Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, 06/Dec/2023
9:00am Welcome
Location: Coffee break and lunch area

Markhofgasse 19 – 1030 Vienna

Public transport: tram 18 or U3, station Schlachthausgasse (exit Markhofgasse)

10:00am Preconference workshops
Location: Lecture Hall
 

Building an Open Recognition Ecosystem with ORCA

Nate Otto, Serge Ravet

Reconnaître - Open Recognition Alliance, France

Preconference workshops
Location: Breakout space 1

Open Space workshop

11:00am Coffee break
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
11:15am Diving into Open Badge and recognition technologies
Location: Lecture Hall
 

Driving Questions About Open Badges 3.0 and the new Landscape of Recognition

Kerri Lemoie

MIT, Digital Credentials Consortium, United States of America



Comparative Analysis of European Learner Model v3 and Open Badges v3

Frans Ward, Ronald Ham

SURF, Netherlands, The

Diving into Open Badge and recognition technologies
Location: Breakout space 1
1:00pm Lunch
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
2:00pm Imagine
Location: Lecture Hall

Keynotes to share a vision

 

Conference welcome: Open Recognition progress and next steps

Serge Ravet1, Don Presant2

1: Reconnaître - Open Recognition Alliance, France; 2: Learning Agents Canada



How “Show and Tell” Unlocks Recognition – a Anecdotal Tale Derived from my Learning Journey

Julie Reddy

Consultant, South Africa



Questioning Implicit Assumptions for Better Human Centered Design

Noah Geisel

University of Boulder, United States of America

3:45pm Coffee break
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
4:00pm Explore
Location: Lecture Hall

Moderated panel with Q&A to explore a topic

 

Say What?! Micro-Credentials Can Lead to Academic Credit?

Susan, Deborah Forseille

Thompson Rivers University, Canada



Badge recognition strategy, towards Quality label

Sandra Zoomers

Dutch Cities of Learning (by Breakthrough), Netherlands, The

Share
Location: Breakout space 1

Presentations

 

The 3M Model for Integrating Research, Practice, and Policy Around Microcredentials and Open Badges

Richard West

Brigham Young University, United States of America



Using Open Pedagogy, UDL, and Ungrading Practices to Support the Sustainable Development Goals

Andrea Elaine Niosi

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada



Agile Open Recognition in Canadian Polytechnic Education: A BCIT Case Study

Eric Fry

British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada

5:00pm Share
Location: Lecture Hall

Presentations

 

STARs Aligning: Open Recognition Pathways and the Evolution of Learning, Identity, and Career Progression

Doug Belshaw1, Noah Geisel2, Anne Hilliger1, TBC TBC3

1: We Are Open Co-op; 2: University of Colorado Boulder; 3: TBC



Opening up Recognition in International Development

Don Presant1, Eiman Elmasry2, Elias Ruez3, Simon Huber4

1: Learning Agents, Canada; 2: ITCILO, Italy; 3: common sense, Austria; 4: common sense, Austria

6:00pm
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9:00pm
Welcome Cocktail
Location: Coffee break and lunch area

Date: Thursday, 07/Dec/2023
8:30am Welcome
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
9:00am Plenary
Location: Lecture Hall
Chair: Don Presant
 

Empowering Global Transformation: Scaling Open Badges for Credentialing and Social Development Across Borders

Don Presant1, Stella Porto2, Michelle Brillouet3, Eiman Elmasry4

1: Learning Agents, Canada; 2: Inter-American Development Bank, USA; 3: Humanitarian Leadership Academy, UK; 4: ITCILO, IT

9:45am Share
Location: Lecture Hall

Presentations

 

Beyond Traditional Academic Recognition: A Deep Dive into the Implementation and Impact of the IDB Digital Credential Framework

Stella Porto1, Don Presant2

1: Inter-American Development Bank, United States of America; 2: Learning Agents



Recognition in Hybrid and Distributed Workplaces: Designing Cross-Silo Collaboration through Infrastructure and Boundary Objects

Anita Gisch1,2

1: University of Technology Sydney, Australia; 2: Gisch Consulting



Are Professional Societies the New Frontier for the Open Recognition Ecosystem?

