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Webinar: Digital Badges to curate, credential and carry forward digital learning evidence

In case you missed the February 4th webinar hosted by Transforming Assessment, here is the recording of David Gibson (Curtin University, Australia) and Kate Coleman (Deakin University, Australia) discussing badges for recognition and motivation within higher learning environments.

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Curate, Credential and Carry Forward Digital Learning Evidence

Our friends in Australia are hosting an exciting event that is open, free, and Internet friendly! See below for information on how to register: Curate, Credential and Carry Forward Digital Learning Evidence: National Forum, November 13, 2014 The Open Badges project has opened up a new way of recognizing skills and learning through an open, stackable framework and provided an opportunity to recognize more detailed aspects of learning. For example, whereas achievement of learning may be somewhat invisible in collated marks and grades, open badges enable the warranting of capabilities including those that are difficult to measure (such as team work and intercultural competence). Badging skills, experiences and knowledge can supplement or even replace traditional assessment signals such as marks and grades. Open badges can also enable a more social approach to assessment: badges can be issued or endorsed by designated stakeholders - peers, mentors, industry, associations – both within and outside of an institution and build the learner’s ability to judge their own and others’ performance. This national forum will showcase examples from the thought leaders in the field in prior learning, credentialing, open badges practice and research, and offer an employer’s perspective. International Thought Leaders Speaking at the Event: Associate Professor Dan Hickey, Indiana University; Director of the Open Badges Design Principles Documentation Project

Dr Nan Travers, SUNY, Director of the Office of Collegewide Academic Review

National Thought Leaders Speaking at the Event: Associate Professor David Gibson, Curtin University

Allyn Radford, CEO, DeakinDigital

InPractice Dr Michael Evans, Neukom Fellow, Dartmouth College

Joanna Normoyle, Experiential and Digital Media Learning Coordinator; UC Davis

Professional Perspectives Janet Strivens, Educational Developer, Centre for Lifelong Learning Educational Development Division; Senior Associate Director, The CRA (The University of Liverpool)

Susie Steigler-Peters, Education Industry Executive, Telstra Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/digitalcredentialing