101 What are Open Badges?

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Create a Final Project


Complete all 3 tasks to create your final project.

  1. Choose a final project you would like to create. Here are some ideas: documentation, ecourse, YouTube video, or a reflection blog post. 
  2. Promote your final project to your network and celebrate this learning success!
  3. Include a link to your project in the discussion area below. 

Task Discussion


  • Sam Taylor said:

    My colleague Julian Prior and I have been working through this course together and have built our course in Moodle to help our lecturers. Please read about our project here on my blog (it's also been shared via twitter & facebook).

    In the course we invite lecturers to have a go at earning their own badge! We ask them to explore the content, reflect on how they would use badges, then submit a proposal to us. Once one of us has read the proposal we will issue a Moodle (Badge Explorer) badge to that lecturer and will arrange a 1-2-1 session with them to support the development of their idea further.

    You can see our course as a guest: http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/openbadges (password: p2pufriend)

    Thanks for the missions! We have promoted this course on our site too!

    Sam :)

    on July 30, 2014, 7:42 a.m.

    Amir Rahbaran said:

    Hey Sam,

    the PW doesn't seem to work.

    I read your other comments and you seem to be very interested into badges, online learning and gamification.

    You might want to have a looked at early version of our Project:
    Crowducate - True Open Education.

    The idea is, eventually, that the crowd works TOGETHER on the same course as in OpenSourceSoftware (OSS) collaboration.

    I discussed the topic on Hastac, have a look.
    And you can receive and issue badges, too.

    I'm also thinking how to combine P2PU with Crowducate. Open for ideas.
    Best,
    Amir

    on Aug. 4, 2014, 10:29 a.m. in reply to Sam Taylor

    Sam Taylor said:

    Thanks Amir!

    I've fixed the log-in (not sure what happened?). It's still the same: p2pufriend

    I will explore your links too :) 

    on Aug. 5, 2014, 5:16 a.m. in reply to Amir Rahbaran

    Amir Rahbaran said:

    Seems to work again. Great content, Sam.
    If you have any questions reg. Crowducate, or Feedback, please let me know.
    Best,

    Amir

    on Aug. 7, 2014, 11:08 a.m. in reply to Sam Taylor

  • nancyf said:

    I created a short Moodle course called Badges Trial for Ontario-based adult literacy educators to use to earn badges and see how Moodle badges can be uploaded into the Mozilla Backpack.  The course is on a public Moodle site so feel free to register to access the site and following login locate and enroll in the Badges Trial course found in the Active courses category.

    You have to start at the Virtual Classroom for Adult Educators site.

    I used the free Moodle badges in the course.  You can earn four badges there.

    Nancy

    on April 3, 2014, 10:31 a.m.

    Leah MacVie said:

    I had never come across that Badges for Moodle site before- what a cute site! Great work on adding the badges to the virtual classroom site, Nancy. I hope that you have applied for the badge in this course!

    on June 6, 2014, 10:32 a.m. in reply to nancyf

  • Liz said:

    For my project, I created a module in the online course I teach to explain to students what badges are and to have them discuss the issues.

    Check it out here.

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YhHlwWjhm7INGBb0_TG1Nyu3hDop8bs-bnZSvk1JSII/edit?usp=sharing

    Liz

    on Feb. 1, 2014, 2:58 p.m.

    Leah MacVie said:

    Liz- this is really great stuff! I bookmarked it for my own use. Great work!

    on Feb. 14, 2014, 10:29 a.m. in reply to Liz

  • Sandra Dyke said:

    I chose to write a reflection post on my blog - http://sandradyke.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/reflection-p2pu-101-what-are-open-badges/.  I also tweeted the link and my thoughts to #openbadges.

    Off to look for another course to do - on Evernote if possible.

    on Sept. 16, 2013, 12:26 a.m.

  • v4lent1na said:

    I chose to write a reflection post. It's brief and it doesn't go very deep. I just expressed some ideas I got from the documentation I read for this challenge and some recent blog posts on the Mozilla webmaker blog. Here's the link to my blog post: Badges 101 | Homework for P2PU - http://bit.ly/1dqtLmV

    on Aug. 28, 2013, 11:33 a.m.

