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Interview with Noah Geisel, @SenorG: Motivate with Digital Badges!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Noah Geisel, @SenorG , is the first person who really taught me about the potential micro-credentials and digital badges have to motivate learners to achieve great things throughout their lives. I had used badges for my online learning conferences, but hadn’t quite used badges with students, yet.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. The content is aligned to well over 100 research studies in addition to what successfully implemented innovative practices actually look like in action. Anyone can register HERE.

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To Retain College Students, Look to Academic Support and Campus Activities, New Report Finds

Edsurge

To encourage students to take advantage of extracurricular activities that may improve their chances of staying enrolled and complement their classroom learning, the University of Central Oklahoma devised a system that awards digital badges for participation in events and clubs and also compiles evidence for interested future employers.

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

Other things in their busy lives get in the way and their mother and I need to focus them on their studies so that they can (hopefully) one day grow up to be big and strong members of society. Staff members will be encouraged to earn their “High Flyer” badge in each of the C’s during those semesters. What are digital badges?

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

Other things in their busy lives get in the way and their mother and I need to focus them on their studies so that they can (hopefully) one day grow up to be big and strong members of society. Staff members will be encouraged to earn their “High Flyer” badge in each of the C’s during those semesters. What are digital badges?

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Higher Education Joins the Blockchain Party

Edsurge

As EdSurge reported in October 2017, those programs are now creating a situation where learners are accumulating more credentials from different providers. Now with blockchain and the tokenization of different initiatives, he thinks there’s an opportunity to pay people to learn and offer students financial incentives for their studies.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

Shake Up Learning

SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. Badging Systems. Digital Badging as become a fun way for teachers and students to show off their accomplishments. Book Study/Lit Circles. Certification Study Groups.

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