Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Illinois State University’s badging program allows students to more creatively showcase volunteerism, technical training and skill development to potential employers and graduate schools. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 21st Century Credentials: Telling the Story of the Whole Student
Cali Morrison, WCET, 2016/06/24
One of the criticisms of traditional testing and credentials is that they represent only a narrow part of a person's learning. This post summarizes a discussion by Ryan Craig, managing partner of University Ventures, who made the following points (quoted):
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to use metaphors to generate badge-based pathways
Doug Belshaw, Open Educational Thinkering, 2016/06/30
The Periscope video may have expired before you see this (why wouldn't people use Hangounts, which don't expire?) but the overall concept is worth a look. More...
By Jimmie Williamson and Matthew Pittinsky. Credential innovation is a hot topic in higher education, from microcredentials to digital badges, from competency-based and clickable transcripts to stackable credentials. Read more...
Le GIP FUN MOOC met en place un système de vérification des examens à distance pour les MOOC qu’il diffuse, prérequis indispensable à la délivrance de certificats.
Jusqu’à maintenant un examen final permettait, à l’issue des MOOC, d’obtenir une attestation de suivi avec succès. Pour autant, cette attestation n’a pas de valeur académique puisque l’identité de l’apprenant n’est pas vérifiée et que les possibilités de tricherie existent. Voir l'article...
By C. As Europe’s refugee crisis intensifies, a university in Berlin has created a pilot program to support migrants who have a college education and help integrate them into the German work force. More...
A new partnership demonstrates the growth of digital badges and connecting higher education to employability. More...
Le C.2.i. est une certification de compétences numériques délivrée par les universités françaises. La collection de MOOCs Compétences du numérique et C.2.i., vous propose de prolonger le dispositif amenant à la certification payante dans une des universités partenaires. Voir l'article...
UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts’ online consortium, has announced the first non-credit badge program, in Project Risk Management, offered through the College of Advancing and Professional Studies (CAPS) at UMass Boston. More...
By Vanessa Miller. The University of Iowa will be the state’s only public university this year to offer high school students “micro-scholarships” through a relatively new tech startup called Raise.me. More...
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