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New Social Media Micro-credentials Support Social Mobility for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

In the quickly shifting workforce, digital skills have become fundamental for social mobility. Each module has an aligned micro-credential that learners can earn to verify their skills and signal to employers that they possess these important digital skills.

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Designing Pathways for Rural Learners Using Micro-credentials: Four Case Studies

Digital Promise

In our latest publication, Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report , Digital Promise conducted four in-depth case studies to explore how postsecondary institutions are using micro-credentials to create real-time career pathways for rural learners.

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How digital badges are shaking up teacher PD

eSchool News

Digital badging has arrived on the scene as a leading contender to close this gap and help provide teachers with a clear path to professional growth, and the micro-credentials to prove it. Next page: Edtech as a starting point; looking ahead at digital badges for PD).

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Digital Badges: Naming the Badge

Education with Technology

Once teachers have selected what learning and what digital badges (individual or category badges; see previous blog ), the teachers encounter another decision. What will they name each badge? ” Teachers will name each badge so that the difference is obvious to the students.

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Incredible Giveaways Whether You Are at #ISTE18 or #Notatiste18

Teacher Reboot Camp

If you attend any of my presentations in Chicago or attend virtually by watching any of the live streamed interviews and presentations shared on Twitter( @ShellTerrell ), then you have the opportunity to receive a digital badge and to receive some incredible giveaways! Participating Virtually (#NotatISTE18)? Where to Catch Us!

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

Teacher Reboot Camp

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. June 24th, is the Hack Education Unconference in San Antonio. Enjoyed this post?

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Edmodo is another safe platform that enables teachers to share content, distribute assignments and quizzes, award digital badges, and quickly communicate with students and parents.

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