Demonstrate your skills. Broadcast your potential.

Open Badges through AcclaimJarin Schmidt, Product Lead

@jronius | @youracclaim

Today’s Who, What, Where…• Who is Jarin?

• What are Open Badges + their applications?

• Where does Acclaim fit in?

Who…Jarin Schmidt: The man, the myth, the legend (and terrible liar).

How did you end up in the credentialing industry?

Accidents happen.

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“How’s INITECH?”

The Golden Years: Product Strategy

Help individuals assess and communicate their proficiency.

Proficiency = Test

Test = Proficiency

What…Open Badges: What are they and where did they come from.

“…promote openness, innovation, and opportunity on the web.”

Trends• Frequency

• Diversity

• Granularity

• Digital

An Open Standard to recognize and verify learning.

Badges• Scouting

• Military

• Gaming

• Social

Representations• Achievements

• Authority

• Progress

• Feedback

= Representation of an achievement or outcome.

digital

standardized

verification

{ ! "uid": "f2c20",! "recipient": {! "type": "email",! "hashed": true,! "salt": "deadsea",! "identity": "sha256$c7ef86405ba71b85acd8e2e95166c4b111448089f2e1599f42fe1bba46e865c5"! },! "image": "https://example.org/beths-robot-badge.png",! "evidence": "https://example.org/beths-robot-work.html",! "issuedOn": 1359217910,! "badge": "https://example.org/robotics-badge.json",! "verify": {! "type": "hosted",! "url": "https://example.org/beths-robotics-badge.json"! }!}!

Metadata• Name

• Description

• Issuer

• Criteria

• Evidence

• Tags

• Dates

Demonstrate or Acquire a Skill

Receive an Open Badge

Broadcast it on the Web

Get Rewarded

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What…Open Badges: What applications do they have.

{ ! "uid": "f2c20",! "recipient": {! "type": "email",! "hashed": true,! "salt": "deadsea",! "identity": "sha256$c7ef86405ba71b85acd8e2e95166c4b111448089f2e1599f42fe1bba46e865c5"! },! "image": "https://example.org/beths-robot-badge.png",! "evidence": "https://example.org/beths-robot-work.html",! "issuedOn": 1359217910,! "badge": "https://example.org/robotics-badge.json",! "verify": {! "type": "hosted",! "url": "https://example.org/beths-robotics-badge.json"! }!}!

Open Badges Simplified

What did they do?Who did it?

Who says they did it?

All Demographics• K - 12

• Higher Ed

• Professional

Applications• Feedback

• Skills / Knowledge

• Aptitude

• Experience

Micro vs. Macro

Hierarchies + Relationships

Engagement vs. Outcomes

Value Chain• Issuer

• Criteria

• Evidence

Where…Acclaim: Where Pearson fits in this ecosystem.

Learner Control

Data Science

Efficacy: “A measurable impact on improving someone’s life through learning.”

Get Individuals Better Jobs

Resume

Issue: Resume = SEO

“Good at completing annual goals…”

“Good at completing annual goals…” (a datapoint from a real resume)

Employers can’t properly evaluate or trust what gets presented to them, because it

lacks verification and context.

Avoid• Gamification

• Low-end Credentials (spadges)

Acclaim’s Snowflake Moment• Recognized Brands

• Marketable Skills

• Appropriate Granularity

Why Pearson?

Earners

Issuers

Consumers

“Don’t add a bullet point, get a badge.” !

Jarin Schmidt, Product Lead @jronius | @youracclaim