  • Anonym said:

    Drum set skills is my big, badge project. It will be based on my current skill system but modified according to the "4 Keys 2 Fun" put out by XEODesign. I have yet to find anyone else who has done this. Wish me luck.

    on July 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

  • Brendan said:

    I'm developing a paper which will propose how we go about using badges in our organisation. I've done a considerable amount of research into this and frankly the more I learn the better it seems. Yes there are issues but none of them come close to the gains that I can see for us to develop a well thought out system for issuing badges. I can't offer a link to anything at the moment because I've not completed the paper nor had it accepted, but I'd like to say how useful this introductory course has been in sending me in the right direction to learn about the topic. Well done!

    on June 24, 2013, 9:50 a.m.

  • Peter Pasque said:

    I'm including a link to the badging project that we are starting at Skyline High in Ann Arbor, MI.  This is a PLN space for our workgroup and changes a lot.  Please let me know if you have ideas or tips!

    Pete

    https://sites.google.com/a/aaps.k12.mi.us/skyline-badging-pln/

    on June 4, 2013, 1:14 p.m.

  • Cheryl said:

    I have created a document outlining key points and issues with regards to Open Badges.

    The document ends with an outline of what an organisation would need to to do to take advantage of Open Badges.

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/16vV2kzZkFA3Q2BwqtthXc5DYnO0d8I2TfRMWkD2lieg/edit?usp=sharing

    on April 23, 2013, 6:41 a.m.

  • Michael Henry said:

    I am creating a peer to peer language class, called "Cada Dia Spanish."  Native speakers will help nonNative speakers, help each other learning Spanish... or English.  I have not added badges yet, but soon.

    Here is the coursesite:

    https://sites.google.com/site/cadadiaspanish/home

    Please visit and review.

    Thank you.

    Michael

     

    on Feb. 28, 2013, 2:39 p.m.

    Clichtman said:

    This looks great. When I retire, which I hope is soon, I might join. I was once fairly fluent in Spanish, but haven't spoken in years. Maybe I can earn some badges.. cathy lichtman On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:39 PM, henrymp <
    on March 1, 2013, 2:30 p.m. in reply to Michael Henry

  • Mark Sheppard said:

    Hello, all:

    I'm still hoping to solicit some feedback on my Badge project submission. I have one of the three required reviews.  My submission link is available here: https://p2pu.org/en/badges/open-badge-101/submissions/4054/.

    Be sure to let me know if you also have a submission needing review. :)

    Thanks in advance!

    -Mark

    on Jan. 21, 2013, 7:52 a.m.

  • Sean Mills said:

    My project is to create a hypothetical plan for  a badge system as an adjunct to the traditional curriculum used in my elementary school. 

    Phase I: A Reading Badge  to be used in a single test classroom with a digital mockup.

    Phase II: Expand the scope of the program to a grade wide system with an actual dedicated server system in place.

    Phase III: Include other subjects, one test badge for each of the student's subjects, i.e. a Math Badge, a Science badge, a Language Arts badge, a Physical Education Badge, an Art Badge, et cetera.

    Phase IV: Expand each subjects badge options to interact with individual teacher's curricula by their request

    Phase V: Create seim-permanent position for a badge administrator whose job it is to create new badges for teachers to implement in the following school year.

    The scheme for this hypothetical badge system will be updated on this blog: feedthebest.blogspot.com

    on Jan. 20, 2013, 7:11 p.m.

    Mark Sheppard said:

    Looks like a good framework, Sean. I remember a government sponsored badge system in the 70's (PARTICIPACTION) that echoed a lot of the physical fitness stuff you speak to in your description.  As I recall, it was a real point of pride to have those badges.  Hopefully you will see similar success in your efforts.

    on Jan. 21, 2013, 7:44 a.m. in reply to Sean Mills

  • Ben Dyson said:

    I'm blogging about Open Badges on my personal website at http://bendyson.me.uk/archives/76

    on Jan. 20, 2013, 5:42 a.m.

