2025 Badge Summit

2025 Badge Summit

2025 Badge Summit @ CU Boulder
In-person July 21-23 | Online August 5

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9:45am MDT

Beyond the Achievement: Supporting Learners Evidence and Endorsements CASE E250 (CTL)Rob Coyle Bridging the Gap: Integrating Microcredentials into Higher Ed Infrastructure CASE 313Kathryn Linder • Jeremy Lingle If You Badge a Birthday Party UMC 247Nate Otto Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Access and Inclusion via Micro-Credentials (Lessons from Ireland) UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Brian Shee Mind the Gap: Addressing Challenges in Secondary School and College Badge Implementation UMC 382+384Scott Dillingham • Katherine Villasenor What Do Learners Say? Exploring the 5 Real Benefits of Micro-Credentials UMC 415+417Keying Chen • Dr. Marilys Galindo Experience You Field Test Updates: How AI is Empowering Individuals with Skills-Rich Digital Credentials (JobSpeaker & Gobekli) CASE W262Saumya Mangalick • Danny Done • Jarlath O'Carroll Microcredentials as a Tool for Lifelong Learning: The Polish Approach and Implementation of the Odznaka+ Application CASE E422Michał Nowakowski

10:30am MDT

Building a Unified Credential Framework: Ensuring Value, Equity, and Portability in Micro-Credentials CASE E422Jennie Pett • Penny Ramirez • Leah McNally Building Bridges: Strengthening Campus Partnerships to Expand the KSU Micro-Credential Initiative CASE 313Ashley Archer Doehling Empowering Learners: Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) Digital Credential Journey CASE E250 (CTL)Tomas Mindlin Issuer Registry Research Project UMC 247Deb Everhart • Gillian Walsh • Jeanne Kitchens Neurodivergence Allyship & Advocacy Through Digital Credentials UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Javier Motta-Mena Rubrics, Relevance, and Reliability: Building Trust in Microcredentials UMC 382+384Collin Sullivan The Skyway: In the Journey of Life, Learning is your Passport UMC 415+417Taylor Kendal Experience You Field Test Updates: How AI is Empowering Individuals with Skills-Rich Digital Credentials (WGU & iQ4) CASE W262Saumya Mangalick • Darin R. Hobbs • Frank Cicio • Kymberly Hinkley

11:00am MDT

Exhibitor Visit UMC 235

11:30am MDT

Do Employers Like These Things? Assessing How Much More Employable Skill Certificates Make Our Students CASE E422Dylan Mark Civics Credentialing System UMC 247Chris Newlon Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Digital Badge Strategy & Issuance: Beyond Member Recognition to Community Advocacy, Awareness, and Empowerment TBARebecca Leder From Concept To Reality: Operationalizing Badges and Digital Certificates for The Real World CASE 313Kim McNutt How to Co-Design: A Practical Approach to Human-Centered Skill Validation CASE E250 (CTL)Nishita Chheda • Meghan Raftery The IBM SkillsBuild Certificate to Job Strategy - Leveraging the LER Ecosystem UMC 382+384Ian Davidson • Sonia Malik What does Digital Literacy mean with it comes to Digital Credentials? UMC 415+417Collin Sullivan • Insiya Bream • Keisha Campbell • Nicole Westrick Work in Progress: Articulating postsecondary pathways for K-12 digital badges UMC 285+287 (Aspen)Heather Luchte • Rick Stoddart Experience You Field Test Updates: How AI is Empowering Individuals with Skills-Rich Digital Credentials (Learning Economy Foundation) CASE W262Saumya Mangalick • Taylor Kendal • Duncan Cox

12:00pm MDT

T3 Mid-Year Meeting + Lunch Glen Miller Ball RoomTaylor Hansen