As I research and develop digital badges, I’m thoughtful about aspects of value, credibility, and “sincerity” of design in the badging infrastructure. Put simply, I believe that people will make judgments about the believability, credibility, and relevance of the digital badges based on elements of the metadata, the images used, and where the badge is hosted.…
As I have detailed numerous times on this blog, I worked with a colleague (Greg McVerry) to develop the Online Research and Media Skills (ORMS) model. The ORMS model was developed to provide guidance for educators as they integrate technology into their classroom. As I continue to use the ORMS model in my classes and…
A part of the ORMS MOOC, we built a series of badges to act as gatekeepers and markers of identity within the community. The ORMS MOOC is a mentored, open, online learning community where we focus on opportunities to authentically and effectively embed technology into instruction. As part of this learning community, we wanted a…
Our column on Digital Badges: Recognizing, Assessing, and Motivating Learners In and Out of School Contexts was just published in JAAL. I co-wrote the column with Katerina Schenke, James E. Willis, and Daniel Hickey. As a supplement to the column, we invited a series of experts to spend some time discussing the broader impact of…
Our column on Digital Badges: Recognizing, Assessing, and Motivating Learners In and Out of School Contexts was just published in JAAL. I co-wrote the column with Katerina Schenke, James E. Willis, and Daniel Hickey. As a supplement to the column, we invited a series of experts to spend some time discussing the broader impact of…
Our column on Digital Badges: Recognizing, Assessing, and Motivating Learners In and Out of School Contexts was just published in JAAL. I co-wrote the column with Katerina Schenke, James E. Willis, and Daniel Hickey. As a supplement to the column, we invited a series of experts to spend some time discussing the broader impact of…
Our column on Digital Badges: Recognizing, Assessing, and Motivating Learners In and Out of School Contexts was just published in JAAL. I co-wrote the column with Katerina Schenke, James E. Willis, and Daniel Hickey. As a supplement to the column, we invited a series of experts to spend some time discussing the broader impact of…
This week my third column as Multiliteracies Department Editor for JAAL was published. The column, titled Digital Badges: Recognizing, Assessing, and Motivating Learners In and Out of School Contexts provides an overview of digital and open badges in teaching, learning, and assessment. Digital badges are web-enabled tokens of accomplishment that contain specific claims and evidence about learning and achievement along…
This post is intended to provide an overview of information about digital badges and possibilities in teaching and learning. This post is a supplemental piece meant to accompany the column printed in the Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy. You can find out more about the column and subsequent interviews in coming weeks. What is…
TL;DR version: An update in my continued exploration and development of a digital badging system. At this point…it’s good news. Scroll to the bottom to review the relaunch of the badges. It has been awhile, but throughout this blog I’ve had a thread that documents my trials and tribulations as I build, and rebuild my…