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| digital badges in higher education: Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials Dirk Ifenthaler, Nicole Bellin-Mularski, Dana-Kristin Mah, 2016-06-29 This edited volume provides insight into how digital badges may enhance formal, non-formal and informal education by focusing on technical design issues including organizational requirements, learning and instructional design, as well as deployment. It features current research exploring the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence of the utilization of digital badges as well as case studies that describe current practices and experiences in the use of digital badges for motivation, learning, and instruction in K-12, higher education, workplace learning, and further education settings. |
| digital badges in higher education: Digital Badges in Education Lin Y. Muilenburg, Zane L. Berge, 2016-03-22 In recent years, digital badging systems have become a credible means through which learners can establish portfolios and articulate knowledge and skills for both academic and professional settings. Digital Badges in Education provides the first comprehensive overview of this emerging tool. A digital badge is an online-based visual representation that uses detailed metadata to signify learners’ specific achievements and credentials in a variety of subjects across K-12 classrooms, higher education, and workplace learning. Focusing on learning design, assessment, and concrete cases in various contexts, this book explores the necessary components of badging systems, their functions and value, and the possible problems they face. These twenty-five chapters illustrate a range of successful applications of digital badges to address a broad spectrum of learning challenges and to help readers formulate solutions during the development of their digital badges learning projects. |
| digital badges in higher education: Digital Badges in Education Lin Y. Muilenburg, Zane L. Berge, 2016-03-22 In recent years, digital badging systems have become a credible means through which learners can establish portfolios and articulate knowledge and skills for both academic and professional settings. Digital Badges in Education provides the first comprehensive overview of this emerging tool. A digital badge is an online-based visual representation that uses detailed metadata to signify learners’ specific achievements and credentials in a variety of subjects across K-12 classrooms, higher education, and workplace learning. Focusing on learning design, assessment, and concrete cases in various contexts, this book explores the necessary components of badging systems, their functions and value, and the possible problems they face. These twenty-five chapters illustrate a range of successful applications of digital badges to address a broad spectrum of learning challenges and to help readers formulate solutions during the development of their digital badges learning projects. |
| digital badges in higher education: Handbook of Research on Credential Innovations for Inclusive Pathways to Professions Huang, Yi, 2021-09-24 With increasingly interconnected educational and employment ecosystems, credential innovations are trailblazing multiple pathways to professions at a pivotal moment of rapid change. In the current state of credential proliferation, the quest for simultaneous improvement of quality and value reflects heightened cross-sector interests, while at the same time the quest for concurrent enhancement of access and success remains. With the evolving educational models, technologies, and organizations, credential innovations will continue to serve as powerful catalysts in realizing the great promise for inclusive pathways to professions. The Handbook of Research on Credential Innovations for Inclusive Pathways to Professions surveys the state of credential innovations, examines trends and issues, and explores models and strategies with case studies across sectors and disciplines. The 21 chapters are organized in three sections. Section I, Credential Innovations Amid Evolving Ecosystems, features a powerful array of change theories-in-action with topics ranging from conceptual re-visioning to organizational restructuring and programmatic reengineering within evolving ecosystems. Section II, Credential Innovations and Propositions Across Sectors, spotlights diverse approaches to and propositions of credentials within complex socio-economic landscapes across education, business, and technology industries. Section III, Credential Innovation Models and Strategies, showcases institutional innovations ranging from model developments, pedagogical approaches, and personalized engagements to outcome measurements and strategies for sustainable implementation. Lessons learned and implications are explored to share promising practices, inform current development, and influence future policies toward inclusive excellence in education and the workplace. |
| digital badges in higher education: Handbook of Research on Innovations in Non-Traditional Educational Practices Keengwe, Jared, 2020-12-11 While many school districts and institutions of higher education still cling to the traditional agrarian school year with a factory model delivery of education and Carnegie units based on seat time when most people are no longer farmers, factory workers, or reliant on learning in a classroom, there are bursts of promising practices that buck the norm by questioning the educational value of these traditions. Though researchers have investigated the potential of students learning in their own homes via personalized instruction delivered by computers rather than attending traditional institutions, the status quo in education has remained stubbornly resistant to change. Mixed-reality simulations, year-round schooling, grouping students by competencies instead of age, and game-based teaching are just a few of the educational innovations that seek to maximize learning by recognizing that innovation is essential for successfully teaching students in the modern era. The Handbook of Research on Innovations in Non-Traditional Educational Practices is a comprehensive reference source that examines various educational innovations, how they have developed workarounds to navigate traditional systems, and their potential to radically transform teaching and learning. With each chapter highlighting a different educational innovation such as experiential learning, game-based learning, online learning, and inquiry-based learning and their applications in all levels of education, this book explores the issues and challenges these educational innovations face as well as their impact. It is intended for academicians, professionals, administrators, and researchers in education and specifically benefits academic deans, vice presidents of academic affairs, graduate students, faculty technology leaders, directors of teaching and learning centers, curriculum and instructional designers, policymakers, principals and superintendents, and teachers interested in educational change. |
