article thumbnail

New Merger Wants to Create ‘WeWork for Education’ Via Digital Badges and Mini-Campuses

Edsurge

The two—which collectively serve about 180,000 learners—want to create a model that is customizable enough to help a high school student get a jumpstart on their associate degree and a 55-year-old professional learn a new skill. Birmingham will be ground zero for their learning and workforce model.

article thumbnail

Digital Badges Validate Skills for Special Needs Students

edWeb.net

During the edWebinar “ Digital Badge Credentials: Preparing Students with Special Needs for Employment,” the presenters discussed how and why digital badges can help students validate their training and verify their credentials with prospective employers. Many times, though, the problem is also a communication gap.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Get Inspired Whether You’re at #ISTE2017 or #NotAtISTE

Teacher Reboot Camp

We’d love to meet you face-to-face and interview you. June 27th, from 11:45 am–12:45 pm, in Room 301BC, I will be part of the ISTE panel, Personalize Professional Learning with Digital Badges and Micro-credentials , along with digital badging gurus Rich Dixon, Noah Geisel, and Cate Tolnai.

article thumbnail

How Micro-Credentials Support Professional Learning

edWeb.net

Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills. The goal of micro-credentials, according to Younge, is to capture the educator demonstrating these skills and provide their schools with evidence of the professional learning. About the Presenter.

article thumbnail

New Micro-credentials Provide Path to PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification

Digital Promise

Micro-credentials are a form of competency-based recognition that validate an educator’s professional learning. Micro-credentials can be earned as stand-alone badges of recognition or added together to achieve certification. This badge can be shared in email footers, on professional profiles, and on social networks.

article thumbnail

20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. Related: Google Classroom Student Selector (Digital Popsicle Sticks!). Badging Systems. Online Professional Learning.

Google 145
article thumbnail

OPINION: Our workforce must be ready to help growing numbers of students who come to school learning English

The Hechinger Report

This is especially true in rural communities with few options to support professional learning experiences. Traditional ESOL training and certification courses are typically based on credit accumulation, focusing on academic knowledge over real time application of learning.