Michael Boll
Innovative Professional Development
Shanghai, China
English
Target Audience(s): Teachers and administrators from grade 3-12
Short Session Description (one line): Bring Digital Badges to Your School or Classroom
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
Badges, badges, badges. Fun, motivation, excitement. Ok, you get the point. Badges are a time tested (think like for 10,000 ago or more) method to bring out full achievement in students and adults. Everybody loves to receive recognition for things they have done.
The communication revolution (thanks Internet) means we can both give and display badges on a grander scale than ever before. This creates unique opportunities from a global perspective. Leaders, instructors and others can award recognition via digital badges regardless of their location. For example, if you were looking to create an organization devoted to bringing inclusion to schools all over the world and wanted to grant credit and/or recognize achievements, digital badges and its borderless distribution and collection system is the answer.
My school is currently in a beta test stage for using badges with students and we would like to share our experiences so far. This workshop will cover some of the ins and outs of using badges in and outside of the classroom.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://www.innovativepd.com/digital-badges/
Replies
Lucy is right. Issuing a recognition badge is a brilliant idea, but making it a global sort of endorsement is the ultimate goal. Think of a flag-based accumulation of credits from peers, teachers or administrators from partner schools..... a double-edged device!
Thanks for your ideas Kahlil!
Hi Michael -
Thanks for your proposal submission! I will be happy to approve if you just add language in your full description that ties badges to our mission: http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/our-mission. You do mention global collaboration in your title, but it's not clear to me when reading your propsoal as to how badges contribute to this. Can you elaborate a bit more? To edit your proposal, go to the OPTIONS button in the upper right hand corner and select EDIT. Once you've made your changes, let me know and I'll approve this.
Thanks,
Lucy Gray
Conference Co-Chair