2025 Badge Summit

2025 Badge Summit

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

12:00am MDT

Making Informal Learning Legible: Digital credentialing for college accessSteve Cederquist

12:00pm MDT

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

3:15pm MDT

AI-Automated Assignment Scoring to Scale a Professional Development Micro-Credential Program UMC 247Cathy Cavanaugh Badging Validated Skills: Principles from the Partnership for Skills Validation CASE E351Tara Laughlin • Amber Garrison Duncan • Emily Scheines Bridging the Digital Divide: Introducing Project 10 Million to Empower Students, Equip Patrons, & Engage Communities. UMC 382+384Dr. Kevin Starks 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 FamiLER Fued UMC 386Dawn Karber 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

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 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 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

11:30am MDT

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