Humanitarian Passport Initiative - Open Badges Pilot

Shared on August 31, 2018 with the L&D collaboration working group.

1. Working Group Presentation August 31, 2017 Humanitarian Passport Initiative Open Badges Pilot

2. Overall Challenge for the HPI (draft – use the wall to validate) How can badges help people show what they know and can do? OUR LEARNERS (Humanitarian and beyond) International staff & other stakeholders National Staff Local actors (volunteers, local governments, communities) Military, private sector (int’l & local) Public, students.. 2

3. V olatile ~ Uncertain ~ Complex ~ Ambiguous (and dangerous) A VUCA world sceptrefellows

4. Escaping from “seat time” Competency Based Learning hbr.org “… high-quality learning pathways that are affordable, scalable, and tailored to a wide variety of current and emergent industries, based on competencies , not courses.” ingegno.in

5. 70 : 20 : 10 L-i-f-e-w-i-d-e learning deakinprime.com / wikipedia.org The LIFE Center

6. Personal Learning Environments / Networks (PLE/PLN) Alec Couros colleendemma.blogspot.ca

7. “Paving professional pathways” Open Badges as an enabler

8. Clear progress markers motivating learners, supporting advisors Flexible learning pathways granular, stackable, laddered, multi-source, remixable Visual branding issuers and earners Online trust system demonstrate skills & capabilities backed by issuer track learning impact A digital representation of an accomplishment, interest or affiliation that is visual, available online and contains metadata including trusted links that help explain the context, meaning, process and result of an activity. As an open artefact, the earner can present the badge in different contexts from which it was earned. Learner-owned microcredential – portable record of learning What is an Open Badge ?

9. Mapping badgespace credentials digital badges Open Badges micro- credentials professional digital credentials CC BY Doug Belshaw dougbelshaw.com Standards-based & interoperable No image requirement

10. Some uses of badges (can be combined) transformingassessment.com/TA_webinar_5_mar_2014_Simon_Cross.pdf Recognize status Reputation Group affiliation Keep artefacts Souvenirs of learning experiences Assess & r ecognize learning Formal / non-formal / informal Fill recognition gaps Motivate learning “ Game mechanics”: mastery, levels Set goals, track progress Personal learning pathways

11. Open Badges: A mosaic of lifelong , lifewide learning LOW STAKES HIGH STAKES Volunteer Experience Workplace Engagement MOOCs Co-Curricular Record Workshops Admission to Post Grad Schools Job Hire Conferences Formal Recognition of Prior Learning Career Transition Communities of Practice Memberships, Affiliations CPD Certification “Light Touch” Credentials E-learning Courses Awards, Achievements Continuing Education Employee Development

12. Trades Certification - City & Guilds/ Worldchefs worldchefs.org/Certification Issued using sharable Open Badges

13. Membership, awards, accreditation, certification thelpi.org/digital-badges/

14. Some badged learning pathways

15. Some badged learning pathways

16. Balancing quality and open recognition Open Badges for Humanitarians

17. Tracking humanitarian logistics learning delivery Oxfam

18. DisasterReady.org openbadgefactory.com/references

19. Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) phap.org/digital-badges Credentialing Program Membership “your proof of membership or certification”

20. Related Initiative: MSF’s PLE: “TEMBO” (OCBA)

21. Open Badge Networks

22. Humanitarian Passport Initiative Vision: an international recognition network PLE/PDE “… a framework of the skills, competencies and learning necessary for humanitarian workers at different levels.”

23. Across agencies, across careers (DRAFT) Talent Pipeline Recruitment Induction Team Building Performance Management Talent Management Experience Achievements Professional Development Career Development Leadership Development SME Specialization Career Change Outplacement Coaching and Mentoring Open, Lifewide Learning MOOCs, Open Ed Resources, Personal Learning Network, Communities of Practice Demand Supply Career Pathways Skills Marketplace External Recognition Local Learning & Development Providers New Mission? New Role? HRIS/ERP Systems Performance Management System Talent Management System Open Badges Humanitarian Passport (PLE) Academic Recognition? New Career? Aligned to Recognised Standards & Skills Frameworks Some Potential Participants...