| digital badges in higher education: Designing Effective Digital Badges Joey R. Fanfarelli, Rudy McDaniel, 2019-03-27 Designing Effective Digital Badges is a hands-on guide to the principles, implementation, and assessment of digital badging systems. Informed by the fundamental concepts and research-based characteristics of effective badge design, this book uses real-world examples to convey the advantages and challenges of badging and showcase its application across a variety of contexts. Professionals in education, game development, mobile app development, and beyond will find strategies for practices such as credentialing, goal-setting, and motivation of their students. |
| digital badges in higher education: Innovations in the Design and Application of Alternative Digital Credentials Daniel Piedra, 2021 While traditional degrees will remain somewhat important to employers, this book evaluates how alternative forms of learning verifications (alternate digital credentials) are quickly creating a new system of skill and knowledge validation for the marketplace to not only validate knowledge and skills related to skills typically associated with careers, but also to the many soft or transversal skills which are key in succeeding in today's workplace-- |
| digital badges in higher education: Handbook of Research on Inclusive Development for Remote Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education Dailey-Hebert, Amber, Mandernach, B. Jean, Donnelli-Sallee, Emily, 2020-10-16 As the number of adjunct faculty teaching online courses remotely for their institutions continues to increase, so do the unique challenges they face, including issues of distance and isolation as well as problems pertaining to motivation, time, and compensation. Not only are these higher education faculty geographically isolated from each other and their colleagues at flagship campuses, but they also lack adequate institutional support and resources necessary to perform their roles. As institutions continue to rely heavily on this group of under-supported and undertrained instructors who teach the majority of online courses offered across the country, institutions need models and strategies to tap the expertise and perspectives of this group not only to improve teaching and learning in online programs but also to retain this critical talent pool. More consideration is needed to create institutional affinity and organizational commitment, build community, and create opportunities for remote adjunct faculty to be included as an integral component to their academic departments. The Handbook of Research on Inclusive Development for Remote Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education is a comprehensive reference work that presents research, theoretical frameworks, instructor perspectives, and program models that highlight effective strategies, innovative approaches, and unique considerations for creating professional development opportunities for remote adjunct faculty teaching online. This book provides concrete practices that foster inclusivity among contingent faculty teaching online as well as tangible practices that have been successfully implemented from faculty developers and academic leaders at institutions who have a large population of, and heavy reliance on, remote adjunct instructors. While addressing topics that include faculty engagement, mentoring programs, and instructor resources, this book intends to support remote instructors in the post-pandemic world. It is also beneficial for faculty development professionals; academic administrative leaders; higher education stakeholders; and higher education faculty, researchers, and students. |
| digital badges in higher education: Learning and Performance Assessment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications Management Association, Information Resources, 2019-10-11 As teaching strategies continue to change and evolve, and technology use in classrooms continues to increase, it is imperative that their impact on student learning is monitored and assessed. New practices are being developed to enhance students’ participation, especially in their own assessment, be it through peer-review, reflective assessment, the introduction of new technologies, or other novel solutions. Educators must remain up-to-date on the latest methods of evaluation and performance measurement techniques to ensure that their students excel. Learning and Performance Assessment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines emerging perspectives on the theoretical and practical aspects of learning and performance-based assessment techniques and applications within educational settings. Highlighting a range of topics such as learning outcomes, assessment design, and peer assessment, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for educators, administrative officials, principals, deans, instructional designers, school boards, academicians, researchers, and education students seeking coverage on an educator’s role in evaluation design and analyses of evaluation methods and outcomes. |
| digital badges in higher education: The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne E. Hidi, 2019-02-14 Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied. |
| digital badges in higher education: 25 Years of Ed Tech Martin Weller, 2020-02-26 In this lively and approachable volume based on his popular blog series, Martin Weller demonstrates a rich history of innovation and effective implementation of ed tech across higher education. From Bulletin Board Systems to blockchain, Weller follows the trajectory of education by focusing each chapter on a technology, theory, or concept that has influenced each year since 1994. Calling for both caution and enthusiasm, Weller advocates for a critical and research-based approach to new technologies, particularly in light of disinformation, the impact of social media on politics, and data surveillance trends. A concise and necessary retrospective, this book will be valuable to educators, ed tech practitioners, and higher education administrators, as well as students. |
