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Digital badges<\/a> have emerged as an innovative way of recognising and acknowledging learners’ achievements and skills in higher education. Learners earn badges by completing specific tasks or demonstrating a particular skill set. They offer a flexible and accessible way to recognize non-formal and informal learning, thus complementing traditional academic qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This guide aims to establish good practices when using digital badges at the University of Southampton. It sets out guidelines for designing accessible and meaningful digital badges and outlines the processes for awarding and managing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing meaningful and accessible badges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Digital badges need to be meaningful and valuable to learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n