Makerspace Workshop Badges: Student Perceptions & Uses of Informal Credentialing
UVic Libraries
Digital Scholarship Commons
Outline
Introduction
Our
Makerspace Badges
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Official University Credits
Is Issuing Badges Worth the Effort?
Pilot
Project
Gaps in Makerspace Badging Research…
What are Digital Badges?
Showcase Skills
lib.uvic.ca/bgpoll
Does your makerspace award Badges for successful completion of training?
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Why Use Digital Badges in Makerspaces?
SUMMATIVE
FORMATIVE
SUMMATIVE
Research Methodology
Mixed Methods
Quantitative
& Qualitative
N=882
n=69
±11%
Quantitative Analysis: Survey
Qualitative Analysis: Interviews
RQ1: How Many Students are Requesting Digital Badges?
% Earning Workshop Badges
Drop-in
All
7%
23%
RQ2: Are Recipients Using Their Badges?
15% Used Badges
in Job Searches
Where Badges are Being Used
“My badges helped me land interviews. They have been a really useful job search tool for me.”
“I think a lot of people embellish their resumes. Including Makerspace badges on your resume adds more credibility to the skills claims you make. The credibility that badges give you is for me their biggest benefit.”
“There is no avenue within our department for getting any kind of formal certification or quantification for specific skills.”
RQ3: Are Badges Helpful in Job Searches?
Are Badges Helpful in Job Searches?
“I think my badge was one of the reasons I got an interview for the co-op that I’m now working at.”
RQ4: Can the current badging system improved?
Stacked Micro-
Credentials
Educate Employers
@ DSC Badges
Makerspace Workshops & Badges in for Credit Classes
More Guidance
on How to Use Badges Beyond LinkedIn.com
Conclusions
Limitations & Future Research
n=10
Badge Users
Badges Help in Job Searches
74% Plan on Using Their Badges in Future Job Searches
Summary & Principal Implications
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Q&A
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