Role of Digital Badges in Higher Ed, including resources link (via bit.ly) to presenter's Dropbox file

1. Badges?
We Ain’t Got No Badges!
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2. Presenter
• Mel Edwards,
Energy Sector Curriculum Coordinator, TAACCCIII
Remote half-time employee; Author
• Quality Matters credentials:
QM Rubric
QM Peer Reviewer
• Masters
in Curriculum and Instruction
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3. What Are Digital Badges?
• Digital representation of an
accomplishment or credential
• May contain metadata
• Modeled after Boy and Girl Scout badges
• Further supported by military medals and
patches
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4. Students’ and Your Visions
Students want:
•The career of their choice (or perception of that career)
•Make gobs of money for as little effort as possible
•Be able to brag
You want:
•Them do to the work to learn the skill
•Be fully present - mentally and physically - to master the material
•To be happy that they’re at YOUR school in YOUR program
•To finish what they started, and Earn the certificate/degree
•Impress employers, board members any anyone else who funds and
supports your program/school
•Be a positive feather in your program’s and school’s cap, and if
possible, market for you by being a shining example of success
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5. Digital Badge Creation
• Mozilla Open Badges
• Credly
• Proprietary apps (i.e. Acclaim from Pearson)
• Purdue Passport
• Adobe Bridge
to insert metadata
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6. Digital Badge Solutions
• Earner Roadmap
• Stackable and latticed credential evidence
• Proprietary credentials (i.e. SnapOn
Tools)
• Social platform storage and display
• Ecosystem development – recruitment
and retention
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7. Components & Challenges
• To Badge or Not to Badge
• Badge Creation
• Awarding Badges
• Badge Recipients
• Future Management of Badges
• Badges Across Campus
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8. Questions and Comments?
• Work E-Mail:
Melissa.Edwards3@msun.edu
• Twitter: @Mel_Edwards
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/MsMelEdwards
• Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/msmeled
wards/
• Author Site: MsMelEdwards.com
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9. TAACCCT III
Intellectual Property Disclaimer
“This MSU-Northern/RevUp Montana workforce product
was funded by a $1.7M grant awarded by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training
Administration. The product was created by the grantee
and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the
U.S. Department of Labor.”
http://bit.ly/1RDGuST

10. TAACCCT III
Intellectual Property Disclaimer
“This MSU-Northern/RevUp Montana workforce product
was funded by a $1.7M grant awarded by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training
Administration. The product was created by the grantee
and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the
U.S. Department of Labor.”
http://bit.ly/1RDGuST