Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The number of middle-skill jobs that require digital skills continues to grow. Last fall, in an effort to address this gap, Facebook pledged to train 3,000 Michiganders in digital skills by 2020 through the Digital Skills Micro-credential program created in partnership with Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2021

One path points toward on-the-job training. It keeps people’s options open and helps them continue to build skills whenever they want to over the course of their lifetime.” Because employers pay for the training and offer wages, these opportunities are more affordable for job seekers than programs that charge tuition.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

One Alabama town is trying to change that We can help address this problem by creating a highly trained, skilled and culturally competent educator workforce. Traditional ESOL training and certification courses are typically based on credit accumulation, focusing on academic knowledge over real time application of learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 5, 2018

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! To inspire learning in the summer add them to a digital calendar that students click on to see the activity and receive a digital badge for completing the activity.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 18, 2023

Make security training a regular routine of life. Include incentives for completing training, such as digital badges, leaderboards, and certificates, for completing training well. With regular practice using KnowBe4 training programs, districts have gone from a 32% fail rate on phishing tests to a 4% fail rate.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2023

First, it is important for higher ed to recognize that digital credentialing — which can provide richer, more granular and machine-readable data on learning outcomes and skills — should not be limited to the discussion about non-degree “alternative credentials” and digital badges.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2021

MobileMind customers can now create and share quality-assured micro-courses across all topics, methodologies, and technology with other MobileMind districts. . Districts can quickly add micro-courses to their district’s learning paths with one-click cloning and edit content to fit their district’s needs. About MobileMind.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Related: Google Classroom Student Selector (Digital Popsicle Sticks!). Badging Systems. Digital Badging as become a fun way for teachers and students to show off their accomplishments. Organizing and tracking badges could easily be managed through Google Classroom. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

To help colleges teach the character traits and interpersonal skills that companies crave, nonprofit Education Design Lab has worked since 2013 to create curriculum and assessments that culminate in students earning digital badges intended to attract hiring managers. Companies want skilled employees, and talented students want jobs.

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Wired Campus

JUNE 9, 2015

A few colleges are trying a new incentive to get professors to participate in professional-development workshops: digital badges. Among the most popular badge platforms are Credly and the Mozilla Open Badges project. There are a lot of people putting a lot of effort into creating really good online courses.”.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Digital badges. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. They are a perfect example of what you get when you simply transfer analog practice to digital form and don’t make use of the advantages of the new medium. underwhelming.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

The three biggest reasons pre-K-12 educators took online professional development courses in the past year were to learn how to use digital devices, how to use the educational software that goes on them, or to find out more about classroom behavior or management, according to a new study. Online PD Course Findings.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. What are digital badges? Badges are a way to recognize staff members for gaining skills and experiences they can use with their students.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Using broad brush strokes, professional development could be an online course, Edcamp Conference, graduate course or by simply working with an Instructional Coach on a lesson. What are digital badges? Badges are a way to recognize staff members for gaining skills and experiences they can use with their students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Both reports note that most jobs available today require some education or training beyond a high school diploma, and that on average, workers who have post-secondary credentials earn more than those who don’t. Crunching Credentials Data Why expend all this effort researching credentials?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The university offers digital badges rather than degrees or certificates for the completion of some courses. When graduate student Atis Degro got an email about a George Mason University course in resilience last year, he had to look up what that meant. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP. I’m always eager to try new things.”.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 16, 2015

Over the the course of a career, every day presents new puzzles, ever-changing conditions, and fresh opportunities. Completing a training program or receiving a degree is not a destination but one milestone in a learner’s journey.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We hear this sentiment from our customers, and, of course, we feel it ourselves. Beginning the week of October 12, 2020, join us for AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner , the newest Twitch series from AWS Training and Certification. It’s hard to carve out time to add to our professional skills and earn credentials.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

