CSC Online - Instructor: Gamification - Assigning Badges to Courses and Learning Paths

Gamification Elements

Gamification includes 4 elements:

1. Levels: 5 levels are available, to mark learners' invested effort in eLearning
2. Badges: the visual element of achievement and participation for learning, activities and levels
3. Activities: actions which mark learners' engagement
4. Leaderboards and Widgets: to share learners' achievements across the portal

Automatically Assigned Badges

The following badges are automatically assigned to learners:

Activity Badges

• Approved External Credit (Learning Outside the box)
• Self Enrolls (Hungry for Knowledge) 
• Views a Resource (New Resource=New Ideas)
• Daily Learning (Daily Learning)

Level Badges

A new badge is automatically assigned once learners reach the level points.

• Level 1: Star Forming - 0-799 points
• Level 2: Protostar - 800-1799 points
• Level 3: Rising Star - 1800-2999 points
• Level 4: Shining Star - 3000-4499 points
• Level 5: Superstar - 4500+ points

Rules for Assigning Completion Badges to Courses and Learning Paths

Courses/Learning Paths that are less than 20 minutes and LinkedIn Learning courses are not eligible for assigning completion badges. 

Course Completion Badges

Course Completion badges should be assigned as follows:

Gold Badge

• Courses lasting over 1 month
  • Includes specialised certification courses
  • Does not include on-demand courses

Silver Badge

• Courses over 1 week but less than one month
  • Includes specialised certification courses
  • Does not include on-demand courses

Bronze Badge

• Courses that are 20 minutes to a week
  • Includes specialised certification courses
  • Includes on-demand courses

Strong Skills Badge

• Courses lasting over 1 month
  • Includes specialised certification courses
  • Does not include on-demand courses

Learning Path Badges

Gold Badge

• Paths lasting over 1 month
  • Includes specialised certification courses/paths
  • Does not include on-demand courses/paths

Silver Badge

• Paths over 1 week but less than one month
  • Includes specialised certification courses/paths
  • Does not include on-demand courses/paths

Bronze Badge

• Paths that are 1 hour to a week
  • Includes specialised certification courses/paths
  • Includes on-demand courses/paths

Strong Skills Badge

• Paths lasting over 1 month
  • Includes specialised certification courses
  • Does not include on-demand courses/paths

Assigning Completion Badges to Courses and Learning Paths

Once your course/learning path aligns with the rules above, to assign a completion badge:

1. Within the Info page of the course/learning path, click on the Learning Badges tab
2. Click in the Add Learning Badge space
3. Select the badge from the drop-down Badge Awarded field
4. Click Save.