| digital badges in higher education: Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners Thomas P. Mackey, Trudi E. Jacobson, 2014-04-08 Today’s learners communicate, create, and share information using a range of information technologies such as social media, blogs, microblogs, wikis, mobile devices and apps, virtual worlds, and MOOCs. In Metaliteracy, respected information literacy experts Mackey and Jacobson present a comprehensive structure for information literacy theory that builds on decades of practice while recognizing the knowledge required for an expansive and interactive information environment. The concept of metaliteracy expands the scope of traditional information skills (determine, access, locate, understand, produce, and use information) to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments (collaborate, produce, and share) prevalent in today’s world. Combining theory and case studies, the authors Show why media literacy, visual literacy, digital literacy, and a host of other specific literacies are critical for informed citizens in the twenty-first centuryOffer a framework for engaging in today’s information environments as active, selfreflective, and critical contributors to these collaborative spacesConnect metaliteracy to such topics as metadata, the Semantic Web, metacognition, open education, distance learning, and digital storytellingThis cutting-edge approach to information literacy will help your students grasp an understanding of the critical thinking and reflection required to engage in technology spaces as savvy producers, collaborators, and sharers. |
| digital badges in higher education: Gamification in Education and Business Torsten Reiners, Lincoln C. Wood, 2014-11-22 This book is dedicated to applied gamification in the areas of education and business, while also covering pitfalls to avoid and guidelines needed to successfully implement for a project. Using different theoretical backgrounds from various areas including behavioral economics, game theory, and complex adaptive systems, the contributors aim to help readers avoid common problems and difficulties that they could face with poor implementation. The book’s contributors are scholars and academics from the many areas where the key theory of gamification typically comes from. Ultimately, the book’s goal is to help bring together the theories from these different disciplines to the field of practice in education and business. The book is divided into four parts: Theory, Education, Business, and Use Cases. Part I provides a foundation on the theory of gamification and offers insight into some of the outstanding questions that have yet to be addressed. In Part II, the application and value that gamification can bring within the education sector is examined. The book then changes focus in Part III to spotlight the use of gamification within business environments. The topics also cover educational aspects like improved learning outcomes, motivation, and learning retention at the workplace. Finally Part IV concentrates on the applications and use of gamification through a series of case studies and key elements that are used in real situations to drive real results. |
| digital badges in higher education: Equity and Formative Assessment in Higher Education Dorit Alt, Nirit Raichel, 2021-08-13 This book discusses instruction, learning, and assessment in higher education with an emphasis on several effective formative assessment tools and methods such as digital badges, reflective journals, and peer assessment used in learning environments comprising students of diverse, multicultural backgrounds. Each chapter provides a rich theoretical review, followed by a case study detailing the challenges involved in using those assessment methods in a diverse classroom, as well as practical suggestions for removing potential barriers, especially for minority students. Most of the narrated case studies are accompanied by episodes, thoughts, and feelings expressed by both students and instructors throughout the assessment processes. This book provides a valuable updated reference source for pedagogical and research purposes for a wide audience. Students, teachers, policymakers, curriculum designers, and teacher educators interested in fostering initiatives in higher education can undoubtably benefit from this book's contents, which are aimed at adapting teaching–learning assessment processes to the unique learning needs of culturally diverse student populations. |
| digital badges in higher education: College Disrupted Ryan Craig, 2015-03-10 For nearly two decades, pundits have been predicting the demise of higher education in the United States. Our colleges and universities will soon find themselves competing for students with universities from around the world. With the advent of massive open online courses (MOOCS) over the past two years, predictions that higher education will be the next industry to undergo disruption have become more frequent and fervent. Currently a university's reputation relies heavily on the four Rs in which the most elite schools thrive—rankings, research, real estate, and rah! (i.e. sports). But for the majority of students who are not attending these elite institutions, the four Rs offer poor value for the expense of a college education. Craig sees the future of higher education in online degrees that unbundle course offerings to offer a true bottom line return for the majority of students in terms of graduation, employment, and wages. College Disrupted details the changes that American higher education will undergo, including the transformation from packaged courses and degrees to truly unbundled course offerings, along with those that it will not. Written by a professional at the only investment firm focused on the higher education market, College Disrupted takes a creative view of the forces roiling higher education and the likely outcome, including light-hearted, real-life anecdotes that illustrate the author's points. |
| digital badges in higher education: Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology Richard E> West, 2018 |
