Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents last year for creating, managing and tracking digital credentials, it raised new questions and concerns among a community of innovators who are trying to create an open platform for rethinking credentials. Much of the funding came from grants from the MacArthur Foundation.

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Digital Badges Company Pearson System 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

That’s what lies ahead, at least in the realms of education and employment, according to three college presidents and executives at large companies. Prepare for more people to work and learn remotely with technology. Chipotle and others, Andrada added, will “focus more on enabling employees through technology.

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Digital Badges Industry Trends Company 161

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Just having those icons up there at the top of the toolbar as places for them to reference. How cool would it be for kids to have digital badges, the same way that we have (some) that are attached to our e-mails and things like that, for when we achieve our Google Certified Educators and things like that. I was so inspired!

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Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is now a buzzword in nearly every industry ranging from financing to healthcare. And lately, the topic has made its way into discussions around digital credentials in higher education. What’s the hype? What are the risks?

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Education Digital Badges MOOC Industry 85

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

As Stephen Downes comments , “I find it interesting that they refer throughout to ‘ openly licensed educational materials ’ rather than ‘open educational resources’ – I wonder what the reasoning was behind that.” Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” Watch Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show.

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59