A very brief overview of digital badges Markus Forsberg - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

A very brief overview of digital badges Markus Forsberg Collaboration Center Manager

What is a digital badge? • Generic term for digital certificate displayed in a badge format • Basic idea from military and scouts for recognizing achievement • ≠ Certification

Open Badges • Standard for badges • Specifies format, means of verification, and metadata

Why badges? 1. Recognition of achievement 2. Transparency and easy information access: description and criteria 3. Verifiable 4. Shareable 5. “Aggregatable”

What are badges used for? • Credentials: – Certifications, certificates, degrees • Course completion • Non-academic achievements • Etc.

What are badges used for? The Open Badges standard has nothing to say about content or issuers

Common problems • “Badge inflation” • “Over-gamification” • Only as good as what’s behind it!

How do I issue one? Standalone issuing platforms: CMS/LMS integrations:

For example…

Modular certification program for critical humanitarian competencies

Certifications 1-3 (launched in April 2017) Understanding the Humanitarian Ecosystem (UHE) International Legal Frameworks for Humanitarian Action (ILFHA) Applying Humanitarian Principles in Practice (AHPP)

Verifiable à or URL

Shareable: Email

Shareable: Facebook

Shareable: LinkedIn

Aggregate

To keep an eye out for… • Implementations of Open Badges 2.0 • Humanitarian Leadership Academy/”Humanitarian Passport Initiative” badging platform

Thank you! Markus Forsberg Collaboration Center Manager mforsberg@phap.org