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Are digital badges a result of the unbundling or gamification of…
Are digital badges a result of the unbundling or gamification of education?
Unbundling
Initial thoughts: We have considered this largely from the perspective of MOOCS within the seminars. We can understand MOOCS and lecture capture as new formats in which to deliver teaching using digital technology. Are digital badges a new format through which to deliver evidence of qualificiation?
Ideas to explore further
Do digital badges mean less to employers than traditional qualifications?
Digital badges and certifications have been commonplace within industry for a while (how long?) Why haven't we seen this track across into formal education?
Open Badges
IMS Global Consortium
Metadata
Are digital badges only issued for digital courses? Do universities issue an NFT type certificate for successful completion of a degree course? If they don't now, could this be something we will see in the future?
Reading:
https://elearningindustry.com/guide-to-digital-badges-how-used
Why are digital badges only issued for micro credentials?
Reading: Czernewicz
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/10/unbundling-and-rebundling-higher-education-in-an-age-of-inequality
What is unbundling - Week 1
Gamification
Initial thoughts: Badges in education can work in several different ways. To motivate - this can be behaviourist however badges can also be used to encourage and track a student's chosen path through a course. Badges can also be used to make educations=feel more like a computer game for students. I would assume this is effective in younger students than older ones.
Reflection: ????
Ideas to explore further:
Resnick - badges as behviourist: "I worry that students will focus on accumulating badges rather than making connections with the ideas and material associated with the badges – the same way that students too often focus on grades in a class rather than the material in the class, or the points in an educational game rather than the ideas in the game. Simply engaging students is not enough. They need to be engaged for the right reasons."
Reading:
https://www.hastac.org/blogs/mres/2012/02/27/still-badge-skeptic
Do badges promote learning or badge collection / status?
Used in this way are badges simply 'well done' stickers?
Could badges be used as a visual representation of choices or pathways? Like a choose your own adventure book.
How are badges used in computer games?
What is gamification? Week 10
Multimodal
Word Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiTHIuqA0cc
Issue a digital badge through Accredible? or Badgr?
Create animation to introduce concept of digital badges - Doodly?