2025 Badge Summit

2025 Badge Summit

TBA

3:30pm MDT

Ask Me Anything…About Open Standards for Microcredentials Glen Miller Ball Room Badging Skills in Humanities: An Example from Community College Glen Miller Ball Room Can AI-enhanced roleplay simulation be used to validate skills that earn credentials? Glen Miller Ball Room Communicating Beyond the Classroom: Open Badges to Excite & Empower Language Learners Glen Miller Ball Room CONVERGENCE: Collaborating Across and Beyond Campus Glen Miller Ball Room Counting Credentials: Sneak Peek into Credential Engine Research for Transparency about 500K+ badges Glen Miller Ball Room Culturally Responsive Digital Badging in Professional Development for Educators Glen Miller Ball Room Developing the ID Toolkit: Enhancing Micro-Credential Design at FIU Glen Miller Ball Room Dynamic Evolution: Creating a Living Ontology for Skills and Micro-Credentials Glen Miller Ball Room Empowering Lifelong Learning: The TWU Micro-Credential Initiative Glen Miller Ball Room LAiSER: Connecting Badges, Education and Labor Market with Clarity Level Setting: Words Matter and Taxonomies Glen Miller Ball Room Ready, Set, Badge! Scaling Safety & Compliance in University Lab Settings Glen Miller Ball Room Self-Leadership Coach Glen Miller Ball Room Survey Says: Gathering Data for Insights on Efficacy and Impact Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation - A Demonstration Within Higher Ed at ASU Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation - Building a Statewide System in Alabama Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation - Intentional Co-Design in Colorado's Direct Care and Behavioral Health Sector Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation - Reaching Tribal Communities and Small Businesses in Montana Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation - Starting with Scale in Indiana Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation - Unlocking Untapped Potential in Pittsburgh Glen Miller Ball Room The Evolution of an LER Implementation: Leveraging Youthful Energy in Columbus City Schools Glen Miller Ball Room There is no One Badge System to Rule Them All--developing two different badge systems within the university. Glen Miller Ball Room TLN Hot Topic Session #2 Glen Miller Ball Room TLN Hot TOpic Table #4 Glen Miller Ball Room TLN Hot Topic table talk Glen Miller Ball Room TLN Uncon Topic #1 Glen Miller Ball Room Unhiding the Curriculum though Skills Badging Glen Miller Ball Room Using trusted digital repositories to provide persistent access and preservation for micro-credential evidence Glen Miller Ball Room

12:00am MDT

Making Informal Learning Legible: Digital credentialing for college access

9:45am MDT

A Micro-credential Refresh: A customer value-based approach to building trust and clarity in micro-credentials UMC 247 Aligning Your Credentials to the TrustEd Credentials Framework UMC 386 Collaborating for a fairer, more inclusive, and transparent badge policy in organisations UMC 285+287 (Aspen) Designing for All: Learner-Centricity, accessibility, UXR, and Inclusive Feedback Loops UMC 415+417 How to Compare Apples to Oranges: Assessing the Value of different Micro-Credentials CASE W262 LinkedCreds & Resume Author: Apps for Skills-based Hiring & Advancement CASE E422 Motivating and Rewarding Learners with Digital Credentials in the IBM Ecosystem CASE E250 (CTL) You are Here: A Low-Tech Roadmap for Navigating Modern Credentials CASE E351 Building a Career-Ready Campus: Creating an Ecosystem for Student Success in the Workforce UMC 245

11:00am MDT

AI and the Personalized Learning Revolution: Upskilling, Lifelong Learning, and Flexible Learning Pathways UMC 247 Badging the Gap: Why Work-Ready Skills Badges Go Unclaimed by Students and What We Can Do About It UMC 285+287 (Aspen) Do Employers Like These Things? Assessing How Much More Employable Skill Certificates Make Our Students UMC 382+384 Dynamic Roleplay Simulation for Validating Durable Skills UMC 415+417 Empowering Early Learning Communities: Digital Badging and Literacy for Families and Educators UMC 386 Infuse: Empowering Institutions, Enabling Learners CASE W262 Making the Case: If not now, then when? CASE E250 (CTL) Navigating the Messy Middle: Overcoming Challenges in Digital Credential Innovation CASE E422 The Road to Equity - How LERs Democratize Talent Visibility CASE E351 Building Communities of Learning UMC 245

12:00pm MDT

Badging Validated Skills: Principles from the Partnership for Skills Validation UMC 247 Beyond the Achievement: Supporting Learners Evidence and Endorsements UMC 245 Bridging the Gap: Integrating Microcredentials into Higher Ed Infrastructure UMC 382+384 Building Bridges: Strengthening Campus Partnerships to Expand the KSU Micro-Credential Initiative CASE E250 (CTL) Designing Quality Micro-Credentials: Badges for Success in the 21st Century UMC 415+417 Empowering Career Success: Building Strategic Campus Partnerships for Micro-Credentialing at TCU UMC 386 FamiLER Fued UMC 285+287 (Aspen) From Concept To Reality: Operationalizing Badges and Digital Certificates for The Real World CASE E422 How to Co-Design: A Practical Approach to Human-Centered Skill Validation CASE W262

