Badges!

Republished with permission of the University of Wisconsin Stout Tech Tips Newsletter October 30, 2013 Editor: Karen Franker

This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education.  NOTE: Web version of the newsletter http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/resources/blog.cfm   Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlineteaching --------------------   In this issue... 1. Digital and Open Badges for Teaching and Training 2. Tech Tip: Top Sticky Note Apps for Student Collaboration  3. You're the First to Find Out…      Dates for January, February and March 2014 Online Classes     Digital and Open Badges for Teaching and Training   Explore the latest uses of digital badges to assess and support learning, increase motivation, and offer skills credentialing to learners of all ages.   Recognizing, Supporting, and Attracting Adult Learners with Digital Badges Daniel Hickey describes the marketing benefits of awarding digital badges, including helping prospective students see the value of a program. In addition, he addresses seven key questions that institutions need to ask to ensure that badges enhance learning outcomes.   Digital Badges Would Represent Students’ Skill Acquisitions Katie Ash examines the arguments for and against the use of badges to provide a more granular view of K-12 students’ accomplishments.   How Badges Really Work in Higher Education David Raths explores how and why higher ed institutions are implementing digital badges, including key questions that administrators should ask about alternative credentialing. Design Principles for Motivating Learning with Digital Badges Katerina Schenke and others provide eleven key principles for ensuring that badge design successfully motivates learners including: evolving requirements, competition, and identity recognition.   Open Badges: Portable Credentials for Learning Bill Brandon explains how Mozilla Open Badges differ from digital badges in providing structured credentialing systems to document learning. Design Principles for Assessing Learning with Digital Badges Rebecca Itow and Daniel Hickey describe their top ten principles for effectively using badges to assess learning including: leveling systems, mastery learning, and rubrics. 7 Things You Should Know About….Badges (PDF) The Educause staff provides an overview of the significance of digital badges in documenting learners’ achievements, and focuses on the challenges and teaching/learning implications of using badges in higher education. Digital Badges: An Annotated Research Bibliography Sheryl Grant and Kristan E. Shawgo have created this comprehensive annotated bibliography on digital badges. As this is a collaborative work in progress, the authors invite others to share their favorite resources.   Tech Tip: Top Sticky Note Apps for Student Collaboration - Video Tony Vincent compares the features of Padlet http://padlet.com/  (formerly Wallwisher) and Linohttp://en.linoit.com/ . Both digital tools facilitate student sharing of photos, videos, and ideas on virtual walls-- all without requiring students to have email addresses, log-ins, or passwords.   Dates for January, February and March 2014 Online CoursesList of Dates and All Online Classes Check out the great online classes for an instructional design certificate or online teaching certificate, reading teacher and reading specialist certification, as well as courses about autism, classroom management, working with at-risk students, cyberbullying, differentiated instruction, the flipped classroom, using games for learning, disciplinary literacy, iPads in the classroom, STEM, writing with the 6-Traits, middle school math and more. Register Online   Sign up today to reserve a spot. No payment is due now; 10% is due in early February. Request Information Online  School of Education Online Professional Development University of Wisconsin - Stout Phone: (715) 232-2253 Archives - back issues in case you missed the most recent newsletter.

Online Class: Mobile Learning

EDUC 641 Mobile Learning Instructional Design(with iPads, cell phones, and tablets) Online Course - 3 semester hours graduate credit

Instructor: Ann Bell
EDUC 641 900  September 30 - December 6, 2013

Would you like to use your iPad as a tool for improving teaching and learning? Learn apps that improve students engagement and persistence. Stay organized by finding free apps to set up ebooks, digital textbooks, digital assessments and surveys, and reflect on the educational impact the iPad has on student achievement.

There is still time to register for our convenient online course starting September 30. http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/mobilelearning.cfm

Online Instructors Tool Kit

Online Instructor Toolkit

How to Efficiently Answer Student Questions in an Online Class

Netiquette Archive!

Here are some infographics and articles about 'Netiquette'.  Basically we're talking the simple, common sense rules of working and conversing with folks online!

http://www.scoop.it/t/e-learning-and-online-teaching/?tag=netiquette

Knowthenet presents Manners Matter the online Netiquette Do's and Don'ts infographic.

Last Call: E-Learning Assessment: Assessment in the Online Classroom

Last Call: Join the Fall 2013 Class!

EDUC 762 3 semester hours graduate credit

As an educator you already understand the importance of efficient and accurate assessment. Have you realized how powerful assessment is in the online learning environment?

Assessment has the capability to drive interactions and engagement.
Assessment can minimize plagiarism
Assessment can strengthen higher-level learning.
Assessment can streamline blended learning environments.

Learn what is needed to become an excellent online teacher and course designer while developing your electronic record keeping systems and methods for evaluating discussion postings and group projects.


Become familiar with assessment tools that could make or break your online course.

Modules


Module 1: Why is Assessment Important?
Module 2: Emerging Practices of Online Assessment
Module 3: Perfect E-Storm
Module 4: Variety of Assessment Tools
Module 5: Taxonomy of Assessment
Module 6: Cybercoaching - an Emerging Model
Module 7: Summative Assessment
Module 8: Discourse Analysis

Course Description. Register Now!

Some might think of online assessment as a dry topic. You'll find this class anything but dry! This is a great course! Take the leap and join now.

You won't be disappointed! 


~ Dennis


Dennis O'Connor
Program Advisor
E-Learning and Online Teaching
Graduate Certificate
UW-Stout

Infographic: Finding E-Learning Jobs