Webinar on Open Badges as part of the Nordic Badges #folkbadge

1. Open Badges Design
at Beuth University in Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem
Twitter: @mediendidaktik
Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Professor for Digital Media & Diversity
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2. BEUTH BADGES, since 2012
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3. Open Badges Projects
A. Qualification programs CREDIT POINTS & BEUTH BONUS
C. Erasmus project Open Badge Network & DACH Usergroup
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B. University project DIGITAL FUTURE

4. Project CREDIT POINTS, 2013-2014
Project website: creditpoints.beuth-hochschule.de
• 25 participants
• 50% female/male
• 12 countries
• 20 STEM degrees
• 50% employment
attainment at program
end (adequate to the
degree) + later positive
career changes
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5. • Unemployment in Germany is twice as high among people who
have migration background compared to those who do not.
• Many migrants hold professional degrees and valuable skills
and yet have problems finding adequate employment (the
problem of “brain waste” and “precarious working
conditions”)
• There has been a strong need for expert workforce in specialised
fields in Germany and a significant gap between demand and the
unused potential (the problem of “skill shortage”)
Rationale
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More information: http://www.netzwerk-iq.de/english-version.html

6. Types of competencies
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7. Digital certificates (2x)
OB infrastructure and PDF as supplement
PDF supplements mark the transition from electronic to digital!
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8. Project BeuthBonus, 2015-2018
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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9. BeuthBonus - Advisory Board
• help understand labor market /
employer requirements
• co-define competencies for
employment
• advise and co-design relevant
credentials
• endorsers Open Badges
Organisations from the IT / Digital Business
Goals:
Cooperations, e.g. Berlin public transport company (BVG)
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10. Approaches to Open Badges
2013-2014
Migrant academics
with technical degrees
2013-2014
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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11. Key challenges
internal view external view
How to balance
standardization
(efficiency) with
personalization (quality)
of the badging system?
How to create value
added for badge-earners
when Open Badges are
not recognised by
employers yet?
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12. The 5 step design model
A. Competency
design
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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
Buchem (2015)

13. 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.
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Using ProfilPASS to capture competencies

14. Open Badges Webinar / Ilona Buchem / 26-11-2015 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Using BADGE CANVAS to design badges
http://www.digitalme.co.uk/badgecanvas/
Conceptual design

15. Conceptual design
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Using BADGE CANVAS to design badges

16. Visual design
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Using Adobe Illustrator to design badge-png

17. Issuing design
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Using Moodle to issue Open Badges

18. Issuing system
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Using Moodle to issue Open Badges

19. Issuing design
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Using Open Badge Factory to issue Open Badges

20. Issuing design
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Using Open Badge Factory to issue Open Badges

21. Open Badges Webinar / Ilona Buchem / 26-11-2015 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Using Mozilla Backpack
Displaying design

22. Displaying design
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Using Open Badges Passport

23. master thesis #1
Open Badges research
at Beuth University Berlin
Perceived
usefulness:
employer view
master thesis #2 master thesis #3
Competency
assessment:
HR view
Design
preferences:
user view
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24. Thanks!
Ilona Buchem
Beuth Hochschule Berlin
@mediendidaktik
buchem@beuth-hochschule.de
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