edWeb.net

JUNE 8, 2021

As educators and industry partners look ahead to the 2020-21 school year, they’re examining the impact of the pandemic and the potential transformation of all aspects of K-12 education. Career advancement falls further down the list, and teachers don’t seem to be that excited about earning digital badges. How Vendors Can Help.

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Professional Learning Industry Digital Badges Learning 89

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we bid farewell to the teenage years of the 21st century, we posed these questions and others to longtime industry entrepreneurs, analysts and stakeholders about the highs and lows, wins and woes of the past decade. They have serious, well-informed concerns about what are the right ways and wrong ways to use tech in the classroom.

EdTech 176

EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 176

Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 29, 2013

As the largest digital library of peer-sourced study materials, StudyBlue is inviting students, parents and industry leaders nationwide to join in building a virtual Wall of Thanks to give back to the educators who have made a difference in their lives. With one click, a digital thank-you card is created and displayed as a keepsake.

Digital Badges 124

Digital Badges Social Media Industry Mobility 124

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

Middle school students have used a mix of laser cutters, three-dimensional printers and wood-cutting tools to develop turbochargers and crash test protection devices that solve real-world issues in the automotive industry.

Digital Badges 166

Digital Badges STEM Assessment Industry 166

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. Experiment, be wrong first, it’s just like being right.”

Education 92

Education Digital Badges MOOC Industry 92

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Why not attend AWS re:Invent (virtually) with industry validated cloud skills? The series is designed for anyone looking to build their AWS Cloud knowledge, and is free, fun, and an informal way to learn with a community of individuals who have similar goals. As a result, you’ll be ready to dive deeper and find your next challenge.

Digital Badges 52

Digital Badges Industry Training Exercises 52

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

In other words, statements within PDF documents cannot be reliably referenced in information systems and digital content. That could allow for better alignment between a university’s digital competency frameworks, and what is used by the profession or industry that a student will enter.

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Google Academic Standards Education Data 105

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Nearly 60 percent of 589 preK-12 educators surveyed enrolled in professional courses online, according to a study by the Educational Technology Industry Network, a division of the Software & Information Industry Network. To receive a digital badge: 10 percent. Continuing education credit: 46 percent.

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Course Study Survey Digital Badges 53

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

These learners know that digital badges and certificates will make them discoverable in the growing number of search tools that employers use to target very specific skills. IBM and Salesforce are two companies who first used badges to promote skill-building for employee advancement, and that are now using them to find outside talent.

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Digital Badges Coursera Training Company 80

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Within higher ed and between higher ed & industry. Many #DLNchat -ters agreed that digital portfolios were one way to show skill mastery, but needed to go further. Keith Bevacqua shared this idea: “Perhaps by archiving full work sets after a course, not just providing a digital badge.

Digital Badges 69

Digital Badges Education Secondary Assessment 69

Educator Innovator

MARCH 25, 2015

Mozilla is working with an advisory group drawn from the Mozilla community, industry, higher education, policymakers, and others to ensure the content and evidence is grounded in real-world application. Finally, Mozilla is making sure to document lessons learned for broader reach and information back to interested stakeholders.

Digital Badges 33

Digital Badges Competency Based Learning Education Industry 33

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The authenticity of transactions are protected by digital signatures that match up with the signatures of those sending information, giving users control over the sending of bitcoins. ” See also: ‘Digital Badges’ Would Represent Students’ Skill Acquisition.

Sony 40

Sony Digital Badges Khan Academy Education 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

So in a world where options for informal learning are increasingly limitless, there is significant value in breaking down the barriers between working and learning—or as HR and corporate learning expert Josh Bersin puts it, “ learning in the flow of work.”

Digital Badges 193

Digital Badges Coursera Learning Industry 193

MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Teachers at the cutting edge of this work are asking students to use technology to access and synthesize information in the service of finding solutions to multifaceted, complex problems they might encounter in the real world. Badges are already being used to recognize competence in a skill in digital spaces like Khan Academy.

Technology 28

Technology Maker Movement Trends Khan Academy 28

edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

Brian Tinsley, Digital Promise Senior Research and Communications Associate for Adult Learning, described micro-credentialing as an evidence-based digital pathway to personalized and on-demand learning, with certification that demonstrates mastery of a specific skill or set of skills. Navigating Challenges. The Impact: A Testimonial.

LMS 74

LMS Training Digital Badges Industry 74

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. Spectrum Industries ( www.spectrumfurniture.com ) announced the introduction of the Pivot Workstation.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 54

Wired Campus

MARCH 13, 2015

But the rules and norms for handling digital information generated by students are far from clear. Several sessions focused on how alternative credentials, such as digital badges and new features of social-media platforms like LinkedIn, would become an important new currency for signaling personal achievement.

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Company Digital Badges Secondary Conference 28

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

“Digital badges aren’t replacing the bachelor’s degree any time soon,” Inside Higher Ed helpfully points out. “But a growing number of colleges are working with vendors to use badges as an add-on to degrees, to help students display skills and accomplishments that transcripts fail to capture.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

More on student loans (namely, people in powerful political office with connections to the student loans industry) in the politics of education section above. “ Digital Badges Are Gaining Traction,” according to MIndwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2017

The campus is also embedding more licenses and industry certifications within its education programs. We are in this industrial hub and we are very concerned about people, knowledge, skills and abilities,” said Holly Moore, the executive dean of the Georgetown campus. That approach appealed to Janice Hammerstrom, whose 1994 B.A.

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Training Company Policies Industry 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. There’s some more research on badges and alternative credentials in the research section below. ” “U.S. Go, School Sports Team! ” That aid totaled $255,097. .”

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I’ve also written a separate article listing some of the various events that happened in the for-profit college industry this year – closures, lawsuits, sales, and the like. It just presumably means that the information about what they’ve done is stored in a record that hasn’t been altered.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Inside Higher Ed on the “Return of the College Scoreboard” : “The Department of Education published updated information on the College Scorecard Thursday, including a new feature that allows students to compare data from up to 10 institutions at once.” ” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

Though some advocates believe this would lead to better consumer information and transparency about the return on investment for college, the linkage was banned because of differences over student data privacy and how big a role the federal government should play in higher education. Alternative Providers: Hype or Hope?

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Outcomes Policies Student Data Privacy Digital Badges 104

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” There’s more education-related legal news down in the information security section below. SNHU and LRNG are merging “to Create ‘ WeWork for Education ’ Via Digital Badges and Mini-Campuses.” ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. tuition-free, Ryan announces.”

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60