tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.comments2024-03-04T17:08:30.238-05:00re-mediating assessmentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170497669879668928noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-90802161963699972712023-01-07T12:33:34.169-05:002023-01-07T12:33:34.169-05:00Turns out ChatGPT was able to write reflections af...Turns out ChatGPT was able to write reflections after all, I preceded the reflection prompts from the course with the following "Reflect on the following in the first person from the perspective of learning about constructivist motivation in the context of cybersecurity education" : Notice it made up a peer name but was plenty plausible and could be easily edited: <br /><br />As I learned about constructivist motivation in the context of cybersecurity education, I found that my learning goal was well-suited for working through this assignment. I had a clear understanding of what I wanted to learn and how I wanted to apply it to my own context. However, I did find that some of the concepts were more challenging to understand, and I had to look up some of the terms in the text to fully grasp their meanings.<br /><br />One of my classmates, Sarah, had an aim and context that was particularly well-suited for engaging with these ideas. She shared examples from her own experience in cybersecurity education, which helped me to better understand the concepts and how they could be applied in a real-world setting.<br /><br />In the future, I plan to use the ideas I learned in this assignment to more effectively motivate my students in cybersecurity education. I believe that by using constructivist approaches, I can create a more engaging and meaningful learning experience for my students.<br /><br />The big takeaway for everyone was the importance of understanding individual learners' motivations and goals in order to create a more effective learning experience. This is an enduring understanding that will impact the way we collectively approach education in the future.<br /><br />Overall, I feel that I have a good understanding of the concepts presented in this assignment. However, there were a few terms that I was still unsure about, and I plan to continue researching and learning more about these concepts in order to fully grasp their meanings.<br /><br />Cultural factors played a role in my engagement with this assignment, as my own cultural background and experiences influenced my perspective and approach to learning about constructivist motivation. I believe that by understanding and incorporating diverse cultural perspectives into education, we can create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students.Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-26503628486946967002017-07-16T05:15:39.279-04:002017-07-16T05:15:39.279-04:00Nice post. I used to be checking continuously this...Nice post. I used to be checking continuously this blog and I'm impressed!<br />Very useful info specially the last part :) I take care of such information much.<br />I used to be looking for this certain info for a very lengthy time.<br /><br />Thanks and best of luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-88393801742418669512017-07-11T10:04:06.474-04:002017-07-11T10:04:06.474-04:00Francois--
It is currently in review by the editor...Francois--<br />It is currently in review by the editors of the volume. <br />Hickey, D. T. & Schenke, K. Open Digital Badges and Reward Structures. In K. A. Renninger & S. E. Hidi (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook on Motivation and Learning. Cambridge MA: Cambridge University Press. <br />Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-39457117862212685482017-07-02T10:46:30.084-04:002017-07-02T10:46:30.084-04:00Dear Daniel,
Could you please provide the link to ...Dear Daniel,<br />Could you please provide the link to the final edition of the paper this blog post announced? I believe this document expands your eight responses to A. Kohn's concerns against OB?<br />Thanks.<br />François JourdeJourdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158437750471535427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-45487319654641482562017-02-01T15:41:14.658-05:002017-02-01T15:41:14.658-05:00Thanks for the discussion! We are now adding robus...Thanks for the discussion! We are now adding robust educator resources (and training) for those who want to use the design challenges as part of formal instruction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641655932156932919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-20054904156270428852016-12-11T16:36:42.432-05:002016-12-11T16:36:42.432-05:00Endorsements are not validated. You can endorse so...Endorsements are not validated. You can endorse someone for anything with whom you've never even worked with before. The endorsement's value is derived from the issuer, just like a badge. However, the badge has a consistent parameter with validated skills attached. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533255687591446418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-52511461211149715742016-12-05T09:30:22.019-05:002016-12-05T09:30:22.019-05:00What are the implications of muddying the existing...What are the implications of muddying the existing waters of "endorsements"?<br /><br />For better or worse we have hundreds of millions of endorsements between two people on LinkedIn. These skills endorsements are similar to evidence-less badges. They're not all that useful, but they have arguably ingrained what an "endorsement" looks like to the general user.