badges? we ain't got no badges!

Badges? We Ain’t Got No Badges!

Presenter

• Mel Edwards, Energy Sector Curriculum Coordinator, TAACCCIII

• Quality Matters credentials: QM RubricQM Peer Reviewer

• Masters in Curriculum and Instruction

What Are Digital Badges?

• Digital representation of an accomplishment or credential

• Contain metadata

• Modeled after Boy and Girl Scout badges

Digital Badge Creation

• Mozilla Open Badges

• Credly

• Proprietary apps (i.e. Acclaim from Pearson)

• Purdue Passport

• Other Platforms

• Adobe Bridge

Digital Badge Solutions

• Earner Roadmap

• Stackable and latticed credentials

• Proprietary credentials

• Social platform storage and display

• Ecosystem development – recruitment and retention

Components & Challenges

• To Badge or Not to Badge

• Badge Creation

• Awarding Badges

• Badge Recipients

• Future Management of Badges

• Badges Across Campus

Questions and Comments?

• E-Mail: Melissa.Edwards3@msun.edu

• Phone: 406-265-4181

• Twitter: @Mel_Edwards• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/MsMelEdwards

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