Lenora Knapp

Knapp & Associates International, United States of America

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Location: Breakout space 1

Presentations

 

Connecting ePortfolio And Online-Self-Assessment: The Digital Documentation Of Students’ Competence Development And Reflection Via Extended ePortfolio Work

Stefanie Brunner, Yvette Völschow, Julia-Nadine Warrelmann

University of Vechta, Germany



Open Badges in a University Context to Promote Professional Integration

Carla Delépée, Florence Toutain

Université de Caen Normandie, FRANCE

10:45am Coffee break
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
11:00am Share
Location: Lecture Hall

Moderated panel with Q&A to explore a topic

 

All Learning Counts: An Australian High School Case Study Across a Whole-of-school Digital Recognition Project.

Margo Griffith1, Darren Ponman2

1: Edalex, Australia; 2: Hunter School of Performing Arts



Scouts Australia: Improving Recognition of Learning

Jeffrey Lehrer

Scouts Australia

Share
Location: Breakout space 1

Moderated panel with Q&A to explore a topic

12:00pm Explore: the contribution of AI to Open Recognition
Location: Lecture Hall
Chair: Simone Ravaioli

Moderated panel with Q&A to explore a topic

 

AI and Open Recognition -

Simone Ravaioli1, Phillip Long2

1: Parchment, USA; 2: US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, USA



XpU: Using AI for Open Recognition

Julie Keane1, Krystal Rawls2, Phillip Long3

1: Participate, USA; 2: California State University at Dominguez Hills, USA; 3: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, USA

1:00pm Lunch
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
2:00pm Imagine
Location: Lecture Hall

Keynotes to share a vision

 

Benevolence to Empowerment: Who are Credentials Really For?

Meena Naik

JFFLabs, United States of America



Learning Transition Design Principles for Learning and Employment Records: Co-designing for Equity

Kelly Page1, Alexander Merritt Johnson2, Kristen Franklin2, Bria Carter2, Marilys Galindo2, Teresa Solorzano2, Sangyeon Lee2, Zohal Shah2

1: LWYL Studio, United States of America; 2: Digital Promise Global



Epistemology and EDI in Prior Learning Assessment, Decolonizing Prior Learning Assessment

Susan, Deborah Forseille

Thompson Rivers University, Canada



Growing Learning Communities Through Open Recognition

Richard West

Brigham Young University, United States of America

3:45pm Coffee break
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
4:00pm Explore
Location: Lecture Hall

Moderated panel with Q&A to explore a topic

 

Storytelling of Economic and Social Development Through Open Badges

Stella Porto

Inter-American Development Bank, United States of America



Le Réseau des "Lieux de la Reco" - Building a "Recognition Places" Network

Eden Jean-Marie, Juliette Kyburz

Labo CIBC, France

Clinic
Location: Breakout space 1

Presentations

 

How Micro Credentials can "do better"

Ashleigh Presenger

Sioux Lookout First Nation Health Authority, Canada

5:00pm Imagine
Location: Lecture Hall

Keynotes to share a vision

 

Building an Online Community to Close the Digital Divide

Krystal Rawls1, Julie Keane2

1: California State University of Dominguez Hills, United States of America; 2: Participate, United States of America

7:30pm
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10:30pm
Social Dinner
Location: Restaurant

MELKER STIFTSKELLER – Schottengasse 3 – A-1010 Wien


Date: Friday, 08/Dec/2023
8:30am Welcome
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
9:00am Share
Location: Lecture Hall

Presentations

 

Higher Education 4.0: Enhancing Lifelong Learning Opportunities through Open Recognition and a Career and Learning Pathways Service

Gavin Clinch, Carina Ginty, Bridie Killoran

Atlantic Technological University, Ireland



Sustainable development open badges of the University of Caen Normandy

Carla Delépée, Florence Toutain

Université de Caen Normandie, FRANCE

Do it!
Location: Breakout space 1

Presentations

 

Open Recognition is for Everybody - A feminist practice for more equal workplaces

Anne Hilliger

We Are Open Coop, Germany



Mapping the Black Box of Your Self: A Proposed Analytics Tool for Heutagogy & Self-Discovery

Justin Mason

Myself, United States of America

10:45am Coffee break
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
11:00am Imagine
Location: Lecture Hall

Keynotes to share a vision

 

The Great Recognition: Leveraging Life and Learning Experiences to Advance the SDGs

Candy Ho

University of the Fraser Valley, Canada



The Doom of Doomerism: Open Recognition and Badges as Catalysts for Progression on the SDGs

Laura Hilliger

We Are Open Co-op

1:00pm Lunch
Location: Coffee break and lunch area
2:00pm Open session: next steps for Open Recognition
Location: Lecture Hall

An open space for an unconference

Unconference
Location: Breakout space 1

Presentations

4:00pm Farewell Cocktail
Location: Coffee break and lunch area