article thumbnail

Four Signs It’s Time for Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

And while teachers are also learning in informal ways, existing systems don’t track or make the most of that growth. . Enter micro-credentials : competency-based recognition for educator learning that is supported by digital badges. 2 – The rise of digital badging.

article thumbnail

Digital Age Skills for Educators

Educator Innovator

Finally, Mozilla is making sure to document lessons learned for broader reach and information back to interested stakeholders. The Leveraging Linked Learning and Career-ready Badges project, funded by the Irvine Foundation , will create and prototype digital badges with Linked Learning educators in California.

article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. Information is power. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Course Signals. The TED Talk.

Pearson 145