24. Displayers Manual & Bulk Issuing Milestone Badges Badge Applications Issuer Networks Claim Codes Badging Partner Networks Badges Pages Pages Pages Badges Badges Connectors A Platform Partnership with Finland’s Discendum Oy Humanitarian Passport Badge

25. Introduced early 2017 v2.0 Open Badge specification Improved Linked Data / JSON-LD support more flexibility, interoperability Embedded evidence and criteria More flexible recipient identifiers email, telephone number, url  , profile id Third Party Endorsement badge issuer, badge class, badge assertion new image metadata for accessibility Internationalization and multi-lingual badges Improved alignment to external frameworks and objectives by issuer, by consumer/3rd party, can be part of endorsement Security improvements

26. Skills Frameworks

27. Standards, Competencies Support for professionalizing the sector

28. Alignment: many standards and skills frameworks! euhap.eu

29. Assessment Strategies

30. Psychometric Assessment, Certification: PHAP Program Credentialing Program phap.org/credentialing-program

31. Other methods of assessment & recognition “… all kinds of learning and training outcomes deserve to be valued and validated, regardless of where and how they were obtained” unesco.org

32. UNESCO Guidelines for Recognition, Validation and Assessment (RVA) Equity and inclusiveness The right to access and engage in any form of learning and have learning outcomes made visible and valued. Equal value of formal, non-formal and informal learning Competences from non-formal and informal learning on par with those obtained formally Centrality of individuals Respect and reflect individuals´ needs, and their participation should be voluntary Improve the flexibility and openness of formal education and training Diverse forms of learning, taking learners’ needs and experiences into account Quality assurance Relevant, reliable, fair and transparent Stakeholder partnerships Shared responsibility from design through implementation and evaluation

33. Nonformal/self-directed , F2F/online , multi-level ... Supporting diverse learning Badge Application SSSC webinar 2016/02/22

34. Simosko’s assessment list Linked to the purpose – Self assessment – Oral interview – Written exam – Demonstration - Workplace Simulation (e.g. OSCE) – Portfolio of evidence slideshare.net/ ASPECTConference /prior-learning

35. June 30 Ideation Workshop Identify “pilot” project(s) for July PMD Pro certification (LINGOS, MSF Brussels, MSF Barcelona) People Management - course & experiential recognition (HLA/LINGOs, MSF Canada) Personal Security – Basic, course based (MSF Barcelona, StC ?) …NB other participants welcome! – Badge issuers, earners and consumers Identify engaged organisations for 4 pro bono Open Badge Factory accounts Save the Children, MSF (Barcelona, Brussels, Canada), PM4NGOs Ideate/recommend a visual language for HPI badge LONGER TERM Identify options for further pilots, potential next steps Save the Children: Training of Trainers (blended course) HLA Gamification MOOC Identify areas of need and useful skills frameworks See Skills and Badges slides above and forthcoming report 35

36. Mockup – visualising CHCF

37. Going forward (to 31 December) Pursue“pilot ” project s PMD Pro certification People Management - course & experiential recognition Personal Security Save the Children: Training of Trainers (blended course) HLA Gamification MOOC TBA.. Identify additional organisations for more pro bono Open Badge Factory accounts IFRC, CCQL… others? Implement an inclusive visual language for HPI badges Implement/demonstrate 3 rd party endorsement, alignment to skills frameworks Showcase, develop next steps at ePortfolio and Identity Conference ( ePIC ) in Bologna LONGER TERM (2018 +) Sustainability business models 37

38. Proof of concept: ESCObadges

39. Dissemination: e.g. ePIC 2017, Open Recognition Day openepic.eu

40. Issue badges. Pro bono badge issuer accounts to 31 March 2018 (modest cost after – ask) Earn badges… become part of the conversation. Contact: [email protected] ( contractor) [email protected] Join us in our exploration!