1. Badges in Higher Ed ABCD TIE 3 December 2012 HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

2. The Backstory

5. Badging in Higher Ed

7. But what are they?

8. A Badge is… "a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest.” McArthur Foundation “a single credential demonstrating a skill, achievement, quality or affiliation.” Mozilla “a validated accomplishment obtained inside or outside school.” AERA President

9. Badges in Plain English A structured yet flexible credentialing system that rewards and displays the achievement of specific and verifiable skills and knowledge.

10. Opportunities Motivation Scaffolding Lifelong learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4862 920379/in/set-72157623343017387 /

11. Alternative Credentialing

12. Challenges Gamification as a pejorative Co-opting learning The assessment question

13. Challenges

15. Mozilla OBI

16. Example: Enhanced Portfolio Purdue University www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/passport/

17. Example: Enhanced Portfolio

18. Example: Building Community https://p2pu.org/en/groups/how-do-i-make-a-badge/

19. Example: Student Engagement Seton Hall University http://epirate.shu.edu/?p=1344

20. Example: Peer Communities

21. Questions? Kristin Sullivan kristin_sullivan@gse.harvard.edu Bill Wisser william_wisser@gse.harvard.edu openpassport.org/profile/wisser