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Integration of Digital Badges to Acknowledge Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Laura is the new media specialist at NMHS and has been challenged to develop innovative ways to create structures to recognize informal learning of both teachers and students. As a 21st Century Library Media Specialist, part of what I strive to do is to serve as an instructional technology resource for both educators and learners. ?In

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Tools for Designing Awesome Graphics

Teacher Reboot Camp

I’ve learned to use free web tools to design headers on different social networks, graphics for books and digital badges, banners, flyers, parent newsletters, programs, digital magazines, book covers, logos, and more! Choose from a library of fonts, stock images, shapes, lines, emojis, and more.

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The New Librarian: I started a digital badging movement for my students

eSchool News

Finally, we created paper and digital badges for students to earn to record their achievements. Students are motivated to ask questions, find answers, and share their learning with classmates, teachers, and the Colchester (CT) community. In just three years we have grown from 125 participants to more than 600 this year.

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Digital badges find their niche

eSchool News

As they shuffle back to school, or even enter into the workforce, many will be adding shiny new digital badges to their online portfolios as a record of their hard work. And digital badges play a big part. “I Next page: Badges are a community effort.

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Join Maine’s Learning Through Technology Team!

More Verbs

We currently have one opening for a Regional Education Representative: Digital Learning Specialist (and anticipate two more in the coming months). iLearnMaine Educator Micro-credentials – The first state program to leverage micro-credentials and digital badging for professional learning.

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

Edsurge

Just as formal education systems made a dramatic shift to digital since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on-the-job training is changing as well. The same forces that transformed classrooms have accelerated the adoption of more digital learning in workplace training—advancing a trend that was already underway.

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A Strong Case for Uncommon Learning

Fractus Learning

Regardless of what standards you are accountable for, uncommon learning initiatives with and without technology can be integrated seamlessly to foster deeper learning ” (Sheninger, xvii). Digital Learning Across the Curriculum. Digital Badges and Micro-credentials. Makerspaces.