1. What is a badge?
   1. a special or distinctive mark, token, or device work as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.
   2. examples
      1. Boy and Girl Scouts
      2. Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
   3. Digital badges
      1. represented by a computer-generated image
2. How are badges used?
   1. As motivation to participate
      1. encourage certain behavior
         1. completing a profile
         2. writing in a forum
         3. giving feedback
   2. As motivation to collaborate
      1. in a group with collaborative projects
      2. even the workload
      3. peer nominations
      4. role definitions
      5. capturing of "soft skills"
   3. As recognition and assessment
      1. completing a course or assignment
      2. winning an award
      3. demonstrating a skill or ability
      4. taking on a leadership role in a project
      5. enable formative processes
         1. peer-based assessment
   4. As alternative credentials
      1. disruptive technology
      2. students show others what they know and what they can do
3. What is an Open Badge?
   1. special format of digital badge
   2. developed by the Mozilla Foundation
   3. hard-coded with certain information
      1. description
      2. who issued it
      3. criteria
      4. others
   4. key characteristics
      1. Free and Open
         1. not proprietary
         2. any organization can use
      2. Transferrable
         1. multiple sources
         2. backpack
         3. display
            1. social networking profiles
            2. job sites
            3. websites
      3. Stackable
         1. build upon each other
         2. tell the full story
      4. Evidence-Based
         1. information-rich
         2. metadata
            1. hard-coded into the badge image
         3. links back to the issuer
         4. criteria
         5. verifying evidence
   5. make it easy to:
      1. Get recognition
      2. Give recognition
      3. Verify skills
      4. Display across the web
4. Earners, Issuers & Displayers
   1. The System
      1. earned from different places and for different things
         1. completing courses
         2. attending workshops or events
         3. earning certifications or awards
         4. participation
         5. playing a role in a collaborative project
      2. badges earned are sent to the Mozilla Backpack
         1. organized into collections
         2. displayed in different places on the web
            1. individual badges or collections
            2. social media profiles
            3. blogs
      3. next step in the evolution of the C/V
         1. help earners find employment
         2. help employers find the right people to hire
         3. other types of collaborative work
         4. gap filling
            1. specific skills and abilities
   2. How to Earn Open Badges
      1. By Completing Specific Steps
         1. automatically after completing a task on a website
         2. completing a profile
         3. writing/responding to a certain number of posts
         4. receiving "upvotes" in a forum
         5. completing a quiz in a course
      2. Making a Submission
         1. submit evidence of your work
            1. document
            2. video
            3. link to an e-portfolio
         2. often review process
            1. facilitate feedback loops
      3. By Nomination
         1. being nominated by an individual or group
         2. capturing "soft skills"
         3. playing a role in a group project
         4. examples
            1. leadership
            2. support
            3. event organization
            4. coordination
            5. awards
   3. The Issuer
      1. allow anyone to issue badges
         1. for whatever reason
      2. many platforms have developed plugins and tools
      3. example
         1. Wordpress
            1. BadgeOS plugin
      4. add more with additional research
   4. The Displayer
      1. Open Badges are mobile
         1. not contained within the platform from which they were issued
         2. can be showcased on other platforms
      2. Mozilla Backpack
         1. collections of badges
         2. come from multiple sources
         3. sent to be displayed on social media, blogs
5. Anatomy of an Open Badge
   1. hard-coded with metadata
      1. information embedded into the the badge image
      2. cannot be changed once it is issued
      3. elements
         1. Badge Name
         2. Description
            1. short and concise
         3. Criteria
            1. more detail about what was done to earn the badge
            2. course outline
            3. requirements
            4. prerequisite courses
            5. opportunity to promote the course or program
         4. Issuer
            1. individual or organization that awards the badge
            2. link back to a website or profile
            3. help you drive traffic to your site
         5. Evidence
            1. link to
            2. e-portfolio
            3. website
            4. document
            5. shows the work that was done
            6. emphasize documentation of learning experiences
         6. Date Issued
         7. Standards
            1. for a particular organization, community or field
            2. meeting certain requirements
            3. maintain a level of meaningfulness
            4. facilitate the "stacking," or integration of badges
         8. Tags
            1. keywords
            2. attached to a badge
            3. help others find it
            4. search for badges
            5. searching for people with certain competencies or abilities