Legitimizing Interest Based Learning With Mozilla Open Badges

Chris McAvoyTara Tiger Brown

Presented to: OSCON 1

Interest-DrivenLearning

Tara Tiger BrownUC Irvine HRI

@tarateachmestuff.net

The Problem

It’s hard to find a mentor, particularly in specialized, non-institutionalized and newly emergent areas of interest.

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Also…

It’s hard to find a mentee that is a good fit based on skill level, commitment and availability.

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Existing Platform Gaps

-Support evolving interests-Expose adjacent interests/expertise-Convert Learners to Mentors-Online Platforms for Kids/Teens-Hybrid model; on/offline-Community for Mentors-Group Coaching-Real-world recognition

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The Solution

A cross-network platform that matches mentors and learners with compatible interests, goals, temperaments, schedules and incentives.

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Experiment (Concierge MVP)

Goal: Provide the best experience possible to determine:

If the coaches saw it as valuable and would sign up again

If the coaches would recommend the service to a friend (growth).

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StarCraft II

StarCraft II Phase 1

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Community Outreach

AdjustmentsManual Matching Personal Intros Check-in/Midway Survey

Application / Background

Checks

Coach Meet & Greet

Exit Interviews Recruit forPhase 2

StarCraft II Phase 1 Results

Value: 6 coaches are returning for Phase 2Some coaches are continuing with studentMany students got promoted to next ladder

Growth: Over 50 coaches signed up for Phase 2, some

referred by Phase 1 coaches

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StarCraft Phase II-Students Apply to Coaches-Goal Setting-Cancel matches when lack of

activity- Student vs Student matches-Nurture Coach Community-Recognize Coaches for Phase 1

participation-Recognize Coaches & Students

for reaching goals

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Battle.net Achievements

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OpenBadges

Chris McAvoyMozilla Foundation

@chmcavoyhttp://openbadges.org

Visual representations oflearning,skills,and competencies

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/3449284794

http://beta.openbadge.org

What is a badge - technically?

• A picture (PNG, Square) – make it look cool• A criteria url – describes what someone needs

to do to earn the badge, LRMI will be awesome here

• An evidence url – optional• An assertion url (per badge) – ties it all

together

Assertion{

"recipient": "chris.mcavoy@gmail.com", # not valid as of beta release "badge": { "version": "0.0.1", "name": "Badges 101", "image": "https://github.com/toolness//img/index/101badge.png", "description": "You really get badges!", "criteria": "http://openbadges.org/en-US/", "issuer": { "origin": "http://badges-101.openbadges.org/", "name": "Open Badges", "org": "Experimental Badge Authority", "contact": "hai2u@openbadges.org" } }

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Users Pull the Badge

Bake the Badge

• Optional• Embed the assertion in the PNG• Provides portability• https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/

wiki/Badge-Baking

Display

• Use the API – – https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/wiki/– Make some fancy widgets

THE FUTURE!

• Federated Backpacks• Signed issuers– Super Crypto Action

• Display Widgets• OPENBADGER– Everyone’s favorite way to issue badges– Like wordpress for badges

Get Involved

• Put badges on your site• Contribute to the project– https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges

• Contribute to the new project –– https://github.com/mozilla/openbadger

• New Node Stuff– Express Router– MySQL ORM

The End

@chmcavoy@OpenBadges / openbadges.org

@tarateachmestuff.net