<br /><br />If Open Badges are further bolstered by three additional endorsement concepts, how do we help the users and consumers understand the distinctions not only between themselves in the OB context, but versus the longstanding LinkedIn paradigm?<br /><br />I worry users will get confused with the overlapping terminology (though a UI's language doesn't have to exactly reflect a data model) and possibly won't value them. Either because they don't quite get the nuanced distinctions or because they're already cynical about LinkedIn's endorsements.justinpitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933400056162757981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-87725265072372524382016-04-25T12:55:11.829-04:002016-04-25T12:55:11.829-04:00that is a great question elizabeth. they are aimi...that is a great question elizabeth. they are aiming to not make them too school-like, but I think the NGSS are pretty solid, but they do not really cover that much engineering, particularly at the elementary level. I believe that their the focus on engineering design practices (curiosity, creativity, and persistence) are more general. It is interesting to look at the grades 3-5 standards ETS1 Engineering Design. It is much more specific:<br /><br />Students who demonstrate understanding can:<br />3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.<br />3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.<br />3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.<br /><br />Here is the complete standard: http://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/3-5-ets1-engineering-design<br /><br />I actually think that some supplemental resources would make the design challenges really great curriculum for elementary science. Even as they are they are much better than most elementary scienceDaniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-60682917232147617422016-04-24T20:45:48.759-04:002016-04-24T20:45:48.759-04:00As an educator, I would like to know if the lesson...As an educator, I would like to know if the lessons reference specific educational standards. From the descriptions, it seems there would be an obvious connection to Next Gen Standards. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607118695541119736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-48644340862158973992016-04-19T12:13:21.545-04:002016-04-19T12:13:21.545-04:00But badges are different from Competency-Based Edu...But badges are different from Competency-Based Education. I am not as confident as many are in the assumption that CBE can "fix" education. There are many things that are only learned when groups of people come together to learn them. In fact, none of the eight CBE-based projects funded in the 2012 Badges for Lifelong Learning got beyond pilots stages with open badges. The concerns that Carnegie Foundation raised about CBE are very real: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/publications/carnegie-unit/ I found them in my study and the Rand Study of three of the eight projects found the same thing: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR732.html I am working on a new post about this topic. We need to "problematize" competencies Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-79336763470299202772016-04-18T20:46:44.552-04:002016-04-18T20:46:44.552-04:00As a former high-school teacher who would have pre...As a former high-school teacher who would have preferred to focus on mastery education but was required to work within the Carnegie-unit model, I like the idea of developing some form of badge-enabled PSE admission model for high school students. It could solve (or at least partially solve) the motivation issue of students who spend large portions of their senior year just "marking time" until graduation. It might also address the needs of those students who don't see much point in staying in school, and choose rather to drop out, pursue a GED (maybe), and enter the job market. <br /><br />In either case, if multilevel badging could demonstrate that a student is proficient in, say, math or English comp to enter college, she or he could conceivably not be required to take further high school coursework in those subject areas except as electives (or for college credit). <br /><br />In short, if students can earn their diplomas early, I'm all for it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888563687774133726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-44662225269247156762016-03-28T16:32:29.834-04:002016-03-28T16:32:29.834-04:00Sorry, thanks. fixed with more linksSorry, thanks. fixed with more linksDaniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-54716892101013623442016-03-28T16:01:57.016-04:002016-03-28T16:01:57.016-04:00Thanks for the informative post. I was curious abo...Thanks for the informative post. I was curious about your paper on the Project Mastery Initiative, but the link redirects to the IU Canvas page (https://canvas.iu.edu/lms-prd/app).Paul Gestwickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684898302302604274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-60634196078506827272016-01-31T14:48:33.170-05:002016-01-31T14:48:33.170-05:00Thanks Don. Great question, that is the direction...Thanks Don. Great question, that is the direction we are hoping to push people for Post Secondary Education. The fact that a badge can represent a pathway consisting of other badges, and each of those badges can contain multi-point endorsements seems like it might be the hot ticket. I have always only seen CCR associated with higher ed, rather than K-12. Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-59680002588946465962016-01-31T13:41:25.569-05:002016-01-31T13:41:25.569-05:00Hi Dan and James.
