DIGITAL BADGES
EXPOSED
TECHNOLOGY BEHIND A
LIBRARY BADGES PROGRAM
J. LINDSAY O ’NEILL
Instructional Design Librarian
Faculty, M.S. Instructional Design & Technology
California State University, Fullerton
Slides: jlindsayoneill.com/digitalbadges
Email: [email protected]
GOLDEN RULE
TO BE EFFECTIVE,
BADGES NEED TO BE MEANINGFUL
• Answer these questions when designing a badge:
–What does this badge prove? Who will care?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Describe the Spark Tutorials project at Cal State Fullerton
• Recall the minimum technology to launch a digital badges program
Slides: jlindsayoneill.com/digitalbadges
SPARK
TUTORIALS
SPARK TUTORIALS STRUCTURE
Pollak Library
Services &
Collections
Services
Research
services
Librarians vs.
Circulation vs.
ILL
Evaluation
Tools
Collections
Kinds of
materials at
Pollak
How to locate
info at Pollak
Catalog
Books &
eBooks
Support
Databases
Define
"database"
Library
Catalog
Locate
databases by
subject
Status of print
books
Search a
database
(ASP)
Call Numbers
Self-help
Library Guides
Library
Answers
Credibility and
Authority
Source Types
Personalized
help
Help from
librarians
Internet vs.
the Library
Common
information
sources
Using sources
(A)
Define
internet/web
source
Poplar,
Scholarly,
Trade
Describe info
creation
process
Types of
sources at the
library
Analyze a
database
record to ID
source type
Info sources
vary in
relevance and
value
Sources and
your
credibility
Searching
Primary,
Secondary,
and Empirical
Sources
ID a source
type for a
given scenario
CRAAP!
Why evaluate?
Evaluation
criteria
Applying
CRAAP
Apply to given
source
Judge if a
source should
be used
Evaluate
search results
Using sources
(B)
Information
can vary in
relevance and
value
Given
examples of
how to use a
source type
ID a source
type
appropriate
for a given
scenario
Primary and
Secondary
sources
Empirical
sources
Introduction
to the
Research
Process
Research is a
process
Steps of
research
process
Citations
Preparing to
Search
The research
question
Too
broad/too
narrow
questions
Research as
an
investigation
Define a
research
question
Persistence
Determine
existing
knowledge on
given topic
Research
strategy
Conducting
the Search
Keywords
Database
searching
Locating and
collecting
articles
Identify
relevant
information
formats
Boolean
operators
Academic
Search
Premier
PDF/HTML
formats
Identify
relvant
databases
Generate
related
concepts/key
words
Recall
databases are
literal
Find It Button
Construct a
search string
Use Boolean
Operators
Database
features like
cite, email,
save
Analyze a
given record
to ID source
type
Introduction
to Citations
Revising the
search
Discover
additional
keywords by
examining
search results
Revise search
strategies
according to
results
Use limiters in
left sidebar
Opposing
Viewpoints
The
conversation
Plagiarism
Basics of citing
Paraphrase/Q
uotation
In-text vs Ref
List
General
knowledge vs.
needs to be
cited
The Major
Styles
MLA
APA
Pollak Library
Services &
Collections
Services
Tools
Collections
Catalog
Support
Databases
Self-help
Research
services
Kinds of
materials at
Pollak
Books &
eBooks
Define
"database"
Library Guides
Librarians vs.
Circulation vs.
ILL
How to locate
info at Pollak
Library Catalog
Locate
databases by
subject
Library
Answers
Status of print
books
Search a
database (ASP)
Call Numbers
Personalized
help
Help from
librarians
“Bloom’s Taxonomy” by Flickr user Center for Teaching Vanderbilt University, CC-BY-4.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/29428436431
SPARK TUTORIALS TECHNOLOGY
• Learning Object Development
– Software: Articulate Storyline 2
– Tutorials packaged as SCORM
• LMS: Moodle
– Badges module added onto Moodle
• IT set up Mozilla Backpack server (to manage badges)
– SCORM packages embedded into course
– Badges set up to issue for 100% score on tutorials
SCORM DEFINED
“SCORM is a set of technical standards for e-learning software
products. SCORM tells programmers how to write their code so that
it can ‘play well’ with other e-learning software.”
From http://scorm.com/scorm-explained/
INSTRUCTOR: BADGE MANAGEMENT
STUDENT: BADGES IN LMS PROFILE
BADGE
TECHNOLOGY
TO ISSUE A BADGE
Assessment
Minimum
threshold
met?
No
Yes
Digital badge
issued
BADGE ISSUING PLATFORMS:
YOUR LMS
– Moodle
• Badges functionality must be added/enabled
• You must create a course and be added as a Badge
Coordinator
– Brightspace/D2L
• “Awards” tool must be enabled – issue badges or certificates
• You must create a course and add Course Awards to the
course
– Blackboard
• Badges functionality must be enabled
• You must create a course to issue badges
BADGE ISSUING PLATFORMS:
PURDUE PASSPORT
• Purdue Passport (Pay)
–Expensive, but allows you to use institutional login, so
relatively seamless for learners
BADGE ISSUING PLATFORMS:
WORDPRESS
• Use a WordPress.org site with Badge OS plugin and
LearnDash (Pay)
–Cheap-ish, and it’s possible you already use WordPress
for campus website
TUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT:
AUTHORING SOFTWARE
• Create interactive tutorials and quizzes and package as
SCORM:
– Articulate Storyline 2
– Adobe Captivate
–SoftChalk
• All cost $$$
TUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT:
YOUR LMS
• Don’t need fancy software:
– Build lessons and quizzes using your LMS
– Use free online tools like Zaption to make practice activities
• Look for training on campus, or look to Lynda.com/YouTube for
tutorials
MAKE SURE IT WORKS
• User testing.
• User testing.
• User testing.
TAKE IT HOME
NEXT STEPS
• Get into your LMS (if you’re not already)
• Make friends with LMS administrators or IT
• Make friends with campus instructional
designers
– What learning activity software can you use?
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EXPOSED
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