Badging for Good: Perceptions of Earning a Digital Badge in a Service MOOC

• In Event: DDL - Badges & Online Learning

Short Description

This presentation explores earner perceptions of receiving an Instructional Design Service digital badge at the culmination of a service learning MOOC geared towards generating resources for adult basic educators. Participant insights include the impacts of earning a badge on their levels of motivation, the level of status recognition they attribute to the badge, and their plans for using the badge as evidence of achievement. The badge design, creation, and implementation process will also be discussed.

Authors

• Jessica Resig, The Pennsylvania State University

• Ginger S Watson, Old Dominion University

• Jennifer Maddrell, Designers for Learning