This is intriguing news and a ...Hi Dan and James. <br /><br />This is intriguing news and a great discussion. <br /><br />I wonder if there's a future for a badge-enabled Co-Curricular (and extra-curricular) Record for K12, focused on PSE Admission? <br /><br />I think that's a much better use case than the PSE-Workplace CCR that's so prevalent today.<br /><br />I'll be watching this space with great interest.<br /><br />@donpresantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-22553929919910811402015-07-01T13:54:48.407-04:002015-07-01T13:54:48.407-04:00Quite to the contrary, you are right on the money....Quite to the contrary, you are right on the money. that is exactly what we are exploring in our research. If you have a badge for a particular set of competencies, individuals can put evidence from a current course or from a prior course or work experience (by inserting hyperlinks to web-enabled artifacts) in the evidence field. <br /><br />Then there is a separate step where somebody (likely but not necessarily the instructor) approves that evidence (either by triggering the badge issuing or by endorsing it after the badge url gets stacked into an LMS. If the evidence is from a current course, it would likely be routinely approved. If the evidence is from some other activity the instructor would like interrogate it more deeply.<br /><br />The important thing is that the badges serve several important functions. (a) the instructor and peers can give informal feedback for improvement before the earner requests formal approval. (b) the badges give both the instructor and the earn example of what kinds of evidence meet that criteria. (c) the badges give an easy way for the earner to share out their accomplishment. <br /><br />they key thing about this solution is that the PLA works more easily within the existing system.Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-54364900546661885452015-07-01T13:16:52.751-04:002015-07-01T13:16:52.751-04:00Thanks for this post! One place this takes my mind...Thanks for this post! One place this takes my mind: a learner who has earned credentials - the evidences of which she believes speak to meeting the criteria for a course's competencies - could display her credentials as a sort of portfolio to present for a Prior Learning Assessment that results in her getting credit for the course. Am I way off here?SenorGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138593719409113809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-64403368411518430952015-04-29T06:12:09.281-04:002015-04-29T06:12:09.281-04:00Attendance badges devalue the whole thing I think ...Attendance badges devalue the whole thing I think Andytgeezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270371825207017953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-34673036559483177452015-02-15T10:55:34.898-05:002015-02-15T10:55:34.898-05:00Actually, let me suggest that you take advantage o...Actually, let me suggest that you take advantage of the discussion forums that most folks interested in badges. The most active currently is openbadges@googlegroups.com. But there are a bunch of us in the higher ed working group at Badge Alliance at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/ba-highered . Definitely sign up and ask. And if your university belongs to EDUCAUSE, you should join the microcredentials and badges constituent group.Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-27724407961885599172015-02-15T10:44:02.543-05:002015-02-15T10:44:02.543-05:00I will look into it. I will look into it. Daniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-34731927461956692312015-02-15T06:45:10.030-05:002015-02-15T06:45:10.030-05:00What an exciting time. I look forward to learning ...What an exciting time. I look forward to learning more. What is the best option for WordPress? I want to use badges in my higher ed classes, with Gear Up, and my open classes. I teach primarily in WP. jgmac1106https://www.blogger.com/profile/07793926292155541089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-85490877569365197462014-11-10T05:41:03.198-05:002014-11-10T05:41:03.198-05:00Hello-
Reading this with great interest. As part ...Hello-<br />Reading this with great interest. As part of my current action research on gamification, I am exploring ways to gamify larger school-wide learner experience with badges playing a large role.<br />If you are still forming learning/research groups related to this, I would be interested in learning more.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Raphael<br />Tech Coordinator/Technology Faculty<br />raphaelr@acs.grAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-28323354498998490762014-10-16T22:57:12.682-04:002014-10-16T22:57:12.682-04:00John--
Great point. I have a lot of opinions and ...John--<br />Great point. I have a lot of opinions and some experiences about this topic. In my own courses the work is so personalized that it is nearly impossible to plagiarize--when you do you get called out by other because it is so obvious. It is certainly different with programming because there is so clearly a "right way". I am looking forward to working with Lorena and her colleagues to see what our options are. Thanks. Stay tuned. Perhaps you might want to check out her course. It is quite well done IMODaniel Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885916528215868949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-29979477805368114952014-10-16T19:26:33.240-04:002014-10-16T19:26:33.240-04:00I participated in several programming Mooc classes...I participated in several programming Mooc classes that required programming submissions from Github. Unfortunately, there was widespread plagiarism by other students from current and previous instances of the course. Beyond identity authentication, will there be a way to address originality of work when issuing digital badges? Any thoughts of incorporating plagiarism detection capabilities along side digital badges? johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778608909198518776.post-79507342696678320202014-10-06T18:10:31.470-04:002014-10-06T18:10:31.470-04:00These are the collaborations that bring higher edu...These are the collaborations that bring higher education to the next level. We look forward to reading about the progress.Altushttp://altusap.com/leadership/noreply@blogger.com