A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. The content is aligned to well over 100 research studies in addition to what successfully implemented innovative practices actually look like in action. The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Next for the newly joined company is expanding the network of issuers who receive and send credentials including transcripts, diplomas, certificates and digital badges, says Parchment CEO Matthew Pittinsky, who will lead the new company. Parchment bought AVOW Systems in 2012 , and Credentials Solutions bought eScrip-Safe in 2014.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your Google accounts. SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. Badging Systems. Book Study/Lit Circles.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Students were forced to study remotely during the pandemic, and there’s a good chance that many will choose to remain online.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System or State Wage Interchange System, according to NSC. But the studies differ in their approaches to analyzing the myriad options.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 15, 2013

By Ashley Naranjo, Education Technician for the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies For some time now, the education community has discussed and explored how to get out of the standardized-testing rut and make learning enjoyable again.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Heck, our education system has become so good at maintaining the status quo and enforcing compliance throughout that we and many others have been brainwashed into thinking any other course of action would be foolish. Independent OpenCourseware Study (IOCS) implemented in 2012. We were no different and had succumbed to a fixed mindset.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift. In fact, I see the systems as complementary. Consequently, we need to avoid the jargon that naturally develops within closed learning systems.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift. In fact, I see the systems as complementary. Consequently, we need to avoid the jargon that naturally develops within closed learning systems.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

To encourage students to take advantage of extracurricular activities that may improve their chances of staying enrolled and complement their classroom learning, the University of Central Oklahoma devised a system that awards digital badges for participation in events and clubs and also compiles evidence for interested future employers.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The post Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s talk digital badges with the experts: Cate Tolnai and Jen Gibson! Digital badges can help us engage students (even remote learners). What Are Digital Badges?

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

Unfortunately, current learner navigation systems more closely resemble the early, self-contained GPS devices with incomplete and inaccurate maps. This data must be in a machine-readable format and interoperable to work in all apps and systems. K-12 learners.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Komarny, formerly the Chief Digital Office at the University of Texas, kicked off the event explaining why some higher-ed leaders are thinking of applying blockchain technology to credentialing. He pointed out that anyone may put false information—like a degree or digital badge—on their LinkedIn profile. What are the risks?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The university offers digital badges rather than degrees or certificates for the completion of some courses. He was also curious about the credential being offered for successfully completing the course: not a conventional degree or a certificate, but a “badge.”. “I Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

says it has developed a system to bring “blockchain” technology–meant to serve as a decentralized-yet-secure system for transmitting data–to education, as the concept slowly begins to attract attention in the K-12 space. Suppose an individual studied at a state school in China, took a virtual course from a U.S.

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techlearning

AUGUST 6, 2018

Course topics range from makerspaces, such as this makerspace course of mine, to this soon to launch design thinking course taught by Michael Cohen , to professional book studies, such as this one, based on The Pepper Effect , written by Sean Gaillard.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your G Suite for Education accounts. SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. Badging Systems. Book Study/Lit Circles.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Digital badging is a new practice worth examining that can make students' discrete learning goals and accomplishments more transparent and concrete. Badges can be a helpful way to motivate and assess students. Badging values the learning process, not just the final product.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 18, 2015

Digital badging is a new practice worth examining that can make students' discrete learning goals and accomplishments more transparent and concrete. Badges can be a helpful way to motivate and assess students. Badging values the learning process, not just the final product.

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IT Bill

JUNE 2, 2016

This approach to online learning has served to help new-to-online learners navigate the online course, learn to use the most common learning management system (LMS) tools, and interact with their classmates in ways that have modeled the traditional classroom. with required reading assignments, discussion forums, quizzes, etc.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally. Department of State and studied religion and culture in Indonesia.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2015

University of Houston System via Coursera. A Beginner’s Guide to Writing in English for University Study. Colorado Community College System via Canvas.net. Digital Badge: Rockets to the Rescue! Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Go To Class | Next Session : 3rd May, 2015. via Canvas.net.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

As it turns out, the share of American higher ed enrollment that is made up of adults or those who study part-time peaked in the early 1990s at 44 percent of all higher ed enrollment. Many are first-generation and lower-income learners who have historically lacked the support systems to succeed in a traditional higher ed setting.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

It is still early in the adoption of these digital hiring practices—and how employers deploy them is still very much a “black box.” As those hiring methods go digital, they could speed adoption of new kinds of microcredentials and digital badges designed to show employers the fine-grained skills achieved during educational programs.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

to guide the studies of. Definition #2 – Guiding the Studies. It’s librarians that are supposed to curate and guide further studies and deeper dives or sideways jumps to secondary topics. All the additional work of guidance in what else to study is probably only one or two picks in case it’s needed to fill time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

A research colleague and I conducted a study using these PowerPoints in 2011 and found that our method worked. Who Owns Digital Badges? A Company's Patent on Credential System Raises Questions. Not only did it increase reading motivation, but scores on reading comprehension tests improved as well.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ASSIST has expanded the system with content for every grade level, K-12 through Higher Education. The series provides grade-appropriate literary, science and social studies content and each book contains a text at a higher level with extra support to expedite students’ achievement. Incorporating end user feedback, the 10.0

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 7, 2015

In a learning ecology–as we use them now–digital badges usually cause little excitement and mean nothing. That’d be a great starting point for learning badge and gamification “2.0,” but merely updating a broken system doesn’t seem like the best use of our time. ” (Dewey 1916).

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Wired Campus

MARCH 13, 2015

Speaking at a separate session, he cited the increasing flows of data to which colleges have access, including from learning-management systems, student-success systems, and MOOCs. “My Some studies that the accelerator may facilitate will be proprietary. New Forms of Credentials. And they won’t necessarily be peer-reviewed.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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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Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Association of American Publishers complains about Cal State librarian who studies popularity of pirated scientific papers. “Digital badges aren’t replacing the bachelor’s degree any time soon,” Inside Higher Ed helpfully points out. Cal State defends its librarian.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

“ Digital Badges Are Gaining Traction,” according to MIndwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Related, via Doug Belshaw : “Some thoughts on the future of the Open Badges backpack.” The school messaging system has raised $6.8 Dubious Study by xkcd. Apptegy has raised $5.7 million total.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

But don’t be too impressed by the title; according to the employee system, I was just an intern. Higher education can, and should, study and adapt the practices of highly effective businesses. Last fall I started my first day on the job as an embedded faculty member with a corporation—as a scholar-in-residence at Steelcase Education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2017

Students apply as for college, but once they begin, instead of parsing Chaucer or Pope, they will study subjects such as business writing and project management. While students need higher education, he said, “what they don’t need is a system that tells every single person that they need a bachelor’s degree to thrive.”.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

” From the press release : “ Concentric Sky Announces BadgeRank – a New Search Engine for Digital Badges.” ” Honestly, people, there is a thing called 'BitSchool' now, doing 'personalized learning solution' through a blockchain 'paid for use system' - how much b t can we take??!!

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

” Via Buzzfeed : “ Michael Katze , famous for his studies of Ebola and the flu, ran a lab at the University of Washington where intoxication and sexual harassment went unchecked, and where he misused public resources for personal gain.” Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge.

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