide essential formative feedback;
 Increase learners’ metacognitive skills
and self-efficacy;
 Share ideas!
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How can I use digital
badges?
Who’s Badging?
Clinton Global Initiative
evidence-based;
 acknowledge and communicate skills;
 flexible;
 granular;
 “common assessments.”
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Digital badges “of” learning
Robust digital badge assessments :
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are transparent;
scaffold learning;
motivate learners;
provide critical formative feedback;
communicate expectations widely;
reinforce and strengthen important metacognitive skills
can be used to recognize, assess and communicate a wide
variety of skills;
differentiate.
Digital badges “for” learning
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Achievement (specific criteria)
Affiliation (belonging)
Behavioral
Demonstration of specific skills (products)
Incremental (toward a goal)
Participation (events, classes, meetings)
Social capital (mentoring, collaborating, team
building)
Kinds of badges
What do you think?
(https://todaysmeet.com/badges)
How would you use digital badges?
Take the survey:
http://goo.gl/5RhkfR
AADL Library Badges
Badging in the City:
Chicago Summer of Learning
Smithsonian Quests
Badges for Educators
Mozilla’s Badge Kit:
http://badgekit.openbadges.org/
Digital Badging Systems:
Passport
Digital Badging Systems:
Classbadges.com
Digital Badging Systems:
Makewav.es
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Understanding by Design
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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?
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Digital badge assessments can align well with the idea of
critically looking at learning and mastery of concepts can
be evidenced
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Digital badges can guide or scaffold learning, leading to
greater understanding
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Through performance activities, learning is made
“visible”
Design for Understanding
Sample badge design
Design Tools
Badges Examples & Ideas
Opportunity to participate in award
winning research … Grades 6-12
Digital Badges
Badge Design:
• Learning trajectory with increasing cognitive difficulty
• Standards alignment
• Performance assessment / suggested activities to demonstrate
content mastery
• Resources and ideas
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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.
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4 levels plus one challenge level
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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
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Includes: Learning Targets, Badge Requirements, Performance
Tasks, Evidence of Learning
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Suitable for grades 6 and up (meets 6-8 standards)
Data Whiz Badge Track
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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.
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4 levels plus one challenge level ;
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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
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Includes: Learning Targets, Badge Requirements, Performance
Tasks, Evidence of Learning
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Suitable for grades 8-12 and up (meets 9-12 standards)
Data Hacker Badge Track
The focus of this badge series is: “learner as
innovative problem solver.” “Design” is
viewed as a cyclical process, during which the
learner is immersed in “design thinking:”
 defines a problem or a challenge;
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seeks information to inform a design solution (previous
research and needs analysis);
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proposes a potential solution;
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communicates outcomes, including reflections/
recommendations on how to improve or refine the design for
another iteration of design cycle.
InfoMaker Badge Track
To participate, contact
aelkordy@emich.edu
Joy or No Joy?
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Online Evaluation Form:
http://goo.gl/kOGR6r
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Want to learn how to make your own?
Attend the SIGMS Sponsored PreCon
workshop at MACUL
Evaluation – Thank you!
Resources:
Digital Badges Pearltrees
(http://goo.gl/0SqVWG)
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Ann Arbor District Library Badges
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CORONA-NORCO: ‘Digital badges’ inspire students to
learn (online article):
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http://www.classbadges.com/
Makewav.es Social Learning System
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http://www.pe.com/local-news/riversidecounty/corona/corona-headlines-index/20131011-coronanorco-digital-badges-inspire-students-to-learn.ece
Classbadges.com
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http://play.aadl.org/badgelist
www.makewav.es
Smithsonian Quests
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http://shout.smithsonianquests.org/badges/?view
Resources / Sites:
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Thank you!
Mission accomplished? Do we have Teacher Joy??
(comments in Todaysmeet, the survey, evaluation
form, email, Twitter…  )
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For more information, visit
http://www.badgebox.net/
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Or contact Angela Elkordy
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aelkordy@emich.edu
call (734) 494-0640 (Google voice)
Questions?