Why Badges? 1
Digital badges: A Working Definition 1
Achievement and Competency Badges
Badging's Purpose:
Transparency and Trust at Scale
History and Evolution 2
Badges + Gamification for Fun
Badges + Gamification at Work
Badges as Credentials
The Mechanics of Badging 4
Badge Authoring
Badge Issuance
Badge Earning Pathways
Public Badge Detail Page
What's in it for You? 5
A Focus on Student Success
Tracking Earning Pathways
Portable Assessment Results
Normalization of Assessment Criteria
Career Readiness
Institutional Branding
How Do Badges Circulate? 7
Examples of Digital Badging
Initiatives in Education 7
Southern California's Del Lago Academy
Lewis & Clark College
5 Areas Canvas Credentials
Prepares Students for Success 9
Badging Best Practices:
What Works and What Doesn't 10
Endnotes 11
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