In this video I compare two Open Badge Infrastructures (OBI) as a badge issuer. Open Badge Factory (https://openbadgefactory.com/) and Badge List (http://www.badgelist.com/). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3Os96gDQ4] The main question is to what extent were autonomy, diversity, openness and interactivity present? Further discussion should involve: How to avoid badge inflation / flooding the system / loss of meaning? How… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Learning Theory
Skill Badge: Certified Networked Teacher #CNT12
This is some information about our preparation for the badge ‘Certified Networked Teacher’ at P2PU: Url of the challenge associated with this badge http://p2pu.org/en/groups/certified-networked-teacher/ Badge Name: Certified Networked Teacher Badge Short Description: The use of web tools in networked learning has become an important 21st century skills for teachers. This challenge will give you the ability… Read more »
Teachers Open Online Learning (TOOL)
A ‘Massive Open Online Course’ (MOOC) is an educational tool to apply the theory of connectivism and an open pedagogy based on networked learning. MOOCs are founded on principle characteristics of autonomy, diversity, openness and interaction. There has emerged a variant in open learning that is called ‘Collaborative Open Online Learning‘ (COOL). This can be… Read more »
Our Community Badges
Earning badges for learning new things is a way to display knowledge and skills. At the moment we have released three light blue ‘CommunityBadges’: Supporter Contributor Scholar Supporter (A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement) Contributor (A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) Scholar (A… Read more »
Assessment Badges
There are development of ‘Open Assessment’ that recognize that accreditation and certification occurs outside formal education. Our current focus is on using ‘Open Badges’ as the currency to capture and demonstrate learning, skills and reputation within the community. There is a section with our ‘Badge Ecosystem” that display application requirements and the official list of… Read more »
Rubric for Online Instruction
This ‘Rubric for Online Instruction’ by California State University, Chico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Baseline Effective Exemplary Course uses limited technology tools to facilitate communication and learning. New teaching methods are applied to enhance student learning. Multimedia elements and/or learning objects are limited or non-existent. … Read more »
Deep Approach to Learning
Table 1 Compares the characteristics and factors that encourage Deep and Surface Approaches to learning. (Compiled from Biggs (1999), Entwistle (1988) and Ramsden (1992)) Deep Learning Surface Learning D e f i n i t i o n Examining new facts and ideas critically, and tying them into existing cognitive structures and making… Read more »
Rubric for Martial Arts
A belt system in martial arts is used to show which students have trained longer and have more skill when compared to other students. The grades are the “Student” Grades (referred to as Kyu Grades), and the Black Belts (Dan Grades) are considered “Expert” Grades. level description Yellow Striking Techniques: Using the head (Kubi-uchi), Using… Read more »
Rubric for Language Skills
The “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”, CEFR, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages acrossEurope. level description A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and… Read more »
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