| digital badges in higher education: Recognising Non-Formal and Informal Learning Outcomes, Policies and Practices Werquin Patrick, 2010-04-15 This book provides policy recommendations on how best to structure and organise systems for recognition of non-formal and informal learning and is based on an OECD review of 22 countries. |
| digital badges in higher education: Systemic Change in Education Charles M. Reigeluth, Robert J. Garfinkle, 1994 |
| digital badges in higher education: Teaching with Digital Badges Kelsey O'Brien, Trudi E. Jacobson, 2018-09-15 Digital Badges are gaining traction in the education landscape, and librarians have been some of the leading pioneers at the forefront of this exciting new frontier. This book provides examples of how badges are being used to enhance and invigorate the teaching and assessment of information literacy. Chapters provide inspiration for teaching librarians interested in: Providing an engaging experience for their students Gaining insight into this growing innovative technology trend Discovering how librarians are using badges to enhance their teaching Forming meaningful collaborations with faculty and teachers Developing knowledge about badge system design and badging platforms Learning how badges can motivate, support, and celebrate learning achievements Launching a badging project The book is divided into two sections. The first section explores the environment in which badges are being developed, in particular situating them within the current educational setting, and provides guidelines on how best to create a badging program. The second section details contributing authors’ firsthand experiences creating, implementing, and refining digital badges and digital badging systems, in some cases collaborating with teachers and faculty. These chapters provide a wealth of ideas about using digital badges in academic and school libraries to engage and motivate students. |
| digital badges in higher education: The End of College Kevin Carey, 2015-03-03 From a renowned education writer comes a paradigm-shifting examination of the rapidly changing world of college that every parent, student, educator, and investor needs to understand. Over the span of just nine months in 2011 and 2012, the world’s most famous universities and high-powered technology entrepreneurs began a race to revolutionize higher education. College courses that had been kept for centuries from all but an elite few were released to millions of students throughout the world—for free. Exploding college prices and a flagging global economy, combined with the derring-do of a few intrepid innovators, have created a dynamic climate for a total rethinking of an industry that has remained virtually unchanged for a hundred years. In The End of College, Kevin Carey, an education researcher and writer, draws on years of in-depth reporting and cutting-edge research to paint a vivid and surprising portrait of the future of education. Carey explains how two trends—the skyrocketing cost of college and the revolution in information technology—are converging in ways that will radically alter the college experience, upend the traditional meritocracy, and emancipate hundreds of millions of people around the world. Insightful, innovative, and accessible, The End of College is a must-read, and an important contribution to the developing conversation about education in this country. |
| digital badges in higher education: CALL and complexity – short papers from EUROCALL 2019 Fanny Meunier, Julie Van de Vyver, Linda Bradley, Sylvie Thouësny, 2019-12-09 The theme selected for the 2019 EuroCALL conference held in Louvain-la-Neuve was ‘CALL and complexity’. As languages are known to be intrinsically and linguistically complex, as are the many determinants of learning (additional) languages, complexity is viewed as a challenge to be embraced collectively. The 2019 conference allowed us to pay tribute to providers of CALL solutions and to recognize the complexity of their task. We hope you will enjoy reading this volume as it offers a rich glimpse into the numerous debates that took place during EuroCALL 2019. We look forward to continuing those debates and discussions with you at the next EuroCALL conferences! |
| digital badges in higher education: Micro-Credentials and Digital Badges Victoria Raish, Emily Rimland, 2019-03-01 Digital badges, a type of micro-credential, have been heralded for the last five years as a key trend in education to provide competency-based pathways to learning. |
| digital badges in higher education: Global Perspectives on Recognising Non-formal and Informal Learning Madhu Singh, 2015-06-05 This book deals with the relevance of recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning education and training, the workplace and society. In an increasing number of countries, it is at the top of the policy and research agenda ranking among the possible ways to redress the glaring lack of relevant academic and vocational qualifications and to promote the development of competences and certification procedures which recognise different types of learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning. The aim of the book is therefore to present and share experience, expertise and lessons in such a way that enables its effective and immediate use across the full spectrum of country contexts, whether in the developing or developed world. It examines the importance of meeting institutional and political requirements that give genuine value to the recognition of non-formal and informal learning; it shows why recognition is important and clarifies its usefulness and the role it serves in education, working life and voluntary work; it emphasises the importance of the coordination, interests, motivations, trust and acceptance by all stakeholders. The volume is also premised on an understanding of a learning society, in which all social and cultural groups, irrespective of gender, race, social class, ethnicity, mental health difficulties are entitled to quality learning throughout their lives. Overall the thrust is to see the importance of recognising non-formal and informal learning as part of the larger movement for re-directing education and training for change. This change is one that builds on an equitable society and economy and on sustainable development principles and values such as respect for others, respect for difference and diversity, exploration and dialogue. |
