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We need stinkin' badges! What do we need to know?

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Colorado Convention Center, 607

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Presenters

Noah Geisel

Micro-Credentials Program Manager

University of Colorado Boulder
@senorg

Noah Geisel serves as Micro-credentials Program Manager at the University of Colorado Boulder. He founded the annual Badge Summit Conference and his background is as a World Languages, EdTech and Digital Badges consultant and teacher passionate about helping educators and students make awesome happen. He has 19 years of experience teaching Spanish, English and Technology, and was recognized as the 2013 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. He is a learner, sharer, traveler, and giver of high fives. Noah makes his own buttons, collects ViewMasters, and takes his dog dad duties to Pepper very seriously.

Taylor Kendal

President

Learning Economy Foundation
@taykendesign

Education • Crypto • Culture • Travel • Trust ✨ President, Learning Economy Foundation // Steward, ETHDenver + Opolis + 0xFW3 Systems thinker; digital nomad. Not all who wander are lost. https://www.learningeconomy.io

Amanda Slavin

Co-founder

LearningFREQUENCY
@Ajslavin
@Ajslavin

Amanda Slavin, a renowned educator with a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, co-founded LearningFREQUENCY. Her Seventh Level Engagement Framework, integral to MBA programs globally, revolutionizes learning success metrics. Amanda's career reshapes success benchmarks from education to marketing, highlighted by her best-selling book "The Seventh Level." Co-founder of CatalystCreativ in 2012, she earned a Cannes Lion for WildAid's Join The Herd Campaign, enhancing engagement for Google, NPR, and Coca-Cola. An advisor and angel investor to 30 startups, including HubSpot and SEED, she has raised over $150M.

Session description

Digital badges and micro-credentials are over a decade old, and have gone from shiny objects to powerful tools for changing the world. This session demonstrates why they are approaching ubiquity in K-12, Higher Ed, and industry. Expert panelists will share what's essential to know and address your questions.

Purpose & objective

Know how digital badges may be used to reinforce more equitable outcomes and overcome historical inequities.
Understand the trends in metadata and credential transparency in order to be able to design badges that will equip learners and institutions with a competitive advantage.
Know the role of blockchain technology in the digital credentials space in order to be able to make informed analysis of when blockchain matters and when it does not.
Know the essentials of functional requirement considerations in order to be able to lead a successful RFP process.

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Outline

10 Minutes: Opening of session, online interactive poll to establish background knowledge and audience key wonderings.
20 Minutes: Rapid fire panel presentation on top "Things You Need to Know" about digital badging and micro-credentialing from 3 leading experts each sharing from their specific lens as a state department of education leader, a university leader, and a nonprofit EdTech leader.
30 MInutes: Ask Me Anything moderated panel discussion with priority on attendee questions. These panelists are among the topic experts on the planet. K-12 EdTech audiences have been especially limited in exposure to the bleeding edge conversations in this space since the Pandemic, and we want to prioritize time for addressing participant wonderings.

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Supporting research

The value of a college education: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/10/06/5-the-value-of-a-college-education/ (2016)

Increasing Value Through Certification and Degree Pathways: https://evolllution.com/programming/credentials/increasing-value-through-certification-and-degree-pathways/ (2021)

Making Skilled Credentials Work: https://shrm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/Walmart%20Skilled%20Credentials/shrm_foundation_walmart_skilled_cred_rise_report_083122.pdf (2022)

Alamo Colleges District's Micro-Credentials Insights: https://www.alamo.edu/microcredentials-briefs/ (2022)

Integrating Microcredentials into Undergraduate Experiences
Microcrentials Explained: https://workcred.org/Publications-and-Events/Workcred-News/Integrating-Microcredentials-into-Undergraduate-Experiences.aspx
chronicle.com/newsletter/the-edge/2023-06-07 (2023)

How Linkedin Learning and digital certificates are impacting the job application process: fastcompany.com/90828661/how-linkedin-learning-and-digital-certificates-are-impacting-the-job-application-process (2023)

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Session specifications

Topic:

Innovation in higher education

Grade level:

Community college/university

Skill level:

Intermediate

Audience:

Library media specialists, Teachers, Teacher education/higher ed faculty

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Career and technical education, World languages

ISTE Standards:

For Education Leaders:
Systems Designer

Ensure that resources for supporting the effective use of technology for learning are sufficient and scalable to meet future demand.
Establish partnerships that support the strategic vision, achieve learning priorities and improve operations.

For Educators:
Leader