Presented at Region 10 ESC Library Summit in Dallas, TX 2014. Can librarians promote information literacy by adopting an Online Open Badge Platform? This workshop describes the very basics of Online Badges. It challenges participants to generate their own ideas for providing deep, meaningful, standards based learning experiences represented by online badges.

1. Information Literate:
A Badge of Honor
Using online badges to promote student
progress towards information literacy
Presented by Neil Krasnoff
Region 10 Library Summit
August 15th, 2014

2. Introduction-Discussion
What is the best way for librarians to
promote college readiness?
How can we motivate students and
measure results?

3. One possible solution…
Online Open Badges!

4. Online Badge Basics
• Based on scouting merit badges
• Visual representation of
meaningful skill, interest,
achievement or award
• Earned through specific projects,
courses or other activities
• Not simply an assessment

5. Elements of Online Badges
• Visual representation of skill
• Linked to Information (metadata):
– How earned?
– Who issued it?
– When issued?
• Open platform (Mozilla) as visible across
platforms (sharable)

6. Advantages of Badges
• Give learner more control and ownership
• Motivates individuals towards deeper
learning (game-ification)
• Learner acquires meaningful credentials
useful for employment or educational
opportunities

7. Badge Management
• Mozilla Foundation
www.openbadges.org
• Open platform may be used
by any person or group
customized to their needs
http://cred.ly
• Free platform for
creating, issuing and
storing badges
• Offers premium
services for cost
• Dallas Museum of Art
badge program

8. Two Demos
1. Using
Credly for
issuing a
badge
2. DMA
Video
example of
badge
ecosystem http://vimeo.com/61111779

9. Can we envision an
Info Lit Badge Ecosystem?
• That makes students want to be
information literate?
• That gives librarians real clout by
issuing credentials and
endorsements that matter
• Your ideas? Using DMA as inspiration

10. My Ideas
• Work with computer programming
students design badge program for your
school library
• Have librarians from DFW collaborate on
creating badges that provide deep and
meaningful immersion in Information
Literacy and Digital Citizenship
• Let’s start with a trip to DMA

11. If you’re still with me…
• Earn a badge today using AASL or ISTE
Standards to draft criteria for earning a badge
• By sending me your badge ideas, you will
receive a badge and an invitation to a DMA field
trip!
• Use Boy Scouts Chess example (handout) as
example or rigorous learning experience
• Submit Idea through Google Form at:
http://goo.gl/8WguBM

12. Links and Further Reading
1. Google Form for badge idea submission
http://goo.gl/8WguBM
2. AASL Standards for 21st Century Learner
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/learning-standards
3. ISTE NETS
http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-teachers
4. Expanding Education and Workforce Opportunities Through
Digital Badges: Alliance for Excellent Education:
http://all4ed.org/reports-factsheets/expanding-education-
and-workforce-opportunities-through-digital-badges/
5. Nurturing Engagement: How Technology and Business Model
Alignment can Transform Visitor Participation in the Museum
(Detailed paper about DMA program)
http://mw2013.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/nurturing-
engagement/