Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. K-12 educators and admins to earn university professional development units with badge and micro-badge courses. Under a new partnership, PD Learning Network (PDLN) and University of the Pacific’s Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) will let K-12 educators earn university professional development units for skills they develop post-degree. More...
27 mars 2016
Badging partnership to offer teachers college credit for PD
15 mars 2016
Seeking Evidence of Badge Evidence
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Seeking Evidence of Badge Evidence
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog, 2016/02/29
I am in agreement with Alan Levine: " being badged is a passive act, even with blockchain secure authority, it is done to you. As important, is what you do yourself, in active tense, to demonstrate your own evidence. Get badged, yes, that’s one part of showing what you have done. More...
Blockchain for Education: A Research Project
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Blockchain for Education: A Research Project
Audrey Watters, Hack Education, 2016/02/25
I'm addressed the topic of blockchains a couple of times recently, mostly in relation to badges and certificates. But as Audrey Watters writes here, it may be too early to determine whether there's any 'there' there. More...
29 février 2016
The major momentum behind micro-credentials
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Over the past two years, Digital Promise has been building an ecosystem of micro-credentials to provide competency-based recognition for the skills educators develop throughout their careers in both formal and informal contexts. More...
16 février 2016
Calling out Pearson on Open Badges
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Calling out Pearson on Open Badges
Doug Belshaw, Open Educational Thinkering, 2016/02/15
There's nothing good, it seems, that commercial publishers won't spoil. The latest object of their attention is open badges. As Doug Belshaw writes in this article, Pearson is developing badging system called Acclaim that is an Open Badges Infrastructure (OBI) compatible. More...
14 février 2016
WOW! Flipkart Hires Without Interviews Based on Nanodegree Projects and Udacity Profiles
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. This is surely a big leap forward and a positive one at that. According to reports, Flipkart has started hiring fresh graduates based on the capabilities they have built through Udacity’s Nanodegree Programs. More...
What Employers Think of Badges, Nanodegrees from Online Programs
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A degree or certificate may tell an employer about your education, but it won’t necessarily highlight your specific skills. Online education, however, has facilitated the rise of “microcredentials,” namely digital badges, and nanodegrees, that aim to do just that. More...
Six Steps to Building High-Quality Open Digital Badges
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Though it can be difficult to build high-quality, evidence-rich badges, there are certain affordances that can help streamline the process. More...
13 février 2016
Should Job Titles Disappear from the #ELI2017 Conference Badge?
By Joshua Kim. I’m wondering if future educator meetings should leave job titles off the attendee conference badge? Here at #ELI2016 the barriers between faculty and non-faculty, senior leader and hands-on practitioner, break down and melt away. At a conference like ELI, we are all first and foremost postsecondary educators. Read more...
03 février 2016
How to Succeed with Badges Without Really Trying
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to Succeed with Badges Without Really Trying
Jared Ward, Canvas, 2016/01/27
Video from the recent Instructure conference. Here's the outline: "Looking to gamify Canvas courses? Want to award badges to students who complete learning objectives". More...
