#BadgeChat was founded in December, 2014 by a group of educators who are passionate about credentialing learning and achieving. While there are thousands of us around the globe issuing badges to learners, there was not yet a regular twitter chat for those of us in the K-12 space to gather for learning and sharing about badging. After reaching out to leaders in the field (like the good folks at Mozilla and The Badge Alliance) for their thoughts, #BadgeChat was born.
A1: I've been to conferences like @actfl where attendance badges are offered. Have also seen scavenger hunt games like what @badgrteam offered at InstructurCon last year #badgechat
Several vendors offered Digital Badges at the #BadgeSummit the last 2 years but feedback I heard was that few attendees tried to claim them... #badgechat
A1: Badges for keynotes, vendor meet-ups, scavenger hunts, and session types.
Q1: What kinds of Digital Badges have you seen offered at conferences? #BadgeChat
A1. I have seen badges that were designed to show attendance at certain sessions, social media posts about the conference, and for scavenger hunt type activities. #badgechat
It reminds me of when you get a certificate for going to a conference. It's like a memory of your learning. I like the concept of badges for the same thing! #badgechat
A2: I dream big about Badges earned at conferences being "cashed in" for CEUs with districts and depts of ed, as well as the learning they credential being valued by supervisors... #badgechat
Q2: I think most folks agree that conferences are a solid form of professional learning - would love to capture, in a badge, the evidence of teacher learning and how that learning impacted their teaching and their students learning #badgechat
So not just to recognize learning with a credential but to "organize" it as well? Are you thinking this starts to help Educators with our own PD Pathways? #badgechat
Q2: I think most folks agree that conferences are a solid form of professional learning - would love to capture, in a badge, the evidence of teacher learning and how that learning impacted their teaching and their students learning #badgechat
A2: Just heard about a company's ability to "time-box" and "geo-box" Badge earning. Would be cool to use that to replace having presenters/volunteers signing off on attendees seat time sheets at conferences for CEUs... #badgechat
A3: I think that one red flag going all out right away before validating that users will actually go for it...could be a ton of work that isn't worth it. Better to first get a sense of if you build it, will they come? #badgechat
Great thought! If you create potential for a flood, be prepared to deal with the flood...adults want timely and meaningful feedback and if it takes a month to process all the requests, people will have a bad experience #badgechat
A3: Platform fatigue/confusion can be a challenge - each conference usually has its own official app, plus the conference website - one more place to go to earn a badge can be an issue #badgechat
A3: Awarding the wrong badge to a group mudiesy the waters. Also, audience tone should align to the badge. Fun vs. Serious #badgechat
Q3: For conference organizers thinking about offering Badges, what can go wrong? What risk factors are they wise to consider ahead of time?
Right?!?! It'd be a bummer to set something cool up for conference that isn't sustainable. Like when you have a great idea for a student project and then sit on 175 3 page essays for a month...at least I've heard some teachers who clearly aren't me have done that:) #badgechat
A3: Awarding the wrong badge to a group mudiesy the waters. Also, audience tone should align to the badge. Fun vs. Serious #badgechat
Q3: For conference organizers thinking about offering Badges, what can go wrong? What risk factors are they wise to consider ahead of time?
A4. Badges will be given and received in AR and VR spaces where the earners of the badges can “cash” them in for career advancement, financial incentives, and/or CEUs. #badgechat
A4: Definitely a move to 100% digital. Name tags, sessions, meet-ups. Create a learning pathway out of session offerings, then complete it. #badgechat
Q4: If you put on your futurist hat, what prediction would you make for conferences and badging in 2040?
A4. Badges will be given and received in AR and VR spaces where the earners of the badges can “cash” them in for career advancement, financial incentives, and/or CEUs. #badgechat
Take a note and remember you heard it hear first: Learning Pathways out of session offerings. This will be a big deal and a disruption...and at the same time makes a lot of sense for all the right reasons #badgechat
A4: Definitely a move to 100% digital. Name tags, sessions, meet-ups. Create a learning pathway out of session offerings, then complete it. #badgechat
Q4: If you put on your futurist hat, what prediction would you make for conferences and badging in 2040?
A4: Conferences and attendees getting the recognition they deserve for a professional learning model that can positively impact practice and learning. #badgechat
Joining a bit late, but @juliafran here with #Alludo. We have offered gamified event experiences with @elemenous@cueinc and others to provide an engaging experience for participants including #digitalbadges
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Joining a bit late, but @juliafran here with #Alludo. We have offered gamified event experiences with @elemenous@cueinc and others to provide an engaging experience for participants including #digitalbadges
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@markjotter, @elemenous, @juliafran, @elemenous, @cueinc
Thanks to @RyanPeetz and @kid12 for dropping by, as well as our regulars who keep us oiled, our friends at @alludoplay for answering questions and to Dodie for popping by at the end. And of course to the lurkers, we love and value you and your engagement! #badgechat
My takeaway is that we are at the tip of the iceberg of what's possible with Badge Credentials and conferences and that the future is very bright! #badgechat
Conferences + Badges = Peanut Butter + Chocolate. Will need to test this out at the #badgesummit right before #ISTE18 - Thanks for the chat, @SenorG ! Enjoyed learning with everyone #badgechat
Thanks to all for joining! Have a Badge worthy week and if you haven't already registered for #BadgeSummit on June 23rd, check it out and DM me any questions you have! https://t.co/TPSB4ep8yX#badgechat
Conferences + Badges = Peanut Butter + Chocolate. Will need to test this out at the #badgesummit right before #ISTE18 - Thanks for the chat, @SenorG ! Enjoyed learning with everyone #badgechat
A2. Love the idea of badges aligning with CEUs - to start a transition to a better way to PD. I also believe the should be some follow-up to see that the learning was applied #badgechat
Literally 15 minutes before #badgechat was reconnecting w former student who, after hearing about Badges, had the first question of: "So will there be a bunch of Mixed Reality applications of this in the workplace?"
