This document summarizes a workshop on open badges that discussed: - What open badges are and how they work as a web standard to capture skills - Examples of open badge projects in higher education and how they are used - The Open Badge Network project which aims to establish open badges across Europe - The design process for open badges including competency design, conceptual design, and issuing/displaying badges - Initiatives like the Open Badge Academy and Passport to issue and showcase badges - Key issues to address in a discussion paper on open badges for individuals and organizations

1. Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem
Twitter: @mediendidaktik
Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Professor for Digital Media & Diversity
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Michał Nowakowski
Dr. Ireneusz Wozniak
Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji-PIB
Zakład Kształcenia Ustawicznego
Open Badges
for individuals and organisations

2. What are Open
Badges?
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3. Seepferdchen / Sea Horse (Early Swimmer Badge)
Image: http://sportthieme.scene7.com/
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Badges

4. A web standard which
captures & communicates
skills and attributes
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5. Silo 1 Silo 2
Silo 4
Formal
qualifications
Volunteering,
hobbies,
clubs
Online
learning, e.g.
MOOCs
Silo 3
Professional
development
Open Badges
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6. Employer
ExpertPeer
Connecting to opportunities
Metadata &
multiple validation
Evidence-based endorsement
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Workshop
09.00 – 09.30 Introduction of participants and the workshop
09.30 – 10.00 Introduction of Open Badges and the OBN / Erasmus+ project
10.00 - 10:30 Open Badge Factory + Open Badge Academy
10.30 – 11.30 Examples from practice – “My badgaeble moments”
11.30 – 12.00 Badge canvas + Job profiles exercise
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 – 14.00 Job profile exercise – defining competencies
14.00 – 15.00 Open Badge Factory – designing digital badges
15.30 – 16.30 Matrix - developing a competence map
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 17.00 Discussion - Open Badges for Individuals and Organisations

8. IntroductionIntroduction

9. What is
Open Badge Network?
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Strategic partnership (KA2)
Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin (BEUTH) - coordinator DE
ARTES IT
Cambridge Professional Development Ltd. (CamProf) UK
DigitalMe Limited (DIGITALME) UK
European Distance and e-Learning Network (EDEN) UK
Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji- Panstwowy Instytut Badayczy (ITeE PiB) PL
Ministerie van onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschap (DUO) NL
University of applied sciences of Southern Switzerland, SUPSI DSAN CH
Strategic EU partnership

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Intellectual Outputs Key activities
O1 Open Badge Europe Framework and Leadership Charter & Partners
O2 European Open Badge Infrastructure Use cases & repository
O3 Open Badges for Individuals and Organisations Discussion Paper & Guidelines
O4 Open Badges in Territories Inventory & Guidelines
O5 Establishing Open Badges at Policy Levels Discussion Paper
O6 European Open Badge Network Open Badges MOOC
O7 Research, Evaluation and Project Quality Assurance Badges and Quality
Key outputs and activities

12. OBN Charter
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Vision
To establish Open Badge Network as a trusted source of independent information, tools
and informed practice, facilitating a badge ecosystem to be developed across Europe.
Mission
1. Advocate the adoption of Mozilla's Open Badge standard across Europe to recognise
learning achievements gained in variety of contexts
2. Provide information, guidelines and case studies to enable the widest possible
adoption of Open Badges across policy, education, employers, service providers and
individuals
3. Advocate for and enable social inclusion by ensuring marginalised groups are able to
gain recognition for all their skills and achievements, supporting their personal and
professional progression
4. Raise the value and profile of informal learning taking place outside of formal
education
5. Support ongoing development of an open source backpack to ensure end users’ data
is portable between systems and retained by the individual

13. Badge Alliance

14. OB in Higher Ed

15. Google+ Community: https://goo.gl/gTkonM
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dachbadges
OB DACH Usergroup
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16. How do
Open Badges
work?
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17. http://openbadges.org

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20. DIGITAL ME CC BY-NC 4.0

23. How are Open
Badges used?
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24. University of Sussex - badges to recognise staff CPD
Some current Open Badge projects in UK
Higher Education
Edinburgh University Students Association - badges to
recognise skills gained by Class Reps and enhance
employability
Abertay University - badges to showcase HEAR related
activities
University of Dundee - badges to recognise skills gained by
students while co-creating the medical curriculum
University of Sheffield - badges issued during a MOOC by the
radiology dept. Those applying for a degree can use their
badges for a reduction in fees and as credit towards modules
DIGITALME CC BY-NC 4.0

25. Badges schemes created with...
DIGITAL ME CC BY-NC 4.0

28. Project website: beuthbonus.beuth-hochschule.de
• 40 participants p.a.
• 50% female/male
• STEM degrees
• IT-related careers
12 Nov 2015
Kick-off with first
7 participants from
e.g. Greece, Syria,
Afghanistan, Kenya.
Goals:
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BeuthBonus 2015-2018

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Capturing and describing so far not
documented competencies in
German language taking cultural
aspects into consideration.
Badges for Employment

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Certifying competencies which are
meaningful and valuable for the
German audience (especially
potential employers).
Badges & certificates

31. 2013-2014
Migrant academics
with technical degrees
2015-2018
Migrant academics
with IT-related degrees
Observe - Explore - Supply
• observe personal development
• explore individual potentials
• award individual badges
Define - Develop - Request
• define employment-relevant skills
• develop skills along defined badges
• request badges and provide evidence
“Badge last” “Badge first”
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Approaches

32. A. Competency
design
Profil
PASS
Badge
Canvas
B. Conceptual
design
Adobe
Illustrator
C. Visual
design
Moodle
WP, OBP
D. Issuing
design
Moodle
WP, OBP
E. Displaying
design
OPEN
BADGE
DESIGN
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Design process model

33. Competency design
ProfilPASS is a method (biographical, developmental and holistic approach) and an
instrument (a set of questions for self-reflection and self-assessment accompanied by
expert consulting/coaching on formulation of own goals and professional orientation) to
capture individual competencies from formal, non-formal and informal learning contexts.
Using ProfilPASS to capture competencies
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34. Badge Canvas
Using BADGE CANVAS to design badges

35. http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badgecanvas/
Conceptual design
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36. Conceptual design
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Open Badge Passport

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Open Badges Academy

39. Open Badges Academy

40. Goals and Frontiers
https://www.lrng.org/cities
Thanks to Eric Rousselle for pointing to lrng.org
eric.rousselle@discendum.com
@eric_rousselle

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Discussion
What are the key issues we
should address in the
discussion paper on Open
Badges for Individuals and
Organisation?

42. Thanks!
Ilona Buchem
Beuth Hochschule Berlin
@mediendidaktik
buchem@beuth-hochschule.de
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Michał Nowakowski
Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji-PIB
michal.Nowakowski@itee.radom.pl