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1. Applications: Digital badges are credentials that may be used on social media sites,
used to enhance a digital resume, and embedded into an e-portfolio (University of
Buffalo, 2024). This can be beneficial as new graduates enter the workforce and provide
a verifiable certificate demonstrating proficiency.
2. Considerations: According to Farmer & West (2016), open badging faces the
challenge of being recognized outside of its native badging ecosystem, which can be
local in nature or global and intended to be displayed beyond one's own community.
The authors note that creating a global badging ecosystem requires all organizations
within that system to recognize and accept the badge performance and assessment.
3. Impact: According to Rutgers University (2024), digital certificates and
microcrednetial programs break down learning into smaller components that may align
with the interests of prospective employers and educational programs with verifiable
assessments for measuring learning outcomes. These digital certificates replace paper
certificates, signifying the completion of a learning program.
4. Services: Some key considerations include the type of platform and the associated
cost. These may be the two most important factors depending on the organization's
size. Other features vary widely based on the platform and may be tailored to a specific
population or target. Additionally, some badge platforms offer onboarding programs and
easy-to-use user interfaces, which can increase large-scale adoption (Aronovich (2022).
5. Innovation Phase: The following graph illustrates a point between the Peak of
Inflated Expectations and the Trough of Disillusionment. However, according to a recent
report from Sılaoğlu (2021), the scope of smart badges will expand as new technologies
emerge and mature.
References:
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Aronovich, H. (2022, April 26). 5 things to know about implementing digital badges.
credentialinginsights. https://www.credentialinginsights.org/Article/5-things-to-know-
about-implementing-digital-badges-1 Links to an external site.
Farmer, T., & West, R. (2016). EdTech books. EdTech
Books. https://edtechbooks.org/lidtfoundations/opportunities_and_challenges_with_digit
al_open_badges?format=ms_word Links to an external site.
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EDUC 730
**Discussion Assignment Instructions**
Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words. The discussion threads in this course require a high level of thought and investigation on a number of important topics and related questions. Your posts must demonstrate course-related knowledge from the assigned readings and presentations,
**and you are to support your assertions with at**
**least two scholarly research articles in current APA format.** Sources cited must have been published within the last five years.
**Discussion Thread: Digital Badging in the Professions**
This Discussion aims to spark a critical and creative exploration of how digital badging can be used to recognize and foster professional development (PD) across the professions. Drawing upon the insights from the week’s materials and your own experience and understanding of digital badges, answer all of the following:
1.
**Applications:** How are digital badges currently used to support and recognize professional development in your particular profession? How can digital badges contribute to your own professional development goals?
2.
**Considerations:** What are the potential challenges associated with using digital badges for PD in your profession? Consider issues such as badge design, verification, and alignment with learning objectives.
3.
**Impact:** How can badges contribute to a culture of continuous learning and professional growth?
4.
**Services:** Explore several existing frameworks/services for creating and offering digital badges. Which would you choose to create and offer badges and why?
5.
**Innovation Phase:** Of the five key phases of Gartner’s Hype Cycle, where would you classify the infusion of badging as an innovation? Support your answer with evidence, an image, and data from the most current Hype Cycle report and graph.
**Discussion Resources:**
·
[**https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GTR_NA_2022_GTR_CPC_SEM1_BRANDCAMPAIGNMQ&utm_adgroup=141653137818&utm_term=hype%20cycles&ad=618363632093&matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs-eYcX37Y9yVDdMg_4oP8fGEI_Ga1F0mTnM4NXcVKGWxa6TSSG3DwRoClSEQAvD_BwE**](https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GTR_NA_2022_GTR_CPC_SEM1_BRANDCAMPAIGNMQ&utm_adgroup=141653137818&utm_term=hype%20cycles&ad=618363632093&matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs-eYcX37Y9yVDdMg_4oP8fGEI_Ga1F0mTnM4NXcVKGWxa6TSSG3DwRoClSEQAvD_BwE)
·
**https://www.accredible.com/blog/what-are-digital-credentials**
·
[**https://badgeos.org/downloads/badgestack/**](https://badgeos.org/downloads/badgestack/)
·
[**https://www.badgecert.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j_TnIodu4Kcm2Wc4Qe2Ss6H44TvVYpWWgiLtr4eb7c2sg5BhHvDUYgaAmrYEALw_wcB**](https://www.badgecert.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j_TnIodu4Kcm2Wc4Qe2Ss6H44TvVYpWWgiLtr4eb7c2sg5BhHvDUYgaAmrYEALw_wcB)
·
[**https://info.credly.com/**](https://info.credly.com/)
·
[**https://www.instructure.com/higher-education/products/canvas/canvas-credentials?domain=badgr**](https://www.instructure.com/higher-education/products/canvas/canvas-credentials?domain=badgr)
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**## EXAMPLE1.pdf**
Applications:
In the K-12 education system, digital badging is used as a way to show expertise in an
area. For example, I see a lot of Google Certifications, Adobe Certifications, etc. It can
show other teachers you have obtained extra knowledge in this area. For teachers, it is
a good thing to have after their names so that other teachers who may have questions
feel more comfortable asking someone with a badge.
