Why badges?
The badges system enables schools to show their development in using digital media. Schools start out with a member-status. This is done by registering on www.eeducation.at
Schools start documenting their digital steps online in a self-reflective way and earn points. Depending on the school size the eventually reach the expert-status if a certain number of points has been earned.
Once schools have reached the expert-status they are able to access additional budgets for further teacher qualification and school projects using digital media.
Once a expert-status is reached during the year it is also provided for the coming school year. In case a school stops documenting, the school falls back to member-status.
After filling in the webforms in the appropriate category a mail is sent to the regional coordinator of the state and school level. The activities are checked by them and the points are granted or denied. This is a quality assurance system.
Qualification: Badges for all school types
| Using digital media during classroom work | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Using a learning management system schoolwide | 10 | 2 points per class | 10 |
| 2 | Using ePortfolio software or software relevant to classes and lessons throughout the school year | 20 | 5 points per class | 20 |
| 3 | Using a digi.komp-example1 or eTapas2 or OER material | 4 | Per example | 40 |
| 4 | Performing the digi.checks4, 83 or 12 with more than 50% of all students of a class | 5 | Per class | |
| 5 | Providing a certificate based ICT examination (e.g. ECDL, MOS, MTA, SAP, Cisco etc.) | 5 | Per examination | 30 |
| 6 | Performing a Safer-Internet4 activity | 5 | Per usage | |
| 7 | School participation of a Safer-Internet day with schoolwide activities | 10 |
| Development and attempting of e-learning scenarios | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Development of an eTapa or digi.komp-example | 20 | Per development | |
| 9 | Using an eTapa or digi.komp-example giving feedback | 5 | Per usage |
| Using innovative learning technology | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Using innovative learning technology (game based learning, gamification, robotics, coding, kodu, Minecraft, genius hour, steam, augmented/virtual reality, 3D print) | 10 | 40 |
| Using innovative and inclusive teaching methods | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Using an innovative teaching method | 10 | 40 | |
| 12 | Using gender-sensitive didactics/reflexive co-education to reach both boys and girls working with digital and informatical competences | 5 | Per usage |
| Cooperation involving several schools | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Activity done with a network school (points counting for both schools) | 10 | Per activity | |
| 14 | Participating in training courses of a network school | 5 | Per course | |
| 15 | Organizing and holding a course with a network school | 10 | Per course | |
| 16 | Recruiting a new school for the network | 10 | Per recruitment |
| School development | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Establishing an autonomous schoolwide core theme for informatics up to 2 hours per week | 6 | ||
| 18 | Establishing an autonomous schoolwide core theme for informatics up to 3-4 hours per week | 10 | ||
| 19 | Establishing an autonomous schoolwide core theme for informatics up to 5-6 hours per week | 14 | ||
| 20 | Establishing an autonomous schoolwide core theme for informatics with more than 6 hours per week | 18 | ||
| 21 | Providing a noncommittal training for a subject related to digitalization | 5 | Per subject | |
| 22 | Guidance of school development processes through the eEducation team in school | 10 | ||
| 23 | Development of an eeducation strategy for the school | 20 | ||
| 24 | Embedment of eEducation in school profile | 15 | ||
| 25 | Digital based teaching methodology as topic for school quality development processes | 15 | ||
| 26 | Ausrichten einer pädagogischen Konferenz oder SCHILF zu eLearning | 10 | Per conference | |
| 27 | Providing further educational training using digital media for all teachers of school | 10 | Per training | |
| 28 | Participation in national/international events or conferences | 10 | Per conference/event | |
| 29 | Informational event for parents | 10 | Per event | |
| 30 | Activity to promote gender justice and gender awareness related to gain of digital/informatical competences | 10 | Per event or activity |
| Per event or activity | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Activity to get new teachers digitally fit | 10 | ||
| 32 | Participation in (online-)courses lasting several days | 10 | Per course and teacher | |
| 33 | Participation in shorter (online-)courses | 3 | Per course and teacher | |
| 34 | Performing the digital competence-check digi.checkP by teachers | 2 | Per teacher | 10 |
| 35 | Performing the digital competence-check digi.check4, 8 or 12 by teacher | 2 | Per teacher | 20 |
| 36 | Further qualification/performing assessments with a certificate for teacher | 5 | Per course and teacher | 40 |
| Spreading the idea of using digital media in education in general | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Reporting of digitally based teaching methodology in social media and on the internet | 3 | Per report | |
| 38 | Members of a school give a lecture at national or international conferences about digitally based teaching methodology | 10 | ||
| 39 | Organizing and holding of a regional/national/international networking meeting in the field of digitally based teaching methodology | 10 | ||
| 40 | Participating at national/international competitions in the field of ICT/digitally based teaching methodology | 10 | Per class and competition | |
| 41 | Participating at state-level network meetings with principals and school coordinators | 10 | Per person and meeting |
| Special Badges | Points | Frequency | cap (max. points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Public conference to communicate on achievements for eEducation | In accordance with state coordinator | ||
| 43 | Open Badge (activity for digitally based teaching methodology not included in list above which can be defined by individual school | In accordance with state coordinator |
1 Digi.komp-examples: these are didactical courses/examples in different digital competence fields. Digi.komp-examples are designed by an expert-team and should be used by teachers to strengthen digital competences of their students. If all digi.komp-examples have been made, students will be able to complete the digi.check successfully. Digi.komp-examples can be taken out of the competence matrix found at eeducation.at – Digitale Grundbildung. Example: https://community.eeducation.at/course/view.php?id=371
2 eTapas are similar to digi.komp-examples but are made by teachers for teachers. They can be specific to different subjects and must be licenced using the Creative Commons licenses.
3 Digi.check is the assessing system for digital competences. The assessment can be made completely anonymously and can be accessed here: https://community.eeducation.at/digicheck/
4 Saferinternet.at is an association (registered public association) that does workshops for both teachers and students to deal with different problems (and advantages) of digitalization.
5 Digi.checkP is an assessment-tool for teachers with a self-assessment-part and a quiz with a comparison as an output. It is completel anonymous and can be accessed here: https://community.eeducation.at/digicheck/