2025 Badge Summit

2025 Badge Summit

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12:00am MDT

Making Informal Learning Legible: Digital credentialing for college accessSteve Cederquist

9:45am MDT

A Micro-credential Refresh: A customer value-based approach to building trust and clarity in micro-credentials UMC 247Michele Braun • Lora Bucsis • Matthew Hall Aligning Your Credentials to the TrustEd Credentials Framework UMC 386Kelly Hoyland • Collin Sullivan Collaborating for a fairer, more inclusive, and transparent badge policy in organisations UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Sandra Zoomers Designing for All: Learner-Centricity, accessibility, UXR, and Inclusive Feedback Loops UMC 415+417Brooke Lipsitz • Javier Motta-Mena How to Compare Apples to Oranges: Assessing the Value of different Micro-Credentials CASE W262Samuel Abramovich • Anne Reed LinkedCreds & Resume Author: Apps for Skills-based Hiring & Advancement CASE E422Phillip Long • Taylor Hansen Motivating and Rewarding Learners with Digital Credentials in the IBM Ecosystem CASE E250 (CTL)Caryn Buddie You are Here: A Low-Tech Roadmap for Navigating Modern Credentials CASE E351Bobbi Vernon Building a Career-Ready Campus: Creating an Ecosystem for Student Success in the Workforce UMC 245Kelvin Bentley

11:00am MDT

AI and the Personalized Learning Revolution: Upskilling, Lifelong Learning, and Flexible Learning Pathways UMC 247Phil Komarny • Frank Ricotta Badging the Gap: Why Work-Ready Skills Badges Go Unclaimed by Students and What We Can Do About It UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Rochelle Ramirez • Jodi McPherson Do Employers Like These Things? Assessing How Much More Employable Skill Certificates Make Our Students UMC 382+384Dylan Mark Dynamic Roleplay Simulation for Validating Durable Skills UMC 415+417David McCool Empowering Early Learning Communities: Digital Badging and Literacy for Families and Educators UMC 386Dr Julie Keane • Mirla DeLow • Justine Jimenez Infuse: Empowering Institutions, Enabling Learners CASE W262Mark McConahay • Michelle Mott Making the Case: If not now, then when? CASE E250 (CTL)Holly Zanville • Amanda MacDonald • Marc Zaldivar Navigating the Messy Middle: Overcoming Challenges in Digital Credential Innovation CASE E422Wendy Palmer The Road to Equity - How LERs Democratize Talent Visibility CASE E351Beth Ardner Building Communities of Learning UMC 245Mickey Fearn • Don Labonte

12:00pm MDT

Badging Validated Skills: Principles from the Partnership for Skills Validation UMC 247Tara Laughlin • Amber Garrison Duncan • Emily Scheines Beyond the Achievement: Supporting Learners Evidence and Endorsements UMC 245Rob Coyle Bridging the Gap: Integrating Microcredentials into Higher Ed Infrastructure UMC 382+384Jeremy Lingle Building Bridges: Strengthening Campus Partnerships to Expand the KSU Micro-Credential Initiative CASE E250 (CTL)Ashley Archer Doehling Designing Quality Micro-Credentials: Badges for Success in the 21st Century UMC 415+417Gali Lefkowitz Empowering Career Success: Building Strategic Campus Partnerships for Micro-Credentialing at TCU UMC 386Regina Middleton FamiLER Fued UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Dawn Karber • Simone Ravaioli From Concept To Reality: Operationalizing Badges and Digital Certificates for The Real World CASE E422Kim McNutt How to Co-Design: A Practical Approach to Human-Centered Skill Validation CASE W262Nishita Chheda • Meghan Raftery

2:15pm MDT

Bridging the Gap - Non-Credit to Credit Integration at Post-Secondary Educational Institutions UMC 382+384Melissa Jimenez • Michael Macklin Credential Stanley: An Experiential Exploration of the LER Ecosystem UMC 247Brooke Lipsitz • Javier Motta-Mena Data Driven Badges: Using LAiSER to Identify and Badge the Skills that Matter UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Mike Sanders Empowering Job Seekers with Skills-Based Hiring Technologies and Digital Skills UMC 386Caroline McKinnon Evaluating curriculum and providers: A exploration of quality assurance opportunities UMC 415+417Leah K Matthews • Karen J Solomon LER Credentials As Currency In A Student Jobs Marketplace CASE W262Scott Travis Making Decisions Today to Support the Workforce System of Tomorrow CASE E422Meena Naik Piecing Together Perspectives: Advancing Skill Validation Through Stakeholder Insights CASE E250 (CTL)Tara Laughlin Wallet Attached Storage - a web-accessible data store for your wallet CASE E351Phillip Long • Dmitri Zagidulin How Might We Create a Single Source of Truth for Microcredentials Earned by Matriculated Students, Professional Earners, and the Workforce Associated with the Health Care Enterprise at a Large Medical School with... UMC 245Cynthia LaBrake

3:15pm MDT

Talent Supply and Employer Demand is a Tapestry, Not a Quilt - Weaving the strands to create an LER in your State UMC 245Darin R. Hobbs • Natalie Wenzler AI-Automated Assignment Scoring to Scale a Professional Development Micro-Credential Program UMC 247Cathy Cavanaugh Bridging the Digital Divide: Introducing Project 10 Million to Empower Students, Equip Patrons, & Engage Communities. UMC 382+384Dr. Kevin Starks Building a Unified Credential Framework: Ensuring Value, Equity, and Portability in Micro-Credentials UMC 386Tiffany Burgamy • Tyson Heath • Leah McNally Codeswitch: Translating Blackfeet Worldview into Interoperable Data CASE E250 (CTL)Elizabeth Dove • Jenny Harms Creating a CLR program for non-academic opportunities at a university UMC 415+417Susan Gieg Empowering Learners: Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) Digital Credential Journey CASE W262Tomas Mindlin Fishbowl: What are Verifiable Credentials and Open Badges UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Gillian Walsh From Micro to Mighty: Revolutionizing Professional Growth with Digital Badges in Higher Education CASE E422Renee Anderson • Dr. Cindy Van Buren • Elizabeth Scarbrough

4:15pm MDT

Empowering Military Service Members through Skills Identification and Digital Badging UMC 382+384Gardner Carrick • Sytease Gieb • Deanna Parker From Achievements to Advocacy: Designing of the Brag Sheet UMC 415+417Jonny Coreson • Morgan Pence • Madeline Sinkovic From Campus to Career: Empowering Students with Competency Badges To Use As Job Search Currency UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Keith Look Harnessing Communities of Practice for Workforce Development and Digital Equity UMC 386Dr Julie Keane • Dr Kelly Page • Dr Krystal Rawls Simulations, AI, and Microcredentials: A Recipe for Creating Valid Assessments of Skills and Competencies CASE W262Jeff Fiske • Amanda Morris • Gina Pazzaglia Sustaining Communities of Practice Through Micro-Credentials CASE E250 (CTL)Alex Fishman The Microcredential Governance Mirage: Turning Industry Aspirations and Campus Collaboration Into Tangible Outcomes CASE E422Lisa Young You have a badge, so what ? What is it Employers and Industry is looking for... CASE E351Yasmin King New Mexico Leadership Fellowship Digital Credentials Workshop UMC 245Ken Simon