Donnelly, Roisin

Lowry, Colin

Maguire, Terry

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Technological University Dublin ARROW@TU Dublin Other resources Learning,Teaching & Technology Centre 2017-06-02 Making Digital Badging Work: Lessons from an Irish HE Context Roisin Donnelly Technological University Dublin, roisin.donnelly@tudublin.ie Colin Lowry Terry Maguire Follow this and additional works at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ltcoth  Part of the Adult and Continuing Education Commons Recommended Citation Donnelly, R., Maguire, T., & Lowry, C. (2017). Making Digital Badging Work: Lessons from an Irish HE Context. 9th Annual SMSN Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, 2 June. This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Learning,Teaching & Technology Centre at ARROW@TU Dublin. It has been accepted for inclusion in Other resources by an authorized administrator of ARROW@TU Dublin. For more information, please contact yvonne.desmond@tudublin.ie, arrow.admin@tudublin.ie, brian.widdis@tudublin.ie. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License Making Digital Badging WorkLessons from an Irish Higher Education Context9th Annual SMSN SymposiumEdinburgh Napier University2 June 2017National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education DublinRoisin Donnelly, Colin Lowry, Terry MaguireMaking Digital Badging Work: Lessons from an Irish HE ContextAbstractThis presentation will discuss a current initiative taking place within the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in higher education Ireland in the area of integrating digital badging (or micro-credentials) into professional development for all who teach and support learning  in Irish Higher Education.  Particular attention will be given to explaining how the entire process for digital badging works: from decisions taken on what can be badged, to how it is formally taken to thestage of offering a digital badge to HEIs. In 2017, the National Forum brought together 15 teams of educators from universities, institutes of technology and private colleges to collaborate on the development of digital badges in specialist areas where they have significant, recognized expertise. This presentation will share the lessons we have learnt during this process about digital badging, including the importance of content, providing choice for participants to evidence their learning and the early consideration of sectoral recognition, providing support for development teams including opportunities for peer review.  In addition the presentation willshare what and how the technology supports or directs the process including designing, awarding badges and hosting badge programme content for easy dissemination.Existing research has shown that teachers who earn micro-credentials do want to earn more of them-97% of post-course survey respondents indicated that they wanted to pursue another micro-credential in the future. In our context, it would be interesting to research how earning these micro-credentials can impact teachers’ PD and practice, as well as identifying necessary levers and existing barriers for scaling the use of digital badging for continued learning opportunities for the Irish HE sector.teachingandlearning.ieProfessional DevelopmentA National Approach to Professional Development for those who teach in Higher EducationNational Digital Badge SystemBadge Package:• Criteria that must be met to be awarded the badge• A short video outlining the area of development• A workshop package that would enable any institution to deliver the PD programme• Links to useful websites and resourcesEach badge represents approximately 25 hours of learner effortMentoring in T&LLynn Ramsey, Letterkenny IoT and Paul Gormley, NUI GalwayWhy Open Badges?• Visual representation of an achievement or skill• Open Badges are evidence-based.Encoded/encrypted containing– Who awarded badge– Exactly what the holder had to do– Examples of their work• Standards compatible with range of – ePortfolios – LMS/VLE – Social (& Professional) networks (eg LinkedIn)• Increasingly recognised by employers & professional bodiesImage CC BY-SA Kyle BowenOpen Badge Infrastructure (OBI)Open Badge Passport• Capturing badges, storing CVs, linking to publications and allowing re-export to other platforms (e.g. LinkedIn), embedding in websites, etc.• OBI CompliantPD Digital Badges – What Next?• Piloting stage for the badge delivery, and beta versions of the badges• PD Portal / Delivery Suite(June 2017)• Delivery of the 15 PD workshops(September 2017)• Phase 2, anticipated later in 2017

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