Considerations:
Digital badging can promote lifelong learning, but it can also create distractions and
egos. In the education system, there tends to be internal competition. States usually
require teachers to obtain a certain amount of PD hours each year, and many school
districts rely on internal staff to help share and turnkey sessions for the rest of the staff.
When the digital badge becomes the focus of a teacher’s time, it is a distraction.
On the other hand, it might be beneficial to have each teacher pick a digital badge each
year to obtain. The digital badge helps to show stakeholders within the district that the
staff is staying current on various platforms.
Impact:
The impact of multiple digital badges could be positive if the staff positively views the
badges. The badge helps to ensure transparency and improves communication. When
a co-worker has the badge, there is no question the person knows about the content of
the badge.
The criteria to obtain the badge are consistent so that if two people have the same
badge, they both probably have the same content knowledge about the program.
School districts can customize some of the badges, which helps to unite the staff and
empowers the teachers to feel valued by the district.
However, in many cases, teachers don’t always get along, and it could become an us –
v – them kind of situation. Those for digital badging might become collectors of the
badges.
Services:
Programs like Badgr help to ensure that those who show the badge have actually
earned the badge. It allows companies to customize the digital badge, but the program
also has verification processes that allow the company to feel secure in knowing that
everyone who shows the badge actually earned it. What is extremely useful is that this
program can also track the use of the badge by each employee. Companies might want
to know how often the program is used and how often the various sections of a program
are used. Badgr helps to keep track of those areas used and then help a company to
understand which programs would serve the employees best.
Another company is Canvas, and it can collect data on students and teachers to help
guide technology and instruction. Canvas, among other digital badging platforms, helps
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to offer an alternative (other than grades and degrees) acknowledgment for
achievements (Concentric Sky. 2020).
Innovation:
Of the five key phases of digital badges, I would say they are currently under the slope
of enlightenment. I say this because the general understanding of technology is starting
to catch up to the general public's understanding of it. The infographic below shows
how the data collected supports the idea that employees want to learn and that they
enjoy being recognized. The data also shows that no one is making any complaints
about the technology. Employers could start to use digital badging as a way to help
narrow the search for filling administration roles.
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Badgr. (n.d.). About Badgr. Retrieved from Badgr
Concentric Sky. (2020). Digital Badges and Credentialing. Retrieved from Concentric
Sky
Gartner, Inc. (2023). Hype cycle for emerging technologies, 2023. Gartner,
Inc. https://www.gartner.com/document Links to an external site.
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**## EXAMPLE2.pdf**
1. Applications: Digital badges are credentials that may be used on social media sites,
used to enhance a digital resume, and embedded into an e-portfolio (University of
Buffalo, 2024). This can be beneficial as new graduates enter the workforce and provide
a verifiable certificate demonstrating proficiency.
2. Considerations: According to Farmer & West (2016), open badging faces the
challenge of being recognized outside of its native badging ecosystem, which can be
local in nature or global and intended to be displayed beyond one's own community.
The authors note that creating a global badging ecosystem requires all organizations
within that system to recognize and accept the badge performance and assessment.
3. Impact: According to Rutgers University (2024), digital certificates and
microcrednetial programs break down learning into smaller components that may align
with the interests of prospective employers and educational programs with verifiable
assessments for measuring learning outcomes. These digital certificates replace paper
certificates, signifying the completion of a learning program.
4. Services: Some key considerations include the type of platform and the associated
cost. These may be the two most important factors depending on the organization's
size. Other features vary widely based on the platform and may be tailored to a specific
population or target. Additionally, some badge platforms offer onboarding programs and
easy-to-use user interfaces, which can increase large-scale adoption (Aronovich (2022).
5. Innovation Phase: The following graph illustrates a point between the Peak of
Inflated Expectations and the Trough of Disillusionment. However, according to a recent
report from Sılaoğlu (2021), the scope of smart badges will expand as new technologies
emerge and mature.
References:
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Aronovich, H. (2022, April 26). 5 things to know about implementing digital badges.
credentialinginsights. https://www.credentialinginsights.org/Article/5-things-to-know-
about-implementing-digital-badges-1 Links to an external site.