2:15pm MDT

Bridging the Gap - Non-Credit to Credit Integration at Post-Secondary Educational Institutions UMC 382+384 Credential Stanley: An Experiential Exploration of the LER Ecosystem UMC 247 Data Driven Badges: Using LAiSER to Identify and Badge the Skills that Matter UMC 285+287 (Aspen) Empowering Job Seekers with Skills-Based Hiring Technologies and Digital Skills UMC 386 Evaluating curriculum and providers: A exploration of quality assurance opportunities UMC 415+417 LER Credentials As Currency In A Student Jobs Marketplace CASE W262 Making Decisions Today to Support the Workforce System of Tomorrow CASE E422 Piecing Together Perspectives: Advancing Skill Validation Through Stakeholder Insights CASE E250 (CTL) Wallet Attached Storage - a web-accessible data store for your wallet CASE E351 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 245

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 245 AI-Automated Assignment Scoring to Scale a Professional Development Micro-Credential Program UMC 247 Bridging the Digital Divide: Introducing Project 10 Million to Empower Students, Equip Patrons, & Engage Communities. UMC 382+384 Building a Unified Credential Framework: Ensuring Value, Equity, and Portability in Micro-Credentials UMC 386 Codeswitch: Translating Blackfeet Worldview into Interoperable Data CASE E250 (CTL) Creating a CLR program for non-academic opportunities at a university UMC 415+417 Empowering Learners: Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) Digital Credential Journey CASE W262 Fishbowl: What are Verifiable Credentials and Open Badges UMC 285+287 (Aspen) From Micro to Mighty: Revolutionizing Professional Growth with Digital Badges in Higher Education CASE E422

4:15pm MDT

Empowering Military Service Members through Skills Identification and Digital Badging UMC 382+384 From Achievements to Advocacy: Designing of the Brag Sheet UMC 415+417 From Campus to Career: Empowering Students with Competency Badges To Use As Job Search Currency UMC 285+287 (Aspen) Harnessing Communities of Practice for Workforce Development and Digital Equity UMC 386 Simulations, AI, and Microcredentials: A Recipe for Creating Valid Assessments of Skills and Competencies CASE W262 Sustaining Communities of Practice Through Micro-Credentials CASE E250 (CTL) The Microcredential Governance Mirage: Turning Industry Aspirations and Campus Collaboration Into Tangible Outcomes CASE E422 You have a badge, so what ? What is it Employers and Industry is looking for... CASE E351 New Mexico Leadership Fellowship Digital Credentials Workshop UMC 245

9:45am MDT

If You Badge a Birthday Party UMC 247 Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Access and Inclusion via Micro-Credentials (Lessons from Ireland) UMC 285+287 (Aspen) Micro-credentials’ Edge: 5 Benefits for Learners UMC 415+417 Mind the Gap: Addressing Challenges in Secondary School and College Badge Implementation UMC 382+384 Microcredentials as a Tool for Lifelong Learning: The Polish Approach and Implementation of the Odznaka+ Application CASE E422

10:30am MDT

Issuer Registry Research Project UMC 247 Neurodivergence Allyship & Advocacy Through Digital Credentials UMC 285+287 (Aspen) Rubrics, Relevance, and Reliability: Building Trust in Microcredentials UMC 382+384 The Skyway: In the Journey of Life, Learning is your Passport UMC 415+417

11:30am MDT

Putting Recognition First UMC 247 The IBM SkillsBuild Certificate to Job Strategy - Leveraging the LER Ecosystem UMC 382+384 What does Digital Literacy mean with it comes to Digital Credentials? UMC 415+417 Work in Progress: Articulating postsecondary pathways for K-12 digital badges UMC 285+287 (Aspen)

TBA

12:00am MDT

Amplifying Achievement: Engaging Digital Badge Earners at Purdue Global Beyond the Badge: Data-Driven Insights into Digital Badging in Higher Education Competency-Based Microcredentials for Educators: A Case Study with Delaware Department of Education Deep Dive: Discussion of questions and themes around Verifiable Credentials and Open Badges From Competency to Credential: Badge Engine and Open-Source Digital Badging Level Up: Gamified Learning and Financial Incentives for Transfer Success Micro-Credential Design for Greater Learner Impact Peak Behind the Curtain: Badge Practitioners Training Understanding Badge Quality: How It Evolves from Novice to Expert Wallet-splaining: Is that Open Recognition in your pocket!?

12:30am MDT

Come Join Us - It's the Era of All Learning Counts! Credentials and the Circle of Trust