Building Digital Capacity for Higher Education Teachers: Recognising Professional Development through a National Peer Triad Digital Badge Ecosystem

Autor/inn/en	Donnelly, Roisin; Maguire, Terry
Titel	Building Digital Capacity for Higher Education Teachers: Recognising Professional Development through a National Peer Triad Digital Badge Ecosystem
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 23 (2020) 2, S.1-19 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Capacity Building; Technological Literacy; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Higher Education; Online Courses; College Faculty; Evaluation Methods; Peer Evaluation; Barriers; Guidelines; Open Education; Blended Learning; Awards; Professional Recognition; Reflective Teaching; Teaching Skills; Teaching Methods; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Course Descriptions; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technisches Wissen; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Fakultät; Richtlinien; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Award; Auszeichnung; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Kursstrukturplan; Irland
Abstract	Digital Badge design and practice at a national level is a relatively new field of scrutiny and this study reports on a sector-wide initiative for building digital capacity with the design, and implementation of an ecosystem of 15 open courses in teaching and learning with digital badges to recognise the professional development of teachers in Irish higher education. Each course is provided in three delivery modes and mapped to Ireland's National Professional Development Framework for teachers. This enables multiple access points for teachers to engage in professional development via the Framework and recognize their engagement through peer triads and a digital badge ecosystem. The paper critically discusses and reflects on the study of the complex phenomena of the application of the open courses within professional contexts. A novel dimension is the implementation of a peer triad system for recognition of PD. Implementing the open courses digital badges ecosystem was challenging as this different form of assessment required a clear understanding of all stakeholder expectations, the language of recognition and how the learning outcomes could be met and validated using a peer triad assessment. This paper concludes with sectoral learning on nationally recognized open course development, including success factors for building digital capacity, challenges encountered and transferability to other contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01