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systems of "badges" to certify skills and abilities
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John Sklarmore on badges
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Linda EngelThis might be a great thing for Professional Development or, perhaps, rewarding students
education professional development rewards student achievement 1-to-1 grant
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The idea is already well established in some computer-programming jobs, with Microsoft and other companies developing certification programs to let employees show they have mastered certain computer systems.
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who gets to decide
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badges are all about perception, so it's difficult to predict whether the key players—employers and job applicants—will click the like button on the concept.
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Tania ShekoBadges instead of diplomas? http://t.co/b0lNmRmj
via:packrati.us badges education highered learning credentials higher education badge college
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"We have to question the tyranny of the degree," says David Wiley, an associate professor of instructional psychology and technology at Brigham Young University. Mr. Wiley is an outspoken advocate of so-called open education, and he imagines a future where screenfuls of badges from free or low-cost institutions, perhaps mixed with a course or two from a traditional college, replace the need for setting foot on a campus. "As soon as big employers everywhere start accepting these new credentials, either singly or in bundles, the gig is up completely."
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"People seem to think they know what school is and they know what work is," she says. "We live in a world where anyone can learn anything, anytime, anywhere, but we haven't remotely reorganized our workplace or school for this age."
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Many of the new digital badges are easy to attain—intentionally so—to keep students motivated, while others signal mastery of fine-grained skills that are not formally recognized in a traditional classroom.
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At the free online-education provider Khan Academy, for instance, students get a "Great Listener" badge for watching 30 minutes of videos from its collection of thousands of short educational clips.
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"The whole idea of learning beyond high school has changed," she adds. "College used to indicate that not only did you have a skill set in a particular area, but that you gained a body of knowledge that made you a well-rounded person. People don't care about being well-rounded anymore, they just want to get a job."
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Fundamentally, badges are all about perception, so it's difficult to predict whether the key players—employers and job applicants—will click the like button on the concept.
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She says she initially viewed educational badges as frivolous, but is now a leading proponent as a co-founder of Hastac.
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"People seem to think they know what school is and they know what work is," she says. "We live in a world where anyone can learn anything, anytime, anywhere, but we haven't remotely reorganized our workplace or school for this age."
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Vicki DavisChronicle of higher education must read article for anyone who works in higher education. Should courses have badges attached, or perhaps even multiple badges representing attainment of courses. The A, B, C, D, F system is set to evolve to give meaning to the learning.
"Educational upstarts across the Web are adopting systems of "badges" to certify skills and abilities. If scouting focuses on outdoorsy skills like tying knots, these badges denote areas employers might look for, like mentorship or digital video editing. Many of the new digital badges are easy to attain—intentionally so—to keep students motivated, while others signal mastery of fine-grained skills that are not formally recognized in a traditional classroom." -
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Andrew Wetzel"People seem to think they know what school is and they know what work is," she says. "We live in a world where anyone can learn anything, anytime, anywhere, but we haven't remotely reorganized our workplace or school for this age."
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Many of the new digital badges are easy to attain—intentionally so—to keep students motivated, while others signal mastery of fine-grained skills that are not formally recognized in a traditional classroom.
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Traditional colleges and universities are considering badges and other alternative credentials as well. In December the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that it will create MITx, a self-service learning system in which students can take online tests and earn certificates after watching free course materials posted by the universi
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Gideon BurtonAn important innovation in credentialing that could seriously challenge standard degrees
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KPI_Library BookmarksBy Jeffrey R. Young in College 2.0 of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 8 2012. This article looks at the use of badges to mark accomplishments and progress in online courses.
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rob ackermanHow badges are evolving in the learning world. Great look at all angles from the Chron of Higher Ed
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George Bradford'Badges' Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas
By Jeffrey R. Young
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today's fast-changing job market.higher education badges chronicle_of_higher_ed policy_development trends McCulloch
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Michael Bruder'Badges' Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas: http://t.co/mdkCWqM2
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Kelly Marie JohnstonAre there any plans in the works at TWB to develop and implement a badge system?
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Mathieu Plourde"Employers might prefer a world of badges to the current system. After all, traditional college diplomas look elegant when hung on the wall, but they contain very little detail about what the recipient learned. "
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perhakanssonThe spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today's fast-changing job market.
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