    Mark Sheppard said:

    Ben:

    Good on you for tackling the Badges initiative while taking the evening course you spoke of. I think you can use the badges as a tangible demonstration of things you have learned, but you could also consider your blog as a similar vehicle for displaying what you did on that evening course.  Sure, there's no paper or qualification, but if the blog becomes an e-portfolio, you're providing a real demonstration to a viewer.

    Good luck!

    on Jan. 21, 2013, 7:47 a.m. in reply to Ben Dyson

  • Mark Sheppard said:

    Hello, fellow P2PU Badge-ers.

    I have completed my vision for a badging project and I am actively seeking commentary and feedback.  I am hopeful that this satisfies the requirement for this task.

    Proposal is hosted through my blog: http://wp.me/p2K1FP-eP

    on Jan. 9, 2013, 3:07 p.m.

    Peter Pasque said:

    Hey Mark,

    Your ideas for Badging Twitter discussions is interesting.  Did you ever end up implementing it?  If you did implement it, how did it go?

    I also enjoyed the 3Ts of Badge Systems article you posted, thanks!

    Pete

    on June 4, 2013, 1:37 p.m. in reply to Mark Sheppard

  • Karen said:

    My blog, HatchTheAware, is still in the making, but will be focusing on badges earned for adult and young adult use. My blog will point out great places to start earning badges, and soon will specify how badges are used in an ePortfolio for personal/proffessional branding. I am hoping to gain help from the testimonials of others and examples of how they have applied badges in their lives, and where it has lead them.

    Here is my blog: http://hatchtheawaredotorg1.wordpress.com/

    on Dec. 26, 2012, 12:28 a.m.

    ToddF said:

    As far as I know, you are the first in this course to create a blog post from the perspective of the badge earner, rather than the issuer.  This is good.  I encourage you to submit this post for badge credit (by hitting some button somewhere...)

    on Dec. 27, 2012, 2:29 p.m. in reply to Karen

    Stephen Gilman said:

    Are you talking to me (Stephen Gilman)? Stephen
    on Dec. 28, 2012, 1:28 p.m. in reply to ToddF

  • ColinMaxwell said:

    I've been looking at Open Badges for some time since meeting Doug Belshaw (Mozilla's leader for open badges). My plan is to create some for my Computer Games Design course, initially, then roll it out further to other courses. Some of my ideas and plans are on my blog, http://colinmaxwell.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/badging-up/. I hope to work with other teachers in Scotland doing the same courses so that we don't duplicate effort.

    on Dec. 21, 2012, 10:22 a.m.

  • Brett Bixler said:

    I'm working on bringing a badging platform to Penn State. You can read (and hopefully comment on) my efforts at:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oWnTrhVdbzV53kp4Zud1Gk2ZKuOl2Fxhh3cZBt8QCx4/edit

    on Dec. 18, 2012, 6:10 p.m.

  • Richard Schut said:

    I will create a project to enable badges for the 48 Hour Film Project Netherlands.
    First event will be www.48hourfilm.com/nijmegen next March.

    Thanks for the course :)

    on Dec. 2, 2012, 6:26 p.m.

  • Ed Jones said:

    Thanks for the course. Looks like much has happened with badges this year! looking forward to seeing it continue.

    My capstone blog post is here: tellingthestory.org

    on Nov. 12, 2012, 4:41 p.m.

  • Mark Norton said:

    I decided that I'm going to create a badge that will encourage new developers to participate in an open source project called Sakai.  Sakai is a well-established open source community with a large install base and a LOT of code.  It can be daunting for a new developer to come up to speed and get engaged, so I figured a badge is a good way to recognize such things.  In the process it will help me figure out how to create badges and issue them.

    on Nov. 4, 2012, 12:01 p.m.

    Mark Norton said:

    Badge has been graphically designed.  See illustration in my Google Doc.

    on Nov. 4, 2012, 12:39 p.m. in reply to Mark Norton