IBM Digital Badge Program: Overview for external audiences

by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Companies, Employment-related learners, Global, Presentation

A presentation from IBM presenting their badge programme and some of the results achieved on their courses through awarding badges.  The presentation brings facts and figures from IBM’s experience, including a list of lessons learnt and tips for successful badge...

Increasing the Visibility of Community Participation Opportunities through Open Badges

by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | Article, collection, Lifelong learners, Non-formal learning providers, UK

This article details experiences from a grassroots group in Northern England which implemented badges as an initiative to counteract loneliness and social isolation in the community.  In addition to tackling marginalisation, the aim behind this social innovation...

6 Reasons Why Online Course Creators Should Use Digital Badges

by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | Article, collection, Companies, Global, Non-formal learning providers

This article is aimed at educators providing online courses, and gives an easy to understand overview of the benefits of using digital badges for education providers offering online courses.  The article hails badges as “an incredibly powerful tool” for...

Expanding the boundaries of Education

by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Non-formal learning providers, Northern America, Project, Youth work organisations

The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy gathered information from partners on a two year pilot project focussing on expanding access to out-of-school learning opportunities for marginalised youth in Boston and Providence.  The programme gives youth...

Digital Badges, do they live up to the hype?

by janus | May 10, 2021 | collection, Companies, Employment-related learners, Formal education providers, Higher Education Institutions, Meta-Study, Multiple, Research Study

This paper reviews 23 badge studies documenting the contexts in which digital badges were used,  and their effects on learner engagement, motivation, empowerment and skills recognition.