| digital badges in higher education: Evolving Learner Lainie Rowell, Kristy Andre, Lauren Steinmann, 2020-02-19 Learn from Kids, Peers, and the World to Transform Professional Learning What can kids teach us about educational practices? It turns out, plenty. PD is evolving into professional learning (PL), where personalized experiences focus on goals and outcomes, rather than seat time. In Evolving Learner, successful PL is framed through three critical sources: learning from kids, from peers, and from the world. Woven throughout the book are tangible connections to cycles of inquiry where a harmonious balance is the ultimate goal when students are engaged in inquiry for deeper learning and teachers are engaged in a parallel process to improve their practice. The authors’ unique framework shifts away from factory model PD and transforms it into experiences tailored to kids’ and adult learners’ specific needs. Clear strategies for accomplishing PL are presented through A framework where both students and teachers are active agents of learning Cycles of inquiry to empower students to become the owners of learning Techniques to make thinking visible for teachers and students Cutting edge coverage of applying technology to professional learning including the use of social media, gamification, and digital badges The time is right to reclaim ownership of your professional learning: Evolving Learner is an essential guide for embarking on this journey. |
| digital badges in higher education: The Great Upheaval Arthur Levine, Scott J. Van Pelt, 2021-09-14 In forecasting the future of higher education in the United States, the authors conduct a 360-degree survey that looks backward, forward, and sideways to explore how other business sectors have weathered seismic transformations-- |
| digital badges in higher education: Mobile Learning Mohamed Ally, 2009 This collection is directed towards anyone interested in the use of mobile learning for various applications. Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile technology and become familiar with the best practices of other educators, trainers, and researchers in the field as well as the most recent research initiatives in mobile learning. Businesses and governments can find out how to deliver timely information to staff using mobile devices. Professors and trainers can use this book as a textbook in courses on distance education, mobile learning, and educational technology. In fact, the book can be used by anyone interested in delivering education and training at a distance, but especially by graduate students of emerging technology in learning. |
| digital badges in higher education: Learning Together Online Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Ricki Goldman, 2004-09-22 This book addresses the past and future of research on the effectiveness of asynchronous learning networks courses in which students and teachers learn together online via the Internet. An integrated theoretical framework called Online Interaction Lea |
| digital badges in higher education: Shake Up Learning Kasey Bell, 2018-03-05 Is the learning in your classroom static or dynamic? Shake Up Learning guides you through the process of creating dynamic learning opportunities-from purposeful planning and maximizing technology to fearless implementation. |
| digital badges in higher education: Innovations in the Design and Application of Alternative Digital Credentials Piedra, Daniel, 2021-11-12 The world of academic credentials is going through a rapid change that has seen the emergence of alternate digital credentials. Among these are micro-certificates, digital diplomas, and open digital badges, which provide a digital record of learning and have the possibility of not only altering the landscape of academic credentials but also transforming the relationship between institutions of higher education, their learners, and society. As institutions turn their attention to alternate digital credentials, it is important to learn from what others have experienced. Innovations in the Design and Application of Alternative Digital Credentials identifies innovative examples of the use of alternate digital credentials to validate specific skills within an existing academic program or on their own. Alternate digital credentials may be how specific skills (hard or soft) are validated with an emphasis on their relationship to enhance employability and recognition within an industry. Covering a wide range of topics such as micro-credentials, badge-driven learning, and traditional credentials, this handbook is ideal for researchers, students, academicians, and administrative decision makers, as well as those who support and finance learning systems and theories and those already involved in the design and application of alternate digital credentials at the post-secondary level. |
| digital badges in higher education: Seamless Learning Chee-Kit Looi, Lung-Hsiang Wong, Christian Glahn, Su Cai, 2019-01-30 This book introduces readers to the latest state of research and development in seamless learning. It consolidates various approaches to and practices in seamless learning from a range of techno-pedagogical, socio-situated and socio-cultural perspectives. Further, it details our current understanding of learning in both formal and informal settings, crossover learning, incidental learning, and context-based learning approaches, together with these aspects’ linkages to the notion of seamlessness. The book is divided into sections addressing the theorization of seamless learning, understanding informal learning, research methodological issues, technology-enabled seamless learning and real-world applications of seamless learning. |
| digital badges in higher education: Research Anthology on Developments in Gamification and Game-Based Learning Management Association, Information Resources, 2021-11-26 Technology has increasingly become utilized in classroom settings in order to allow students to enhance their experiences and understanding. Among such technologies that are being implemented into course work are game-based learning programs. Introducing game-based learning into the classroom can help to improve students’ communication and teamwork skills and build more meaningful connections to the subject matter. While this growing field has numerous benefits for education at all levels, it is important to understand and acknowledge the current best practices of gamification and game-based learning and better learn how they are correctly implemented in all areas of education. The Research Anthology on Developments in Gamification and Game-Based Learning is a comprehensive reference source that considers all aspects of gamification and game-based learning in an educational context including the benefits, difficulties, opportunities, and future directions. Covering a wide range of topics including game concepts, mobile learning, educational games, and learning processes, it is an ideal resource for academicians, researchers, curricula developers, instructional designers, technologists, IT specialists, education professionals, administrators, software designers, students, and stakeholders in all levels of education. |
