ePortfolios & Digital Badges to Motivate and Engage Service

LearningKyle M. Lantz

Assistant Director, Social Concerns Seminars, Center for Social Concerns

Overview:ePortfolios + Digital BadgesService Learning Pilot + Year

2Background + Logistics

ExamplesAssessment + Lessons

LearnedDiscussion

Driving Research Questions• What was the impact of an ePortfolio Badge on a 1 credit pass/fail service learning

capstone course?

• Are ePortfolio Badges an effective extrinsic motivator? GOALS ORIENTATION THEORY • Do ePortfolio Badges meet a growth need (self-actualization, creativity, learning) or

deficiency need (ego/esteem: recognition, promotion, allow to learners demonstrate their talent/strengths)? MASLOW HIEARCHY OF NEEDS THEORY

• Did the ePortfolio Badge award criteria clearly articulate what was needed to demonstrate

successful competency on the learning goals? Did the eP badge increase a sense of autonomy (feeling personally connected to the material, meaningful, and/or understanding its value)? SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY

Experiential Learning, Service Learning, Community Based

LearningPreparation + LearningExperience + Encounter

Social Analysis + ReflectionCommunity Partnership

Debrief + Application

CHA

Appalachia Seminar250+ students

18-20 community partners6 class sessions (1.5 hours)

Course goalsAssignments (papers v eportfolio)

Why?

Motivation•Badge•Intrinsic?

Integration•Experience + Observation + Background

Engagement•Online platform

Community Focus•Community profile

250 & 273

Six & Three

Size

0-3

S/U

Scope

Appalachia Feedback Qualtrics Survey

Last Modified: 02/13/2015N=18 out of 28 (who earned the

badge)

Observations

Surveys

Appalachia Feedback Qualtrics Survey

Last Modified: 05/11/2016N=18 out of 38 (who earned the

badge)

“I spent more time on it than I thought I would.”

“I enjoy looking back at it from time to time. I didn’t realize its value until after completion.”

“I was able to share with a former professor that taught me a seminar about urban poverty, so it was nice to show him a

comparison with rural poverty.”

“It was really easy to use and allowed me to display my creativity.”

Lessons Learned

Feedback important but time intensive.

Students sometimes struggled with

Digication.

Badge motivates some.

Students were creative.

Opportunity for growth.

Collaborating with our ePortfolio team:

-encouraged my creativity pedagogically-brought new eyes to the course

-allowed the course to evolve and change-support expanded my capacity logistically

If you are interested in connecting & collaborating:Kyle M. Lantz, klantz@nd.edu

Extra Slides for Relevant Q&A

Excellent Examples• https://nd.digication.com/kayla_matthews_bnu_appalachia_fall_201

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Appalachia Feedback Qualtrics Survey

Last Modified: 02/13/2015N=18 out of 28 (who earned the

badge)