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Issue 1 (2017)
The survey data analysis
The role in the organisation
The first question asked respondents for their
role in the organisation. As this was a self-
selecting survey, the 55% figure for learning
technologist / e-learning specialist was not
surprising (Fig.6).
(37%) of respondents who class themselves as
having at least 7 out of 10 strategic influence are
either familiar with the process of issuing Badges
or have personally received an Open Badge (Fig.
8).
What is your role in the
institution?
100
50
68
738
10
0
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2
3
4
5
Head of School/Dean/Head of Department 5.7%
Academic Role/Lecturer/Researcher 30.9%
Learning Technologist/e-Learning Specialist 55.3%
Other 8.1%
Figure 6: Institutional Role
Figure 8: Strategic Influence
It is interesting that all the roles feel that they
have some level of strategic influence. 71.44% of
Head of School/ Dean/ Head of Department,
47.37% of Academic Role / Lecturer /
Researcher and 57.35 % of Learning
Technologists / e-Learning Specialists feel they
have a 7–10 level of strategic influence (Fig.7).
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST
DESCRIBES YOUR INSTITUTIONS CURRENT
PROGRESS WITH OPEN BADGES?
FULL IMPLEMENTATION
ACROSS THE …
ANYONE CAN AWARD
BADGES THROUGH THE …
4
9
ONE OR MORE PILOTS
ABOUT TO START 13.8%
17
USED WITH ONE
ACADEMIC GROUP NO …
22
EXPLORATORY STAGE,
NO PILOTS YET 37.4%
NOT CONSIDERING/HAVE
DECIDED NOT TO …
DON'T KNOW 14.6%
46
7
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Figure 9: Stage of Badge Implementation (Main
Survey)
Open Badge Implementation
Figure 7 – Strategic Influence: Figures are shown as
a percentage of the column.
As may be expected from a self-selecting survey,
most (89%) of the respondents had at least a
familiarity with the concept of Open Badges. 46
The study was mainly focused on implementation
of Open Badges in the institution. Current progress
in Open Badges was assessed but there is a risk
that institutional implementation is then interpreted
as a linear process. The study had six possible
options available to respondents and it should be
noted that institutions could have several of these
as valid statements at a point in time (i.e. the
institution may allow badges to be awarded through
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