Expertise Discovery (via an Open Badge Project)
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This document discusses expertise discovery through the use of open badges. It outlines the challenges of not knowing colleagues' skills and experience. An open badges structure is proposed to link individuals' profiles and expertise to badges they can issue, display, and have recognized. Several open badge platform options were analyzed in 2016, with DigitalMe selected for its integration with existing systems. The program launched but saw limited usage in the first year. The document asks how to reinvigorate interest in open badges or if it risks being another underutilized solution.
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Expertise Discovery (via an Open Badge Project)
- 1. Ian Gardner, Learning and Development Lead EXPERTISE DISCOVERY
- 2. Context
- 3. ‘As Was’: The Challenge Colleagues have a range of skills and experience. However, this is often hidden. Teams often need to answers questions like the below: I need a project manager in my region, how can I find one? I need help with Excel, who can I contact? Do we have anyone qualified to perform this new service? Who are super users for in-house tools?
- 4. Open Badges: Proposed Structure User Need Related To SICK: Individual' s Profile Expertise (Skill / Info / Competency / Knowledge - SICK) Database Individua l Holds / Displays SME Delivers / Trains / Recognise s Colleagu e seeks expertise Badge issued or requested Published
- 5. Options An analysis of options was undertaken in 2016 Two Open Badge providers are possible partners: Profinda.com Larger scale Workforce insight platform with associated costs. LinkedIn Would require staff to setup accounts and to use their own proprietary system(s) rather than Open Badges. DigitalMe Part of City and Guilds, have licenced Credly technology for use in UK. Already working with other ILM groups. Open Badge Factory ‘Lighter touch’ with lower costs than Credly. Integration option for Totara.
- 6. Prelaunch Narrowed what platform to be used for:
- 7. Aligned to Existing Branding
- 9. Launch
- 10. Launch Video
- 11. Totara Plugin
- 12. Allow Everyone to Access ‘Admin’ Feature
- 13. But… In first year only: 13 badges 27 issues How reinvigorate interest? Or is it just creating another solution
- 14. Questions and Comments Happy to keep the conversation going @iangardnergb https://www.linkedin.com/in/igardner/ https://www.slideshare.net/iangardner
Editor's Notes
- Welcome.
- Just for some context. Largest independent private hospital provider in the UK: some figures here may be out of date.
- Background – the previous “As-Is” – still on journey tackling the scale of this challenge. Image source: https://hd.unsplash.com/photo-1424886097867-7a53e6058dff
- Roughly put together overview of required solution.
- Eventually funded and launched in Mid-2017. Badges had advantage of being aligned to our Academy brand in giving a tangible accreditation.
- Clarified and articulated what we are using it for: [Experts] "Have rated themselves as "Level 7" in our related competency model" [Course] "Have completed certain programmes related to this topic" [Qualifications] "Hold qualifications included in badge title" [Helping hands] "Peer nominated for helping with issues related to this topic").
- Our LMS/academy topics category branding.
- Graphics team produce badge icons - ‘flipping’ our LMS topics category branding.
- Staff newsletter, learning coordinator network and other approaches used to distribute. Posters with images outside of usual (clinical) style to try and catch attention.
- Video overview/demo distributed.
- Posters, video and other resources are aggregated on a BMiLearn (our Totara LMS) site – including link to directory.
- Totara plugin permissions edited to allow all users to access the badge admin to see Awarding History – can then link direct to here from email, etc.
- Despite effort in and original demand for a solution – little takeup by business. Issues with launch of Intranet, Yammer, competencies tool and other solutions which (in part) deal with same issues. Suggestions from audience?
- @iangardnergb https://www.linkedin.com/in/igardner/ https://www.slideshare.net/iangardner