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Interview with Noah Geisel, @SenorG: Motivate with Digital Badges!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Noah Geisel, @SenorG , is the first person who really taught me about the potential micro-credentials and digital badges have to motivate learners to achieve great things throughout their lives. I had used badges for my online learning conferences, but hadn’t quite used badges with students, yet.

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4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education

Neo LMS

Higher Education (HE) has significantly lagged behind other industries on the road to digitization. Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. Read more: 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. But are community colleges ready for this digital transformation?

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. OK, so Learning Management Systems weren’t developed in the 2010s, but they sure didn’t improve much during this decade.

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

Teachers take part in a variety of professional learning opportunities and when finished, submit hours, certificates, or other tokens of completion through a Google Form and it is collected and organized in a central location in the district. What are digital badges? What types of badges could be offered?

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

Teachers take part in a variety of professional learning opportunities and when finished, submit hours, certificates, or other tokens of completion through a Google Form and it is collected and organized in a central location in the district. What are digital badges? What types of badges could be offered?

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

But this year the STEM projects, maker space designs and story hours that usually take place within the library’s walls have moved online, and the library itself has found itself innovating quickly to meet the needs of their community. Across the nation, libraries are stepping up in a time of crisis. Vihn Tran (Courtesy of Vihn Tran).