In het kader van een leven lang ontwikkelen helpen onderwijsinstellingen studenten, alumni en werknemers om hun kansen op de voortdurend veranderende arbeidsmarkt te vergroten en een positieve bijdrage te leveren aan de samenleving van vandaag en morgen. Hoe kun je micro credentialing hiervoor inzetten en waarom is dat belangrijk, hoe zorg je ervoor dat alumni en medewerkers betrokken zijn en blijven? In 2 x 15 minuten laten we je graag met concrete voorbeelden zien hoe onderwijsinstellingen Canvas Credentials en Impact inzetten als onderdeel van hun leven lang ontwikkelen strategie.

1. Accelereren
op een
Leven Lang Ontwikkelen

2. So you want to give your students 21st century
ways to prove they have the skills - you’ve come
to the right place.

3. 2019 2020/21
It’s never been this hard
for companies to find
qualified workers
Global challenges...have made
resourcefulness, speed, and
creativity even more valuable
assets in any candidate
The demand for skilled people
has never been higher
USA Today - Grads face uncertain job market as coronavirus
pushes companies to rescind offers
CNBC - It’s never been this hard for
companies
to find qualified workers

4. Degree
Employed in Degree
Aligned Industry
41% Underemployed
Statista - Underemployed
Posts Grads are Underemployed
Alumni

5. What if students could prove to employers that
they have the skills they’re looking for?
Importance of job readiness

6. Importance of job readiness
Students need a way to prove job-readiness to employers

7. Digital Badges…

8. Verifiable Stackable Portable
Open Badges

9. Immobile Stickers No real value
Closed Badges

10. 25,000 Global Partners

11. How does it work?

12. Badge Anatomy
Badge Image
Data Inside
Anatomy of an Open Badge
● Badge Name
● Badge Criteria
● Badge Image
● Issuer
● Recipient
● Tags
● Alignment (Standards)
● Issue Date
● Expiration Date
● Evidence
● Endorsement
● Language
● Version

13. Required
● Image (png/svg)
● Title
● Description
● Criteria
Optional
● Narrative
● Evidence
● Expiration date
● Alignment to standards
● Skill alignments
● Assessments
Meta-Data

14. Baking
metadata
Ingredients and recipe
for a fully baked badge
Badge
Issuer
Information
Achievement
Details
Recipient
Identifier

15. Open Badges Community
Learners Earn
Badges
Organizations
Issue Badges
Badge Value is
Understood

16. Open Badges Ecosystem
Badges circulate through distributed services
Issuer Recipient
Employers &
College Admins Verified

17. Learning is a lifelong adventure.
Make sure it’s portable.
Learners
Academic Credentials
Professional Certifications
On-the-Job Training
Volunteer Work
New Pathways
Social Media
Job Opportunities
ePortfolios

18. A transcript or
resume is a look
backwards
A Digital Learner
Record allows us to
look forward
Digital Learner Record

19. Open technology standards are the
foundation of interoperability
Learners
New Pathways
Social Media
Job Opportunities
ePortfolios

20. Pathways Build Data Bridges Across Organizations

21. Enroll Learn Employ

22. LSU
CHALLENGE
• Students needed a way to showcase skills & job readiness not captured
by the traditional degree or transcript
PROCESS
• UNT adopted Canvas Credentials to help students recognize, certify, and
showcase skills gained
• Mass-Issued badges to students for prior learning to introduce the badging
concept
• Prompted students to submit evidence of skills to earn skill specific badges
OUTCOME
• Students have a learner record showing skills, certifications,
qualifications so they can have a better understanding of their own
employability and for employers to assess their candidacy

23. North Texas
CHALLENGE
• Students needed a way to showcase skills & job readiness not captured
by the traditional degree or transcript
PROCESS
• UNT adopted Canvas Credentials to help students recognize, certify, and
showcase skills gained
• Mass-Issued badges to students for prior learning to introduce the badging
concept
• Prompted students to submit evidence of skills to earn skill specific badges
OUTCOME
• Students have a learner record showing skills, certifications,
qualifications so they can have a better understanding of their own
employability and for employers to assess their candidacy

24. Jones College
CHALLENGE
• Jones College needed a way to improve workforce opportunities for
graduates & provide educational runway for underserved communities in
Mississippi
PROCESS
• Mapped programs to pathways punctuated with digital credentials
• Marketed the pathways to local communities
• Informed current students of pathways and opportunities provided
OUTCOME
• Learners gained the clarity into the different educational tracks available
at Jones College and the career opportunities each would provide
• Jones College gained greater insight into how many students were
enrolling in various programs and the completion rate for each

25. Walmart
CHALLENGE
• Employees needed a system to develop, authenticate & showcase skills
and achievements for career progression.
• Walmart needed a way to catalog, search, and filter for employees //
candidates with specific skills for job placement
PROCESS
• Created a trusted skill network in which learners // employees could gain
practical job skills & become certified for attained skill areas
• Walmart accesses the same skill network to help fill hiring gaps
OUTCOME
Employees
• Understand applicability of the skills they are gaining
• Can visualize various career pathways & potential job opportunities
Walmart
• Gains a deeper understanding of hiring // skilled-role gaps
• Can incentivize candidates // employees to gain certain skills