| digital badges in higher education: Digital Humanities Pedagogy Brett D. Hirsch, 2012 The essays in this collection offer a timely intervention in digital humanities scholarship, bringing together established and emerging scholars from a variety of humanities disciplines across the world. The first section offers views on the practical realities of teaching digital humanities at undergraduate and graduate levels, presenting case studies and snapshots of the authors' experiences alongside models for future courses and reflections on pedagogical successes and failures. The next section proposes strategies for teaching foundational digital humanities methods across a variety of scholarly disciplines, and the book concludes with wider debates about the place of digital humanities in the academy, from the field's cultural assumptions and social obligations to its political visions. (4e de couverture). |
| digital badges in higher education: Higher Education in the Digital Age Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood, Jean-Michel Glachant, 2018 The European higher education sector is moving online, but to what extent? Are the digital disruptions seen in other sectors of relevance for both academics and management in higher education? How far are we from fully seizing the opportunities that an online transition could offer? This insightful book presents a broad perspective on existing academic practices, and discusses how and where the move online has been successful, and the lessons that can be learned. |
| digital badges in higher education: Online Intercultural Exchange Robert O'Dowd, Tim Lewis, 2016-03-31 This volume provides a state of the art overview of Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE) in university education and demonstrates how educators can use OIE to address current challenges in university contexts such as internationalisation, virtual mobility and intercultural foreign language education. Since the 1990s, educators have been using virtual interaction to bring their classes into contact with geographically distant partner classes to create opportunities for authentic communication, meaningful collaboration and first-hand experience of working and learning with partners from other cultural backgrounds. Online exchange projects of this nature can contribute to the development of learner autonomy, linguistic accuracy, intercultural awareness, intercultural skills and electronic literacies. Online Intercultural Exchange has now reached a stage where it is moving beyond individual classroom initiatives and is assuming a role as a major tool for internationalization, intercultural development and virtual mobility in universities around the globe. This volume reports qualitative and quantitative findings on the impact of OIE on universities in Europe and elsewhere and offers comprehensive guidance on using OIE at both pedagogical and technological levels. It provides theoretically-informed accounts of Online Intercultural Exchanges which will relevant to researchers in Computer Assisted Language Learning, Computer-Mediated Communication, or Virtual Education. Finally, contributors offer a collection of practitioner-authored and practically-oriented case studies for the benefit of teachers of foreign languages or in other subject areas who wish to engage in developing the digital literacy and intercultural competences of their learners. |
| digital badges in higher education: Will Africa Feed China? Deborah Brautigam, 2015 In Will Africa Feed China?, Deborah Brautigam, one of the world's leading experts on China and Africa, challenges the conventional wisdom that the Chinese are leading the great African land grab. Her eye-opening analysis sheds new light on the myths and realities of China's evolving global quest for food security-- |
| digital badges in higher education: Handbook of Research on Innovative Technology Integration in Higher Education Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia, 2015-02-28 Our increasingly globalized world is driven by shared knowledge, and nowhere is that knowledge more important than in education. Now more than ever, there is a demand for technology that will assist in the spread of knowledge through customized, self-paced, and on-demand learning. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Technology Integration in Higher Education provides an international perspective on the need for information and communication technology in education and training. Highlighting the use of technology in both formal and informal learning, this book is an essential reference for academics, corporate leaders, government agencies, profit and non-profit organizations, policymakers, or anyone interested in the use of technology to educate and share information. |
| digital badges in higher education: Games: Purpose and Potential in Education Christopher Thomas Miller, 2008-10-22 The field of Games is rapidly expanding, prompting institutions throughout the world to create game development programs and courses focusing on educational games. As a result, games have also become a hot topic in the area of educational technology research. This increased interest is due to the technological advancement of digital games and the fact that a new, digital generation is emerging with a strong gaming background. Games: Purpose and Potential in Education focuses on the issues of incorporating games into education and instructional design. Ideas of identity development, gender diversity, motivation, and integrating instructional design within game development are addressed since each of these areas is important in the field of instructional design and can have a significant impact on learning. This volume brings together leading experts, researchers, and instructors in the field of gaming and explores current topics in gaming and simulations, available resources, and the future of the field. |