Farmer, T., & West, R. (2016). EdTech books. EdTech
Books. https://edtechbooks.org/lidtfoundations/opportunities_and_challenges_with_digit
al_open_badges?format=ms_word Links to an external site.
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**## W2730.docx**
EDUC 730
**Discussion Assignment Instructions**
Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words. The discussion threads in this course require a high level of thought and investigation on a number of important topics and related questions. Your posts must demonstrate course-related knowledge from the assigned readings and presentations,
**and you are to support your assertions with at**
**least two scholarly research articles in current APA format.** Sources cited must have been published within the last five years.
**Discussion Thread: Digital Badging in the Professions**
This Discussion aims to spark a critical and creative exploration of how digital badging can be used to recognize and foster professional development (PD) across the professions. Drawing upon the insights from the week’s materials and your own experience and understanding of digital badges, answer all of the following:
1.
**Applications:** How are digital badges currently used to support and recognize professional development in your particular profession? How can digital badges contribute to your own professional development goals?
2.
**Considerations:** What are the potential challenges associated with using digital badges for PD in your profession? Consider issues such as badge design, verification, and alignment with learning objectives.
3.
**Impact:** How can badges contribute to a culture of continuous learning and professional growth?
4.
**Services:** Explore several existing frameworks/services for creating and offering digital badges. Which would you choose to create and offer badges and why?
5.
**Innovation Phase:** Of the five key phases of Gartner’s Hype Cycle, where would you classify the infusion of badging as an innovation? Support your answer with evidence, an image, and data from the most current Hype Cycle report and graph.
**Discussion Resources:**
·
[**https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GTR_NA_2022_GTR_CPC_SEM1_BRANDCAMPAIGNMQ&utm_adgroup=141653137818&utm_term=hype%20cycles&ad=618363632093&matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs-eYcX37Y9yVDdMg_4oP8fGEI_Ga1F0mTnM4NXcVKGWxa6TSSG3DwRoClSEQAvD_BwE**](https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GTR_NA_2022_GTR_CPC_SEM1_BRANDCAMPAIGNMQ&utm_adgroup=141653137818&utm_term=hype%20cycles&ad=618363632093&matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs-eYcX37Y9yVDdMg_4oP8fGEI_Ga1F0mTnM4NXcVKGWxa6TSSG3DwRoClSEQAvD_BwE)
·
**https://www.accredible.com/blog/what-are-digital-credentials**
·
[**https://badgeos.org/downloads/badgestack/**](https://badgeos.org/downloads/badgestack/)
·
[**https://www.badgecert.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j_TnIodu4Kcm2Wc4Qe2Ss6H44TvVYpWWgiLtr4eb7c2sg5BhHvDUYgaAmrYEALw_wcB**](https://www.badgecert.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j_TnIodu4Kcm2Wc4Qe2Ss6H44TvVYpWWgiLtr4eb7c2sg5BhHvDUYgaAmrYEALw_wcB)
·
[**https://info.credly.com/**](https://info.credly.com/)
·
[**https://www.instructure.com/higher-education/products/canvas/canvas-credentials?domain=badgr**](https://www.instructure.com/higher-education/products/canvas/canvas-credentials?domain=badgr)
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**## EXAMPLE1.pdf**
Applications:
In the K-12 education system, digital badging is used as a way to show expertise in an
area. For example, I see a lot of Google Certifications, Adobe Certifications, etc. It can
show other teachers you have obtained extra knowledge in this area. For teachers, it is
a good thing to have after their names so that other teachers who may have questions
feel more comfortable asking someone with a badge.
Considerations:
Digital badging can promote lifelong learning, but it can also create distractions and
egos. In the education system, there tends to be internal competition. States usually
require teachers to obtain a certain amount of PD hours each year, and many school
districts rely on internal staff to help share and turnkey sessions for the rest of the staff.
When the digital badge becomes the focus of a teacher’s time, it is a distraction.
On the other hand, it might be beneficial to have each teacher pick a digital badge each
year to obtain. The digital badge helps to show stakeholders within the district that the
staff is staying current on various platforms.
Impact:
The impact of multiple digital badges could be positive if the staff positively views the
badges. The badge helps to ensure transparency and improves communication. When
a co-worker has the badge, there is no question the person knows about the content of
the badge.
The criteria to obtain the badge are consistent so that if two people have the same
badge, they both probably have the same content knowledge about the program.
School districts can customize some of the badges, which helps to unite the staff and
empowers the teachers to feel valued by the district.
However, in many cases, teachers don’t always get along, and it could become an us –
v – them kind of situation. Those for digital badging might become collectors of the
badges.
