by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Companies, Employment-related learners, Formal education providers, Global, Higher Education Institutions, Lifelong learners, Migrants, Municipalities, National or regional government agencies, Non-formal learning providers, Recruitment / HR, Research Study
This report from UNESCO gives a concise introduction to the different forms of digital accreditation and the implications that digital credentialling can have for recognition. The paper outlines stakeholders and explores the features of different technical...
by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | Article, collection, Companies, Formal education providers, Global
This article takes an example of digital / IT competence and examines the challenges involved in accurately reflecting the competencies needed for badge attainment and the issues in relating these skills to established assessment frameworks within the IT Industry. ...
by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Lifelong learners, Non-formal learning providers, Research Study, UK
An article examining the effects of awarding open digital badges for successful completion of open online courses – Badged Open Courses. The research argues that badged open courses, in addition to building students’ confidence and increasing motivation,...
by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Formal education providers, Higher Education Institutions, Multiple, Non-formal learning providers, Research Study, Youth work organisations
This study examines the status of 30 funded badge systems in the years following the Design Principles Documentation project – whether the badge systems were suspended, existing or thriving. The authors coded the systems according to the forms of learning and...
by Susan Simonsen | May 7, 2021 | Badge wallet, Case Study, collection, Companies, Employment-related learners, Higher Education Institutions, Ireland
Link: https://oro.open.ac.uk/69824/ This paper evaluates the success of using digital open badges to encourage student participation and to increase motivation on an undergraduate engineering study. Whilst the study takes place within a formal education environment,...
