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Who Owns Digital Badges? A Company's Patent on Credential System Raises Questions

Edsurge

Originally, the curriculum and textbook giant Pearson filed for the pair of patents in 2017, on behalf of the online credential product it made at the time called Acclaim. It’s worth noting that both Pearson and Credly had long been working with the Open Badges community.

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Pearson’s Connections Academy Launches New College and Career Prep Initiative

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HOBOKEN – Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy , its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. Credly is a Pearson business. That’s why our c.20,000

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MyMantl’s verified digital badging provides a way for learners, as early as high school, to chronicle their skill development and demonstrate proven credentials. PEARSON & LITTLEBITS ( www.pearson.com.) & ( littlebits.cc/education

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. “Digital badges aren’t replacing the bachelor’s degree any time soon,” Inside Higher Ed helpfully points out. ” Presidential Campaign Politics. .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” From the press release : “ Concentric Sky Announces BadgeRank – a New Search Engine for Digital Badges.” Inside Higher Ed on a new report from Pearson : “Higher Ed’s Next Reform Push: ‘Demand-Driven Education’ ” “Fewer U.S. ” Testing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. There’s some more research on badges and alternative credentials in the research section below. Millennials prefer badging and certificates to traditional degrees, according to researchers from UPCEA, Penn State and Pearson.”

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

MIT will issue digital diplomas on the blockchain. And Northeastern has teamed up with IBM to put digital badges on the blockchain. In other badging news, Salesforce received a patent for badges. Pearson filed a patent for badges. Folks still insist that badges are “ gaining traction.”