The University of Albany team of Trudi Jacobson, Kelsey O’Brien, Doug Sweet, and Mary Ellen Mallia gave a highly informative presentation on how they are using digital badging to support academic and student affairs initiatives. Presently, they have 70 different involvement markers. Continue reading
Other than a couple of meetings, Digital Badges for Professional Development was the first presentation I sat in on while at the SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology held in Potsdam, NY. In this presentation, Alexandra Pickett gave an overview of what SUNY was doing to use digital badges to support professional development. Continue reading
There are many ways to recognize individuals for doing a great job, mastering a new skill, or to simply have fun. This recognition could be a simple thank you, a pat on the back, a certificate, or a virtual badge. The TEI team is exploring badging as a way of recognizing new skills as well as to simply have fun. You may be a recipient of one of our new badges. Continue reading
