The objective of this document is to provide a conceptual framework for understanding what Open Badges are, where do they come from, what they could become in the future and how they relate to other concepts and initiatives. This framework does not pretend and does not intend to be neutral. It is designed within the […] The post For an #OpenBadges Conceptual Framework (green paper) appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Presentation by Dominique-Alain Jan (Lausanne University of Teacher Education, CH) at Mahara Hui in Auckland, New Zealand, on 9 April 2015. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it - 21st Century Assessment How Open Badges scaffold a better learning design and improve ePortfolio management from Mahara Hui The post How Open Badges scaffold a better learning design and improve ePortfolio management appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Competency-based education (CBE) isn’t just gaining ground in higher ed: a number of K-12 educators from across the country are now embracing the approach—with promising results.   In this first post of a two-part series, you’ll learn how educators from Philadelphia’s Building 21 share some of their best CBE resources. Below is a round up […] The post Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part One appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

In this second post on schools’ approaches to competency-based education, I’m highlighting one NGLC grantee that has committed its model to a larger goal: positive multigenerational change. Read on to learn more about how LA’s USC Hybrid High School is preparing its high school students for success in higher education and beyond.   At USC […] The post Competency-Based Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part Two appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

States, districts, and schools are developing a range of different ways to structure their Instruction and Assessment system (the set of learning goals of what schools want students to know and be able to do; the way they can identify if students have learned them; and, if not, how they can provide feedback to help […] The post Making Sense (or Trying to) of Competencies, Standards and the Structures of Learning appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Big journeys to small steps from bryanmathers Awarding Organisations define and measure progress on long journeys - those that have a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) an end. The value in this scenario is almost always at the end of the journey, with the qualification earned by the learner. In this keynote, we’ll discuss a […] The post Big journeys to small steps: Credibility in an Open Badges Context appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

This Exquisite Moment Of all the astounding possibilities that information technology offers to learners now, perhaps the most important is the chance to be stewards of their own learning.  ePortfolio technology, and all its ancillary technologies, provide a learning space separate from the institutionally-owned digital spaces - the LMS as one example.  The eportfolio space […] The post Toward "The Field Guide to ePortfolio" appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

10 Ways to socialise your Mahara ePortfolio from Mahara Hui Pascale Hyboud-Peron at Mahara Hui in Auckland on 10 April 2015 https://maharahui.org.nz/course/view.php?id=3 Sourced through Scoop.it from: fr.slideshare.net See on Scoop.it - 21st Century Assessment The post 10 Ways to socialise your Mahara ePortfolio appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

How could Open Badges Transform ePortfolio Practices and Technologies! from Serge Ravet Looking at the history of ePortfolio practice and technologies over the last 10 years, one is entitled in asking: what has changed? Is the ePortfolio technology we have today that different from what we had 10 years ago? While there is certainly a […] The post How could Open Badges Transform ePortfolio Practices and Technologies appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

In May 2014, CompetencyWorks brought together twenty-three technical assistance providers to examine their catalytic role in implementing next generation learning models, share each other’s knowledge and expertise about blended learning and competency education, and discuss next steps to move the field forward with a focus on equity and quality. Our strategy maintains that by building […] The post Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Identifying, scaffolding, and credentialing skills in an ever-changing digital environment from Doug Belshaw How do we identify, scaffold, and credential skills in an ever-changing digital environment? In this keynote, Doug Belshaw will discuss work he began at Mozilla around Open Badges, as well as the findings from his doctoral thesis on The Essential Elements of […] The post Identifying, scaffolding, and credentialing skills in an ever-changing digital environment appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The field of badging is a rapidly evolving ecosystem with exciting potential. Its relatively new status also presents challenges for early adopters. Yet our early experiences suggest that badging has tremendous potential to motivate, engage, and acknowledge achievements, accomplishments, and competencies. Source: http://nextgenlearning.org/blog/10-lessons-learned-award-winning-digital-badging-program Lessons Learned Launching an Award-Winning Digital Badging Program from Sondra Smith The post 10 Lessons Learned from an Award-Winning Digital Badging Program appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The open badges community continues to grow through the development and implementation of open source software. What distinguishes IBL’s platform is that it is a fully-functioning, badge-issuing open source code that will work with multiple providers, including learning management systems.   It is fully OBI-compliant, multi-language, and tested across platforms. IBL premiered this server in […] The post IBL Studios Issues an Open Source Badging Platform appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Explore the brave new world of infographics as a means for communicating complex concepts visually. Learn how to create your own simple infographics and integrate them into your teaching and learning practice. The post Teach Visual Literacy: Creating Infographics appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Daniel Hickey describes his process for badging and how the learner might personalize their achievements. The post Badging in a Learner-Centered Context appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Welcome to the eLearned blog! I will be using this space to write about new things I have learned or done.  Because I am doing a lot of eLearning currently, many posts will focus on learning technology. But I will also be writing about training, development, performance improvement, or other topics that I think might […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! In the valentines spirit, this morning I attended a webinar hosted by Kineo on "8 ways to make your learners fall in love". I don’t really know how I ended up on the email list for Kineo but I’m glad I did.  They have a lot of great resources for eLearning professionals… […]

I don’t know about you, but I’m really bad at sitting.  When I sit too long my knees start to hurt.  I slouch and my back starts to hurt. I fidget and fall out of my chair.  Really. So a little less than a year ago I jumped on the standing desk bandwagon. I couldn’t […]

This week I decided to participate for the first time in the Articulate Storyline eLearning weekly challenge. I had been meaning to participate for a while now, but hadn’t had the time.  However, this week’s challenge was to create a simple eLearning game, which frankly I love doing.  I couldn’t resist. I have been playing […]

When I finally publicly posted my blog for the first time last week, I had a great response (thanks guys!). One friend in particular, who I haven’t seen in a while, was unaware that I did eLearning for a living.  She is starting to learn and use Adobe Captivate to make some stuff for her […]

I was tasked a few weeks ago with creating a software training for our staff. It’s basically one of the most boring topics ever - completing and submitting timesheets.  It just so happened that at about the same time a lot of great ideas were being posted on the Articulate weekly challenge (for which I […]

Ok, I love using Articulate Storyline.  I only started using it recently and immediately realized that Storyline makes interactivity so much easier to build than other tools I had used (mostly Adobe Captivate - which does have its own virtues). But, give me an inch and I want a mile of course.  There are some […]

Storytelling has been a buzzword in eLearning circles lately - and for good reason. Everyone loves a good story and they are a great way to put new information into a familiar context, provide feedback, and run through possible scenarios. I know I always remember more from a story than I do from a list […]

I am very excited about this week’s Articulate eLearning Challenge - create a top 10 list of resources and tutorials for Storyline development.  This will be a list I will definitely bookmark! For my own contribution, I decided to put together a list of my favorite Storyline hacks because hacks are both fun and useful!  […]