Progressive Credentials, Digital Badges &

Talent Management

Bernard Bullwww.etale.org@bdean1000

“You do have your MBA, don’t you?”

What is a Credential?

Credentia = Credence (belief or acceptance of something as true)

giving credence to or recommending

17th Century “Credential Letter”

What is a Credential?

Credentia = Credence (belief or acceptance of something as true)

giving credence to or recommending

17th Century “Credential Letter”

CredentialGoogle Ngram Viewer

Competency“sufficiency of qualification” 1780s+

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Background

Port 1 - 0 Credits

Elective - 3 Credits

EDT 893 - 3 Credits

EDT 892 - 3 Credits

EDT 970 - 3 Credits

EDT 885 - 3 Credits

EDT 890 - 3 Credits

EDT 908 - 3 Credits

EDT 889 - 3 Credits

Elective - 3 Credits

Elective - 3 Credits

Elective - 3 Credits

Port 2 - 0 Credits

Port 3 - 0 Credits

M.S. in Educational Design & Technology

Learning Objectives

Required Learning Activities

Units of Instruction

Assessments

Sample Course - 3 Credits

Flipped Classroom

Strategies for Interactive

Lecture

Learning Experience Design

Essentials

Digital Storytelling

Gamification & Game-based Learning

Project-based Learning

Digital Discussion

-based Learning

Inquiry-based Learning

Sample Course - 3 Credits

Sample Badge

Competency introduction and instructions

Badge Host

Practice exercises to help reach the competency

Access to content and resources about PBL

Opportunities to connect and collaborate on PBL

Worked examples of PBL

Criteria for earning the badge

What Goes into a Badge?

How we built it.

M.S. in Educational Design & Technology

University owns the credential

Student owns / controls some of the credentials

Updated resume upon completion of courses

and degree

Ongoing resume updates with each new badge

University formatted transcript Student can adjust the “transcript” based on a given context.

Credential describes courses and degrees.

Prerequisite competencies.

Credential describes discrete knowledge & skill.

Prerequisite courses

What Changed?

= M.S. in Educational Design & Technology

= M.S. in Teaching &Learning

Graduate Certificatein Assessment Strategies

=Degree at University A

=Degree at University B

=Degree at University C

Cross-University Degree

= M.S. in Educational Design & Technology

Badge from a MOOCBadge Through

Prior Learning

Badge from Professional Organization

Badge from Another University

Student Designed Badge

Student-created Badge

“Today, you either disrupt yourself or someone else will.”

– Peter Diamandis, Chairman & CEO of the X Prize Foundation

What is a Progressive Credential?

“Instead of just getting one massive credential at the end of an extended degree program, this is about issuing smaller credentials along the way.”

1. More Immediate Job Opportunities

Degree Resume Job

Micro-Credential Resume Update Job Degree

Degree Micro-Credential Job

2. Documented Skills for Potential Promotions or a New Project

__ Job Micro-Credential Promotion

3. Help Employers When Experiencing a Skills Gap

Minimum Requirements Job

Micro-Credential New Responsibility #1

Micro-Credential #2 New Responsibility #2

Micro-Credential #3 New Responsibility #3

4. Helps the Learner / Worker See the Big Picture

+ +Skillset #1 Skillset #1 Skillset #1

5. Easier Revision & Updates to Curricula / Training

Update Annually

Outsourced

6. Motivation + Progress By Leveling Up

+ +Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Progressive Credentials, Digital Badges &

Talent Management

Bernard Bullwww.etale.org@bdean1000