A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

The authors will dissect an approach to unlocking tomorrow's schools so that today's modern learners leave ready to create new industries, find new cures, and solve world problems. In addition to the digital badge awarded at the end of the course, once all requirements have been met we can also send a signed certificate of completion.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Build a community of collaboration : Partners stressed that to sustain a digital skills program, collaboration is vital to leverage existing resources, consolidate information and data, expand to more advanced levels, and broaden offerings to other industries and employers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

As a group, we called for a reimagining of community college, including moving toward more alignment with industry and more digital options. An additional growing trend is the alignment of community college credentials and curriculum with non-degree, industry-based credentials.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 29, 2019

From there, educators can manage students and bots, access standards-aligned lesson recommendations, assign activities and digital badges, and use real-time insights into students’ online and offline activity to inform their teaching strategies. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

In response to layoffs and demand spikes, companies across every industry made updates to their technology and processes. That meant an acceleration of digitization and automation—efforts that longtime education industry watchers knew would happen, but which occurred faster than many anticipated.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

To make Competency X a success, it was vital that we know which foundational science-based skills industry partners seek in employees and interns. To make Competency X a success, it was vital that we know which foundational science-based skills industry partners seek in employees and interns. So, how do we do it?

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 29, 2013

As the largest digital library of peer-sourced study materials, StudyBlue is inviting students, parents and industry leaders nationwide to join in building a virtual Wall of Thanks to give back to the educators who have made a difference in their lives. With one click, a digital thank-you card is created and displayed as a keepsake.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Digital badges, microcredentials and digital credentials… What sets them apart, or are they synonymous? Essentially, these credentials share a few attributes: They are skill-specific and emphasize industry-relevant competencies.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

More and more entities are helping people show what they know with micro-credentials and digital badging. Micro-credentials and certifications teach specific job skills and provide evidence indicating if these skills have been attained via a certificate or badge. Here are some ideas: I want more »

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

These tech jobs cut across industry sectors and many of them can be characterized as “ middle-skill ”—those that require more education and training than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year college degree. As Google’s initiative demonstrates, it is a false dichotomy to pit industry-based credentials against academic learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

Middle school students have used a mix of laser cutters, three-dimensional printers and wood-cutting tools to develop turbochargers and crash test protection devices that solve real-world issues in the automotive industry.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As our new report noted, the shift toward subscription business models, smaller units of consumption, mobile delivery and on-demand offerings has some similarities to the shifts seen in the music industry over the last 20 years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is now a buzzword in nearly every industry ranging from financing to healthcare. And lately, the topic has made its way into discussions around digital credentials in higher education. Experiment, be wrong first, it’s just like being right.”

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edWeb.net

JUNE 8, 2021

As educators and industry partners look ahead to the 2020-21 school year, they’re examining the impact of the pandemic and the potential transformation of all aspects of K-12 education. Career advancement falls further down the list, and teachers don’t seem to be that excited about earning digital badges. By Stacey Pusey.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

Dozens of credentialing institutions and quality assurance bodies are already posting information on the registry, which includes different kinds of credentials, from degrees, certificates and certifications to licenses, badges, and micro-credentials.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The university offers digital badges rather than degrees or certificates for the completion of some courses. In addition, some 4,000 colleges and other providers issue industry certifications, according to the Lumina Foundation , but fewer than one in 10 are reviewed by a regulatory body or accreditor.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

These learners know that digital badges and certificates will make them discoverable in the growing number of search tools that employers use to target very specific skills. IBM and Salesforce are two companies who first used badges to promote skill-building for employee advancement, and that are now using them to find outside talent.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Within higher ed and between higher ed & industry. Many #DLNchat -ters agreed that digital portfolios were one way to show skill mastery, but needed to go further. Keith Bevacqua shared this idea: “Perhaps by archiving full work sets after a course, not just providing a digital badge.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2023

The career readiness initiatives for high school students will offer an innovative new tri-credit approach where courses can deliver: High school credit from Connections Academy Industry-recognized micro-credentials on Coursera, and Eligibility for college credit toward over 150 bachelor’s degree programs in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

That’s why employers and prospective employees will need to get more comfortable with alternative credentialing like specialized certifications, micro degrees and digital badges. Related: Apprenticeships could provide a path to the middle class for millions of workers, new study says. needs more tradespeople. Weekly Update.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

Partners – Project collaborators are integral to industry-appropriate and academically sound micro-credentials. TECTA’s partners included the Tennessee Board of Regents, Tennessee CAREs Early Head Start Program, Digital Promise, NACE, and IMS Global. Develop stackable micro-credentials that are current with industry trends.

