{"id":1304,"date":"2018-10-09T10:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T10:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efolio.soton.ac.uk\/blog\/digitallearning\/?page_id=1304"},"modified":"2023-11-01T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T16:17:38","slug":"badges-digital-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/technologies\/digital-badges\/badges-digital-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Badges and Digital Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1305\" style=\"width: 4608px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1305\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/10\/jess-watters-734766-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Glass jar filled with small badges\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jess Watters on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Discussions about the use of digital badges have been taking place for a number of years now. Here are some of the&nbsp;most recent articles that you may be interested in.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\">eLearning Industry. (2017).&nbsp;<i>Digital Badges: What Are They And How Are They Used? &#8211; eLearning Industry<\/i>. [online] Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/elearningindustry.com\/guide-to-digital-badges-how-used\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/elearningindustry.com\/guide-to-digital-badges-how-used<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\">Forbes.com. (2018).&nbsp;<em>The seven deadly sins of digital badging in education<\/em> [online] Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/troymarkowitz\/2018\/09\/16\/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-digital-badging-in-education-making-badges-student-centered\/#208f89b670b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/troymarkowitz\/2018\/09\/16\/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-digital-badging-in-education-making-badges-student-centered\/#208f89b670b8<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\">Learning Futures. (2018).&nbsp;<i>Kirkpatrick and Open Badges: Can do better!<\/i>. [online] Available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningfutures.eu\/2018\/09\/kirkpatrick-and-open-badges-can-do-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.learningfutures.eu\/2018\/09\/kirkpatrick-and-open-badges-can-do-better\/<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\">Open Badge Factory. (2018).&nbsp;<i>Building badge value with Endorsement<\/i>. [online] Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbadgefactory.com\/badgenewsobfcase10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/openbadgefactory.com\/badgenewsobfcase10\/<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mark Surman. (2018).&nbsp;<i>An update on Badges and Backpack &#8211; Mark Surman<\/i>. [online] Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/marksurman.commons.ca\/2018\/08\/15\/an-update-on-badges-and-backpack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/marksurman.commons.ca\/2018\/08\/15\/an-update-on-badges-and-backpack\/<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\">The Chronicle of Higher Education. (2018).&nbsp;<i>With Employers in the Mix, Can Badges Become More Than a Fad?<\/i>. [online] Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/With-Employers-in-the-Mix-Can\/244322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/With-Employers-in-the-Mix-Can\/244322<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\">The EvoLLLution. (2018).&nbsp;<i>How Everyone Benefits from Badging: A Guide to Mainstreaming Digital Credentials<\/i>. [online] Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/evolllution.com\/programming\/credentials\/how-everyone-benefits-from-badging-a-guide-to-mainstreaming-digital-credentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/evolllution.com\/programming\/credentials\/how-everyone-benefits-from-badging-a-guide-to-mainstreaming-digital-credentials\/<\/a> [Accessed 9 Oct. 2018].<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"referenceString selectable\"><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussions about the use of digital badges have been taking place for a number of years now. Here are some of the&nbsp;most recent articles that you may be interested in. eLearning Industry. 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