#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: Our world is changing fast. Social learning (workshops, online chats, local community events, etc.) is essential to maintaining relevant skills in nearly every field. #badgechat
Randy Macdonald, program manager for #SuperQuest, the @OregonCSTA PD program for K-12 CS Ed in OR. I also currently manage the digital badges platform for @OregonCSTA. Excited to discuss today's topic: Diverse Learning Experiences Powered by Micro Credentials #badgechat
A1: My learning isn't confined to four walls and two bells...so much of my growth happens through social learning experiences and it only makes sense to start recognizing and valuing them! #badgechat
YES! Let's not forget that our learning is necessarily HUMAN and that connecting with other people is something powerful that Watson can't do better than us. We should recognize this in PD! #badgechat
A1: Because our competence these days largely comes from our ability to form connections in the service of learning: to learn with and from others (as opposed to relying solely on the knowledge in our head) #badgechat
Q2: Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials often hang out together but aren’t the same thing. How would you explain the difference to others? (p4) Why does the distinction matter? #badgechat
Q2: Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials often hang out together but aren’t the same thing. How would you explain the difference to others? (p4) Why does the distinction matter? #badgechat
A1:Recognition of these informal learning experiences can also lead educators to pursue more formal learning experiences that build on what has been learned socially
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A2: All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares...sometimes Digital Badges represent micro-credentials but not always. Likewise, some micro-credentials aren't digital (like the CPR/FIrst Aid card in my wallet) #badgechat
A2: In my understanding, digital badges are a type of micro-credential, but not all micro-credentials are digital badges. (certificates, Open Badges, micro-degrees, etc) #badgechat
A2: In my understanding, digital badges are a type of micro-credential, but not all micro-credentials are digital badges. (certificates, Open Badges, micro-degrees, etc) #badgechat
A2 Micro-credentials can be a subset of digital badges or open badges. (But there are other kinds of micro-credentials) But badges can be a lot more: recognition of membership, achievement, trust, even aspiration that can be validated over time (@szerge's dream badges) #BadgeChat
A2: The simplest distinction to me is that micro credentials recognize a specific skill or competency within a larger field and digital badges are the technology for encapsulating that recognition.
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A3: one of the answers to this is that as we realize increased "value propositions" with Digital Badge Credentials, it becomes impt to know earner is who they say they are and that achievement is what they claim it is #badgechat
A3: Slightly unrelated, but it is worth noting that building trust is one reason why we have credentials in the first place. They allow us to trust claims someone makes about themselves. #badgechat
A3: For us this week, trust is key for opening industry access to youth. We need clear signals of competency that are easy to interpret. Evidence with rubrics? Yes. Additionally, we need rich endorsements of these validation processes. #badgechat
A3: For us this week, trust is key for opening industry access to youth. We need clear signals of competency that are easy to interpret. Evidence with rubrics? Yes. Additionally, we need rich endorsements of these validation processes. #badgechat
A3: Great point. There are multiple groups (Issuers, Earners, Consumers) that all need to trust that the credential accurately represents what it claims to. #badgechat
A3 How you design badge criteria determines how it will be valued. If it is just a sticker, who cares? If it is meant to provide portable recognition, why will the badge viewer value it? Not just about "quality", also community relevance and *fitness for purpose*. #BadgeChat
A3: For us this week, trust is key for opening industry access to youth. We need clear signals of competency that are easy to interpret. Evidence with rubrics? Yes. Additionally, we need rich endorsements of these validation processes. #badgechat
A3 How you design badge criteria determines how it will be valued. If it is just a sticker, who cares? If it is meant to provide portable recognition, why will the badge viewer value it? Not just about "quality", also community relevance and *fitness for purpose*. #BadgeChat
Awesome chat this week everybody! Thanks to the @participate crew for gifting this helpful report to the world and thanks to all of the smarty pants who joined to share your wisdom! #badgechat
And to all you lurkers reading along, favoriting and RTing, we appreciate and value you and your own form of active engagement! You're always welcome at #badgechat
A3 How you design badge criteria determines how it will be valued. If it is just a sticker, who cares? If it is meant to provide portable recognition, why will the badge viewer value it? Not just about "quality", also community relevance and *fitness for purpose*. #BadgeChat
Well, not really trust because their credit card information is held in escrow by the intermediary... I think badges and endorsements are purer expressions of this. #BadgeChat
Off-topic: Ticketing is live for #BadgeSummit and speakers and sessions will start getting announced in the coming days and weeks. It's going to be an awesome day in Chicago on June 23rd! https://t.co/PU6KmFePb6#badgechat
Learning is fundamentally transmission of knowledge through social processes -- who better to organize than novices and experts in the field? they know what they need to grow -
Don’t disagree, @donpresant - such a good point. Not collecting this info created a blind spot for me but I also don’t think it should distract from the importance of trust based on mutual “rating” - or portable reputation #BadgeChat
Yes! Can be gamed in the short term, but not sustainably. Peer is good - as long as peers realize that peer community is watching. You guys have a good thing going, hope to see you in Chicago in June at #BadgeSummit#BadgeChat
I think that’s why badges have to be central to any community of practice. The “value” comes with the recognition that contribution is about community relevance
Indeed! @elkorda. Your point reminds me of a podcast I listened to just the other day, where an evolutionary biologist claimed that development of human language was probably driven by the need to teach other members of our community what we know. #badgechat
Off-topic: Ticketing is live for #BadgeSummit and speakers and sessions will start getting announced in the coming days and weeks. It's going to be an awesome day in Chicago on June 23rd! https://t.co/PU6KmFePb6#badgechat