Services:
Programs like Badgr help to ensure that those who show the badge have actually
earned the badge. It allows companies to customize the digital badge, but the program
also has verification processes that allow the company to feel secure in knowing that
everyone who shows the badge actually earned it. What is extremely useful is that this
program can also track the use of the badge by each employee. Companies might want
to know how often the program is used and how often the various sections of a program
are used. Badgr helps to keep track of those areas used and then help a company to
understand which programs would serve the employees best.
Another company is Canvas, and it can collect data on students and teachers to help
guide technology and instruction. Canvas, among other digital badging platforms, helps
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to offer an alternative (other than grades and degrees) acknowledgment for
achievements (Concentric Sky. 2020).
Innovation:
Of the five key phases of digital badges, I would say they are currently under the slope
of enlightenment. I say this because the general understanding of technology is starting
to catch up to the general public's understanding of it. The infographic below shows
how the data collected supports the idea that employees want to learn and that they
enjoy being recognized. The data also shows that no one is making any complaints
about the technology. Employers could start to use digital badging as a way to help
narrow the search for filling administration roles.
gartner-mq-enterprise-wired-and-wireless-lan-infrastructure-2024.avifDownload gartner-
mq-enterprise-wired-and-wireless-lan-infrastructure-2024.avif
Badgr. (n.d.). About Badgr. Retrieved from Badgr
Concentric Sky. (2020). Digital Badges and Credentialing. Retrieved from Concentric
Sky
Gartner, Inc. (2023). Hype cycle for emerging technologies, 2023. Gartner,
Inc. https://www.gartner.com/document Links to an external site.
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**## EXAMPLE2.pdf**
1. Applications: Digital badges are credentials that may be used on social media sites,
used to enhance a digital resume, and embedded into an e-portfolio (University of
Buffalo, 2024). This can be beneficial as new graduates enter the workforce and provide
a verifiable certificate demonstrating proficiency.
2. Considerations: According to Farmer & West (2016), open badging faces the
challenge of being recognized outside of its native badging ecosystem, which can be
local in nature or global and intended to be displayed beyond one's own community.
The authors note that creating a global badging ecosystem requires all organizations
within that system to recognize and accept the badge performance and assessment.
3. Impact: According to Rutgers University (2024), digital certificates and
microcrednetial programs break down learning into smaller components that may align
with the interests of prospective employers and educational programs with verifiable
assessments for measuring learning outcomes. These digital certificates replace paper
certificates, signifying the completion of a learning program.
4. Services: Some key considerations include the type of platform and the associated
cost. These may be the two most important factors depending on the organization's
size. Other features vary widely based on the platform and may be tailored to a specific
population or target. Additionally, some badge platforms offer onboarding programs and
easy-to-use user interfaces, which can increase large-scale adoption (Aronovich (2022).
5. Innovation Phase: The following graph illustrates a point between the Peak of
Inflated Expectations and the Trough of Disillusionment. However, according to a recent
report from Sılaoğlu (2021), the scope of smart badges will expand as new technologies
emerge and mature.
References:
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Aronovich, H. (2022, April 26). 5 things to know about implementing digital badges.
credentialinginsights. https://www.credentialinginsights.org/Article/5-things-to-know-
about-implementing-digital-badges-1 Links to an external site.
Farmer, T., & West, R. (2016). EdTech books. EdTech
Books. https://edtechbooks.org/lidtfoundations/opportunities_and_challenges_with_digit
al_open_badges?format=ms_word Links to an external site.
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**## W2730.docx**
EDUC 730
**Discussion Assignment Instructions**
Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words. The discussion threads in this course require a high level of thought and investigation on a number of important topics and related questions. Your posts must demonstrate course-related knowledge from the assigned readings and presentations,
**and you are to support your assertions with at**
**least two scholarly research articles in current APA format.** Sources cited must have been published within the last five years.
**Discussion Thread: Digital Badging in the Professions**
This Discussion aims to spark a critical and creative exploration of how digital badging can be used to recognize and foster professional development (PD) across the professions. Drawing upon the insights from the week’s materials and your own experience and understanding of digital badges, answer all of the following:
1.
**Applications:** How are digital badges currently used to support and recognize professional development in your particular profession? How can digital badges contribute to your own professional development goals?
2.
**Considerations:** What are the potential challenges associated with using digital badges for PD in your profession? Consider issues such as badge design, verification, and alignment with learning objectives.
3.
**Impact:** How can badges contribute to a culture of continuous learning and professional growth?
4.
**Services:** Explore several existing frameworks/services for creating and offering digital badges. Which would you choose to create and offer badges and why?
5.
