Digital Badging: Where We Are & Where We Are Going

Posted By: Deborah Nahrgang On: 2021-11-03
Posted On: 2021-11-03

Dr. Carrie Wandler was invited to the President’s Cabinet this Fall to provide a high-level overview of the launch of digital badging at the university this year, as well as the long and short-term growth potential she has identified for the initiative. The 17 min recording provided below begins by providing the context and initial scoping of the initiative in terms of its support of the strategic priorities of the institution. The next portion (6:00) gives an update on how our digital badging journey has progressed so far this year, detailing the expansion of digital badging to all schools within SGPP. In this portion, Dr. Wandler presents an overview of the existing badging taxonomy to date, explaining the evidence-based criteria that support each of the three categories, Academic, Competence and Association, and talks through the user experience (12:30). The presentation closes with a look forward, previewing the potential growth of badging in key areas in the coming months.

 

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