La revue Distances médiations et savoirs (DMS) publie un intéressant dossier sur la certification et les badges à partir des pratiques actuelles.
Même si les principaux acteurs sont plutôt frileux de parler de leurs politiques de certification, la compétition demeurant féroce entre les institutions, le dossier analyse les pratiques les plus courantes. Plus...
How Microlearning Will Shape the Future of Work
How Microlearning Will Shape the Future of Work
Alex Khurgin, Association for Talent Development, 2017/08/31
This post explores the timing of microlearning in the workplace. It's a good point. The centrepiece is the pair of diagrams of mis-aligned and aligned microtraining. More...
Udacity to Introduce Flying Car Credential
By Lindsay McKenzie. The for-profit online education provider Udacity has announced plans to create a new Flying Car nanodegree at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. More...
Why Adopt Microlearning – 15 Questions Answered
Why Adopt Microlearning – 15 Questions Answered
Asha Pandey, EI Design, 2017/08/10
This is a pretty basic - but useful - introduction to the concept of microlearning. The 15 questions are a nice gimmick but do not define the structure of the article. More...
More Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products
Techno-News Blog. If 2012 was “The Year of the MOOC”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.” A growing number of elite colleges are offering short-form graduate and certificate programs that can be taken online for a fraction of the price of a traditional master’s. More...
Digital Badges Are Gaining Traction
Digital Badges Are Gaining Traction
Michael Feldstein, e-Literate, 2017/06/08
"Badges seem to be gaining the most traction in career readiness, particular for so-called 'middle skills' jobs that require more than high school degree but less than four-year college degree," writes Michael Feldstein. More...
Open Badges : l'émergence de nouvelles modalités de reconnaissance ?

How the book can become a badge of belonging in higher education
I’m feeling conflicted. Obviously this article is being published after internal consultation at Kingston University, but I am nevertheless aware that I’m in danger of revealing a significant Kingston USP, and one that correlates with a marked reduction in our institutional drop-out rate over the past two years; a big thing in today’s highly competitive higher education market. More...
Engaging non-traditional students with (mobile-compatible) microlearning
I teach entirely online at a university, The University of Texas at Arlington, which is in the process of expanding online learning opportunities for students, including non-traditional, diverse learners. More...
How digital badges are shaking up teacher PD
Techno-News Blog. The topic of teacher professional development has dominated discussions about teacher quality and retention for years. While some progress has been made, there is still no standardized means for teachers to develop a portfolio of credentials aligned with the always-evolving set of skills and strategies they bring to their classrooms. More...