Educate don't decorate: Digital badging and information literacy
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Type of Presentation
Workshop (1 hour and 15 minutes)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 210
Relevance
N/A
Proposal
Digital badging is a popular tool being utilized by academia, libraries, and professional development programs to demonstrate skill competency. This workshop will discuss how a medium sized university library implemented a digital badging program to enhance the information literacy skills of library student workers, in furtherance of a possible peer-reference model. We will share the rational for the selection of a digital badging model as well as a general overview of the technologies, challenges, and time investment required. We aim to inspire participants to consider a badging model tailored to their institution. Workshop activities will include: curriculum planning, pedagogical considerations, badging structure, and assessment opportunities. Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of digital badging and the tools to design a program of instruction featuring badging at their institution.
Short Description
To increase the competency and information fluency of library student workers, we created a series of digital badges focused on information literacy concepts such as searching and credibility, and skills such as conducting a reference interview and referrals. The badges aim to empower student workers to deliver reference assistance and serve as IL ambassadors on campus, but also build concrete job skills and reward the effort they put towards their own career development.
Session Goals
Introduce participants to digital badging for information literacy instruction and provide an overview of how to implement a badging program.
Keywords
digital badging, information literacy, student workers
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Shannon F., "Educate don't decorate: Digital badging and information literacy" (2018). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 45.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2018/2018/45
Educate don't decorate: Digital badging and information literacy
Room 210
Digital badging is a popular tool being utilized by academia, libraries, and professional development programs to demonstrate skill competency. This workshop will discuss how a medium sized university library implemented a digital badging program to enhance the information literacy skills of library student workers, in furtherance of a possible peer-reference model. We will share the rational for the selection of a digital badging model as well as a general overview of the technologies, challenges, and time investment required. We aim to inspire participants to consider a badging model tailored to their institution. Workshop activities will include: curriculum planning, pedagogical considerations, badging structure, and assessment opportunities. Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of digital badging and the tools to design a program of instruction featuring badging at their institution.
