#BadgeChatK12 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, #BadgeChatK12 was born.
Q1: Cyber Monday deals inspire us to be generous givers. What are the pros/cons of prolific giving when it comes to Digital Badge Credentials? #BadgeChat#BadgeChatK12
Balance is a perfect word for it! Unfortunately, with anything new, we often can only guess where that is...imbalance is tough to predict! #BadgeChat#badgechatk12
Too many badges given without evidence devalues the badges that are issued. We should always make sure badges are tied to clear learning experiences. #badgechat#badgechatK12 Issuing lots of badges may draw attention to your program, but ultimately its unsustainable.
Q1: Cyber Monday deals inspire us to be generous givers. What are the pros/cons of prolific giving when it comes to Digital Badge Credentials? #BadgeChat#BadgeChatK12
Too many badges given without evidence devalues the badges that are issued. We should always make sure badges are tied to clear learning experiences. #badgechat#badgechatK12 Issuing lots of badges may draw attention to your program, but ultimately its unsustainable.
Q1: Cyber Monday deals inspire us to be generous givers. What are the pros/cons of prolific giving when it comes to Digital Badge Credentials? #BadgeChat#BadgeChatK12
Simple evidence for early badges is a great idea. You want to have low hanging fruit, you just don't want to have them all be easy. #badgechat#badgechatK12
Q2: Cyber Monday is all about finding good deals. What are ways that Badge issuers can be thrifty without diminishing the quality of Badges issued? #BadgeChat#badgechatk12
Exactly. Make that first badge easily earned in 15 minutes. Then ramp up the evidence requirements slowly so that each subsequent badge requires a bit more effort. #badgechat#badgechatK12
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@teresagross625, @SenorG, @Kyle_Clements1
A3: If I wanted to compare two different badges, I'd be looking closely at the #learningevidence required to earn each badge. The evidence is the true meaning of the badge IMO. #badgechat#badgechatK12
Ooooohhhh!! This is so cool @teresagross625https://t.co/e3zgLcZsCk I love this project. If you wanted to make a complex badge, you could have them submit lots of evidence items. If you want to keep it simple, I'd go learning reflection. #badgechat#badgechatK12
Great chat y'all! Thanks for smooth transition to #badgechat from #BadgeChatK12. Thx to the regulars, the new faces and to the lurkers, we value your form of active engagement! Have a Badge worthy week everybody!