**Innovation Phase:** Of the five key phases of Gartner’s Hype Cycle, where would you classify the infusion of badging as an innovation? Support your answer with evidence, an image, and data from the most current Hype Cycle report and graph.
**Discussion Resources:**
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[**https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GTR_NA_2022_GTR_CPC_SEM1_BRANDCAMPAIGNMQ&utm_adgroup=141653137818&utm_term=hype%20cycles&ad=618363632093&matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs-eYcX37Y9yVDdMg_4oP8fGEI_Ga1F0mTnM4NXcVKGWxa6TSSG3DwRoClSEQAvD_BwE**](https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GTR_NA_2022_GTR_CPC_SEM1_BRANDCAMPAIGNMQ&utm_adgroup=141653137818&utm_term=hype%20cycles&ad=618363632093&matchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs-eYcX37Y9yVDdMg_4oP8fGEI_Ga1F0mTnM4NXcVKGWxa6TSSG3DwRoClSEQAvD_BwE)
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**https://www.accredible.com/blog/what-are-digital-credentials**
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[**https://badgeos.org/downloads/badgestack/**](https://badgeos.org/downloads/badgestack/)
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[**https://www.badgecert.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j_TnIodu4Kcm2Wc4Qe2Ss6H44TvVYpWWgiLtr4eb7c2sg5BhHvDUYgaAmrYEALw_wcB**](https://www.badgecert.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j_TnIodu4Kcm2Wc4Qe2Ss6H44TvVYpWWgiLtr4eb7c2sg5BhHvDUYgaAmrYEALw_wcB)
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[**https://info.credly.com/**](https://info.credly.com/)
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[**https://www.instructure.com/higher-education/products/canvas/canvas-credentials?domain=badgr**](https://www.instructure.com/higher-education/products/canvas/canvas-credentials?domain=badgr)
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**## EXAMPLE1.pdf**
Applications:
In the K-12 education system, digital badging is used as a way to show expertise in an
area. For example, I see a lot of Google Certifications, Adobe Certifications, etc. It can
show other teachers you have obtained extra knowledge in this area. For teachers, it is
a good thing to have after their names so that other teachers who may have questions
feel more comfortable asking someone with a badge.
Considerations:
Digital badging can promote lifelong learning, but it can also create distractions and
egos. In the education system, there tends to be internal competition. States usually
require teachers to obtain a certain amount of PD hours each year, and many school
districts rely on internal staff to help share and turnkey sessions for the rest of the staff.
When the digital badge becomes the focus of a teacher’s time, it is a distraction.
On the other hand, it might be beneficial to have each teacher pick a digital badge each
year to obtain. The digital badge helps to show stakeholders within the district that the
staff is staying current on various platforms.
Impact:
The impact of multiple digital badges could be positive if the staff positively views the
badges. The badge helps to ensure transparency and improves communication. When
a co-worker has the badge, there is no question the person knows about the content of
the badge.
The criteria to obtain the badge are consistent so that if two people have the same
badge, they both probably have the same content knowledge about the program.
School districts can customize some of the badges, which helps to unite the staff and
empowers the teachers to feel valued by the district.
However, in many cases, teachers don’t always get along, and it could become an us –
v – them kind of situation. Those for digital badging might become collectors of the
badges.
Services:
Programs like Badgr help to ensure that those who show the badge have actually
earned the badge. It allows companies to customize the digital badge, but the program
also has verification processes that allow the company to feel secure in knowing that
everyone who shows the badge actually earned it. What is extremely useful is that this
program can also track the use of the badge by each employee. Companies might want
to know how often the program is used and how often the various sections of a program
are used. Badgr helps to keep track of those areas used and then help a company to
understand which programs would serve the employees best.
Another company is Canvas, and it can collect data on students and teachers to help
guide technology and instruction. Canvas, among other digital badging platforms, helps
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to offer an alternative (other than grades and degrees) acknowledgment for
achievements (Concentric Sky. 2020).
Innovation:
Of the five key phases of digital badges, I would say they are currently under the slope
of enlightenment. I say this because the general understanding of technology is starting
to catch up to the general public's understanding of it. The infographic below shows
how the data collected supports the idea that employees want to learn and that they
enjoy being recognized. The data also shows that no one is making any complaints
about the technology. Employers could start to use digital badging as a way to help
narrow the search for filling administration roles.
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Badgr. (n.d.). About Badgr. Retrieved from Badgr
Concentric Sky. (2020). Digital Badges and Credentialing. Retrieved from Concentric
Sky
Gartner, Inc. (2023). Hype cycle for emerging technologies, 2023. Gartner,
Inc. https://www.gartner.com/document Links to an external site.
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