| digital badges in higher education: Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology M. J. Bishop, Elizabeth Boling, Jan Elen, Vanessa Svihla, 2020-09-21 The 5th edition of the prestigious AECT Handbook continues previous efforts to reach outside the traditional instructional design and technology community to the learning sciences and computer information systems communities toward developing a conceptualization of the field. However, given the pervasive and increasingly complex role technology now plays in education since the 1st edition of the Handbook in 1996, the editors have reorganized the research chapters in this edition to focus on the learning problems we are trying to solve with educational technologies, rather than to focus on the things we are using to solve those problems. Additionally, for the first time this edition of the Handbook reflects our field’s growing understanding of the importance of design scholarship to inform practice by including design case chapters. These changes for this edition of the Handbook are intended to bring educational technology research into the broader framework of educational research by elaborating on the role instructional design and technology plays as a scholarly discipline in addressing education’s increasingly complex issues. Provides comprehensive reviews of new developments in educational technology research and design practice. Includes concrete examples to guide future research and practice in the ways emerging technologies can be used to solve educational problems. Contains extensive references furnished to guide readers to the most recent research and design practice in the field of instructional design and technology. |
| digital badges in higher education: Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age , 2013-04-17 Through a critical discussion of the issues surrounding the design, sharing and reuse of learning activities, the second edition of Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age examines a wide range of perspectives on effectively designing and delivering learning activities to ensure that future development is pedagogically sound, learner-focused, and accessible. This powerful book: • examines the reality of design in practice • shares tools and resources to guide practice • analyses design within complex systems • discusses the influence of open resources on design • includes design principles for mobile learning • explores practitioner development in course teams • presents scenarios for design for learning in an uncertain future Illustrated by case studies from across disciplines and supported by a helpful appendix of tools and resources for researchers, practitioners and teachers, the second edition of Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age is an essential guide to designing for 21st Century learning. |
| digital badges in higher education: Innovation Through Information Systems Frederik Ahlemann, Reinhard Schütte, Stefan Stieglitz, 2021-10-28 This book presents the current state of research in information systems and digital transformation. Due to the global trend of digitalization and the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic, the need for innovative, high-quality research on information systems is higher than ever. In this context, the book covers a wide range of topics, such as digital innovation, business analytics, artificial intelligence, and IT strategy, which affect companies, individuals, and societies. This volume gathers the revised and peer-reviewed papers on the topic Management presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, held at the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2021. |
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In higher education, badges are becoming the preferred way to recognize microcredentials, units of study that focus on particular skills or competencies. Badges represent mi-crocredentials in …
DIGITAL BADGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A THREE-PHASE …
The faculty of an undergraduate Educational Technology specialization are implementing badges in 6 fully online courses through a three-phase study. Students who excel in specific skills …
An exploration of the utility of digital badging in higher …
This study explored the utility of implementing digital badges in higher education settings by interviewing individuals who had successfully implemented related programs at their institutions.
Digital Badges as Effective Assessment Tools
Digital badges are online records of achievements that can support connected learning environments by motivating learning and signaling achievement (from Mozzilla Open Badges).
MICROCREDENTIALS AND DIGITAL BADGES IN HIGHER …
Digital badges are rapidly gaining momentum in higher education as an innovative way to expand the credentialing landscape. But because badges are rapidly evolving, institutions are full of …
DIGITAL BADGING - Digital and Lifelong Learning
Define the strategic purpose of digital badges for your program. What is your motivation for ofering digital badges? What are the costs and how do those costs compare to the benefits? …
The Usefulness of Digital Badges in Higher Education: …
programme design and teaching strategies for new lecturers have been created, and these are accompanied by digital badges designed around nationally agreed criteria.
Adopting Digital Badges in Higher Education: Scoping the …
one of the broader contexts in which the badge systems may exist. In principle, badges have the potential of weakening and disrupting the authority of higher education institutions and …
Digital Badges Forging Connections Between Informal and …
Research demonstrates that digital badges can be effective in documenting the skills and accomplishments of low-income youth when OST programs partner with the education system …
Micro Credentials And Digital Badges In Higher Education (PDF)
Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials Dirk Ifenthaler,Nicole Bellin-Mularski,Dana-Kristin Mah,2016-06-29 This edited volume provides insight into how digital badges may …
Digital Badges in Education: Trends, Issues, and Cases
Digital badges are designed to accurately reflect the achievements of contemporary learners and they are currently influencing educational practices. This timely book attempts to tackle this...