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LMS Training Digital Badges Industry 86

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Nearly 60 percent of 589 preK-12 educators surveyed enrolled in professional courses online, according to a study by the Educational Technology Industry Network, a division of the Software & Information Industry Network. To receive a digital badge: 10 percent. Continuing education credit: 46 percent.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Causing others to know something is, in fact, at the core of every single industry. Giving students gold stars or digital badges. One must communicate prices, display goods, hold meetings, put up menus and generally relay knowledge from one person to another or many others. Debugging software and hardware issues on-the-fly.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

To develop in-demand skills and streamline employers’ hiring process, Education Design Lab launches the 21st Century Skills Badges after three years of research, design and pilots. The rigor that goes into earning a digital badge provides a helpful indicator of what we can expect to see from that person on the job.”

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The teams will identify the most in-demand 21st century skills for the entry-level jobs they need to fill and then offer the Lab’s 21st Century Skills digital badges to a pilot group of students at each institution.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 25, 2015

Mozilla has recently kicked off two exciting new planning projects to help in- and out-of-school educators identify and teach digital-age skills, and to prototype badges with clear learning and achievement outcomes related to those skills.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 25, 2015

Mozilla has recently kicked off two exciting new planning projects to help in- and out-of-school educators identify and teach digital-age skills, and to prototype badges with clear learning and achievement outcomes related to those skills.

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Digital Badges Competency Based Learning Education Industry 36

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Why not attend AWS re:Invent (virtually) with industry validated cloud skills? In addition, you’ll receive a digital badge for your resume and social profiles to help you showcase your ability to contribute to a company’s cloud adoption from any role. As a result, you’ll be ready to dive deeper and find your next challenge.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

Khan Academy has been the darling of the tech industry because of its potential to disrupt existing models of educational content delivery. The class is being hosted by Pursuitery , where students can earn digital badges and take part in weekly contests for the next eight weeks.

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Khan Academy Digital Badges Learning Libraries 45

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

” See also: ‘Digital Badges’ Would Represent Students’ Skill Acquisition. Opinion) Digital Badges Have Revolutionary Appeal. Follow @EdWeekSCavanagh and @EdMarketBrief for the latest news on industry and innovation in education. New Interoperability Standard Aims to Ease Ed-Tech Headache.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2015

Prior Learning Assessment for Educators and Industry. Digital Badge: Rockets to the Rescue! Go To Class | Next Session : 4th May, 2015. Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities for Youth. SALTO-Youth via Canvas.net. Go To Class | Next Session : 4th May, 2015. Colorado Community College System via Canvas.net. Chesscademy via Independent.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

Khan Academy has been the darling of the tech industry because of its potential to disrupt existing models of educational content delivery. The class is being hosted by Pursuitery , where students can earn digital badges and take part in weekly contests for the next eight weeks.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

MyMantl’s verified digital badging provides a way for learners, as early as high school, to chronicle their skill development and demonstrate proven credentials. Spectrum Industries ( www.spectrumfurniture.com ) announced the introduction of the Pivot Workstation.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Authentic Learning: As with any changing industry, there are many problems standing in the way of effective technology implementation. Badges and Wearables: On the long-term horizon, experts see digital badges and wearable technology as important technology developments in four to five years. CHALLENGES.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we bid farewell to the teenage years of the 21st century, we posed these questions and others to longtime industry entrepreneurs, analysts and stakeholders about the highs and lows, wins and woes of the past decade. Open digital badges. In education, does technology create just as many problems as it solves?

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Wired Campus

MARCH 13, 2015

Several sessions focused on how alternative credentials, such as digital badges and new features of social-media platforms like LinkedIn, would become an important new currency for signaling personal achievement. So the organization administering the credential is creating more-specific versions focused on certain industries.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

We need all the help we can get, and this means getting over whatever squeamishness we may have about the private sector and industry and beginning to look at what companies do, to learn their language and adapt and adopt anything that looks like it could be useful. One such practice I saw at Steelcase was remote work.

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