2025 Badge Summit

2025 Badge Summit

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

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

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

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