Article at the Open Badges in Education workshop
Hans Põldoja, hanspoldoja.net, 2014/12/24

Post linking to an article on the use of open badges in education. Covers badges briefly and most notably, identifies the following use patterns (quoted from the post):

• composite badges can be achieved by completing multiple assignments;
• activity-based badges can be awarded automatically based on measurable learning activities;
• grade-based badges are based on the grades that the learners have received;
• hierarchical badges are divided to several levels, some of which may be composite badges based on lower level badges.

Interestingly, as the author notes, none of these are based on learning outcomes, showing that there is still a gap between the implementation of badges and the ideal envisioned.

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