Instilling purpose and value in the implementation of digital …
Research is exploring whether or not digital badges are effective pedagogical tools as well as how they may be best utilized in higher education settings. Additional research is needed exploring …
Issues in Information Systems - IACIS
In 2017, researchers Fanfarelli and McDaniel at the University of Central Florida explored the usage of digital badges in higher education and concluded that while there is some uptick in …
Perceptions and Uses of Digital Badges for Professional …
This study will help to illuminate the perceptions and uses of digital badges by instructors and graduate students who have completed professional development activities to advance their …
Who benefits from digital badges? Motivational precursors of …
Learning journeys in higher education: Designing digital pathways badges for learning, motivation and assessment. In Foundation of digital badges and micro-credentials (pp. 115138).
SPOTLIGHT ON SKILLS: BADGING USAGE - Digital and …
COVID-19 Accelerating Badging Initiatives in Higher Education to upskill quickly and digitally. While workforce hiring methods have largely gone digital, granular skill attainment illustrated by …
Developing a Higher Education Badging Initiative
A digital badge system can help unify how we represent successful outcomes in the many learning opportunities in higher education, from formal activities and assessments to more …
How to Increase the Value of Digital Badges for Assessment …
DBs can offer a transparent way of representing academic achievements through digital metadata. There are three main ways to apply DBs (Stefaniak and Carey, 2019), namely, at an …
THE CASE FOR DIGITAL BADGING - University of Nebraska …
Overall, digital badges offer a flexible, portable, and verifiable means of recognizing and showcasing skills, fostering motivation, supporting lifelong learning, and building vibrant …
7 Things You Should Know About Digital Badges
In higher education, badges are becoming the preferred way to recognize microcredentials, units of study that focus on particular skills or competencies. Badges represent mi-crocredentials in …
DIGITAL BADGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A THREE-PHASE …
The faculty of an undergraduate Educational Technology specialization are implementing badges in 6 fully online courses through a three-phase study. Students who excel in specific skills …
An exploration of the utility of digital badging in higher …
This study explored the utility of implementing digital badges in higher education settings by interviewing individuals who had successfully implemented related programs at their institutions.
Digital Badges as Effective Assessment Tools
Digital badges are online records of achievements that can support connected learning environments by motivating learning and signaling achievement (from Mozzilla Open Badges).
MICROCREDENTIALS AND DIGITAL BADGES IN HIGHER …
Digital badges are rapidly gaining momentum in higher education as an innovative way to expand the credentialing landscape. But because badges are rapidly evolving, institutions are full of …
DIGITAL BADGING - Digital and Lifelong Learning
Define the strategic purpose of digital badges for your program. What is your motivation for ofering digital badges? What are the costs and how do those costs compare to the benefits? Does …
The Usefulness of Digital Badges in Higher Education: …
programme design and teaching strategies for new lecturers have been created, and these are accompanied by digital badges designed around nationally agreed criteria.
Adopting Digital Badges in Higher Education: Scoping the …
one of the broader contexts in which the badge systems may exist. In principle, badges have the potential of weakening and disrupting the authority of higher education institutions and …
Digital Badges Forging Connections Between Informal and …
Research demonstrates that digital badges can be effective in documenting the skills and accomplishments of low-income youth when OST programs partner with the education system …
Micro Credentials And Digital Badges In Higher Education …
Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials Dirk Ifenthaler,Nicole Bellin-Mularski,Dana-Kristin Mah,2016-06-29 This edited volume provides insight into how digital badges may …
Digital Badges in Education: Trends, Issues, and Cases
Digital badges are designed to accurately reflect the achievements of contemporary learners and they are currently influencing educational practices. This timely book attempts to tackle this...
Instilling purpose and value in the implementation of digital …
Research is exploring whether or not digital badges are effective pedagogical tools as well as how they may be best utilized in higher education settings. Additional research is needed exploring …
Issues in Information Systems - IACIS
In 2017, researchers Fanfarelli and McDaniel at the University of Central Florida explored the usage of digital badges in higher education and concluded that while there is some uptick in …
Perceptions and Uses of Digital Badges for Professional …
This study will help to illuminate the perceptions and uses of digital badges by instructors and graduate students who have completed professional development activities to advance their …
Who benefits from digital badges? Motivational precursors …
Learning journeys in higher education: Designing digital pathways badges for learning, motivation and assessment. In Foundation of digital badges and micro-credentials (pp. 115138).