To address these different learning levels, RIFLI uses the Northstar Digital Literacy assessment exam as the basis for a curriculum that teaches how to use a computer to using Microsoft Excel and Word as well as social media, specifically Facebook. At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Google understands this need and provides the Google for Education Online Training Center for educators to explore, polish their skills and expand their knowledge of GAFE. One of the most exciting aspects of the training center is that the online content is free! 3) The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Badge validates learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

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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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Today, according to a Burning Glass report, eight in 10 middle-skill level jobs require digital skills, such as online communication and productivity tools. Adult workers often do not have this training, and increasingly employers report difficulty finding qualified workers with digital middle skills.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

But to train this workforce effectively, we’ll need to change the way we approach education. In the past, we’ve often thought about formal education as the acquisition of broad skills at a fixed point in time, with training ending at about age 18, 22 or later for those who need advanced degrees.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Badging Systems. Digital Badging as become a fun way for teachers and students to show off their accomplishments. Organizing and tracking badges could easily be managed through Google Classroom. Of course, Google Classroom would also make a great tool for the lit circles within our classes and on our campus.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This “pathway” data is available to students via an online portal, where they can research nearby job opportunities and learn what courses they need to improve their prospects. As students enroll and complete courses, they earn digital badges in a “Skills Passport” that school counselors and recruiters can see.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 27, 2018

Use Applied Digital Skills with your students by Friday, May 11th and you’ll receive: An Applied Digital Skills digital badge for you and your students, An invitation for your class to an exclusive YouTube Live with a surprise Googler, Entry into our drawing for one of TWO free EdTechTeam Summit tickets or THREE Google Home Minis.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

MobileMind Sync allows districts to create and schedule synchronous training events, invite participants, track attendance, assign asynchronous prerequisite courses, and much more. MobileMind Sync also provides an excellent resource for department/grade-specific training and meetings (e.g. PLC, Data, or Team meetings).

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

It is still early in the adoption of these digital hiring practices—and how employers deploy them is still very much a “black box.” As those hiring methods go digital, they could speed adoption of new kinds of microcredentials and digital badges designed to show employers the fine-grained skills achieved during educational programs.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 16, 2018

My students also create several digital products throughout my courses, such as mind maps, infographics , posters , presentations, video commercials , audio interviews , comics , ebooks , portfolios , visual prompts, speaking avatars, etc. If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out one of my books. The Process.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

To do that requires competencies most teacher training programs never considered. Because they aren’t long tedious seminars, expensive college classes, or comprehensive certificate courses, they were ignored by administrators in the past. What are Micro-credentials? Not anymore. Submit the evidence through the online platform.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

Micro-credentials are ideal for educators who want to close training gaps and upskill self-paced professional development, fulfill licensing requirements and propel their professional growth and advancement. Many of our educators have access to in-person and online training for state licensing or individual childcare program requirements.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 28, 2017

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! I actually did this for one of my Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Find out more about mission minded learning in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom. Ideas & Resources. Gamify your syllabus!

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Advertising does this, the news does this, so does professional mentoring, documentaries, books, videos and of course mothers and fathers. Managing time and staying on pace for any class/course. Publishing and pushing content digitally and answering all messages. Giving students gold stars or digital badges.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 16, 2018

My students also create several digital products throughout my courses, such as mind maps, infographics , posters , presentations, video commercials , audio interviews , comics , ebooks , portfolios , visual prompts, speaking avatars, etc. If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out one of my books. The Process.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2019

If you like these ideas, take one of my courses (CE credit or graduate course credit for a CSU Master of Education ) or check out my books. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Keynote by @MeenooRami #BadgeSummit #passthescopeEdu #ISTE19 #NotatISTE [link]. Valerie Lewis (@iamvlewis) June 22, 2019.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2019

If you like these ideas, take one of my courses (CE credit or graduate course credit for a CSU Master of Education ) or check out my books. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Dr. Randall Sampson’s Ignite Talk. Valerie Lewis (@iamvlewis) June 22, 2019.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks. KANO EDUCATION PACKAGES ( kano.me/educators/packages

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