Most of us remember earning — or seeing — merit badges like these in our childhood. They helped us show off what we knew and see what others could do. We’re doing more out-of-school learning than ever before, and digital badging is a new initiative that builds on the merit badge culture of the past.
Join the Michigan Makers for a webinar sponsored by INFOhio a week from today: Thursday, January 24, from 3:30 – 4:30pm Eastern. It’s free, and we’d love to have you! Webinar details are below:
Badging for Learning in Libraries
Collecting online badges as signs of acquired skills or new learnings is an emerging concept in both formal and informal learning environments. Cloth badges defined scouting and gave scouts a way of displaying their skills (via sashes, kerchiefs, or vests). How can moving that practice online — and creating digital backpacks with digital badges that also demonstrate new skills and abilities — transform learning? How can the microcredentialing aspect of digital badging help to capture skills that are not reflected on formal academic transcripts? How can librarians use badges to empower informal learning in powerful ways that transcend current practice and empower patrons, colleagues, and students? The presenters, a team from the University of Michigan School of Information who badged October’s OELMA conference, will share an overview of digital badging, discuss how badging can move beyond extrinsic motivation and into a meaningful representation of skills, and share tips for effective practice.Presenters (in alphabetical order):
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