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1. Anne Derryberry
Associate, Sage Road Solutions
Donald W. Reynolds Fellow, Univ. of Missouri School of Journalism
Alternative Credentialing Approaches:
Exploring Badges in a Competency-Based
Education Framework

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Go to school -
get a job!

3. Badges = digital representations
of a skill or achievement

4. Affordances of Badges
Recognize competence, regardless of
mode of acquisition
Emphasize evidence of real-world abilities
Micro-credentials
Stackable credentials

8. No badge is an island.
Open badges exist within
a complex ecosystem.

9. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

10. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

11. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

12. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

13. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

14. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

15. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

16. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

17. Anne Derryberry, Deb Everhart, Erin Knight
Presented in “Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials” MOOC
September 16, 2013
badges.coursesites.com

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Badges illuminate personal learning pathways
Apprentice Assembler Engineer
Electrical Apprentice
Fusion OEM
Electrical Engineer
Fusion OEM
Electrical Assembler
Fusion OEM
- EE Degree
You have a choice.

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Learning provides a perspective for all.
Job Opening Candidate Trainer
Electrical Assembler
Fusion OEM
Joe Garcia
Community College Instructor
I train people on:
Timothy Chase
Electrical apprentice
“Timothy is a hard worker and
pleasure to be around.”
- Joe Hanky

20. Badges and Competency-Based Education:
A New Dance in the Ecosystem
Competency framework
Badges mapped to competencies
Learning achievements documented
by grades and competencies and
badges
Final course grades and competencies
and badges in transcript
Portable badges for use in numerous
contexts
Learners choose where, when, and
how to get their education
Degrees and credentials from multiple
learning providers
Resume = multi-dimensional profile,
with validated credentials, skills,
experiences, talents
Employer review of competencies and
badges and degree
– Badges stackable to map to
occupations and jobs
– Evidence of learning achievements
– Job candidate to job competency
mapping and match making
Employment
Return on investment for educational
time and dollars spent

21. Benefits of Badges in
Competency-Based Education
Opportunities for multiple
learning paths and learner
choice, taking ownership of
learning
Portable evidence of
learning achievements
Learners’ ability to collect,
reflect on, and showcase
achievements from multiple
sources
Opportunities for social
learning
Highly motivational
Value of education even
without degree completion
Employers’ improved ability
to see and understand
learners’ achievements
Builds on foundational
principles of valuing
learning outcomes

22. Jason has a dream
24 year old security guard
Barely graduated high school
Learned auto mechanics from
his grandfather
Hasn’t been to the garage since grandfather
died
Really wants to be a mechanic, open a garage
named after his grandfather.
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23. CBE+badges =>
Jason lives his dream
Local garage is hiring
Employer requires certain badges
(i.e., competencies)
Jason learns about badge program at
community college
Jason takes classes online & F2F
Badges enable Jason to land a job
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Thank you!
(Go Elena, Timothy and Jason!)
anne@sageroadsolutions.com
@aderryberry