Open Digital Badges

This is what we are thinking about…

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Articles

Why Open Badges?

27 November 2024 | 4 min read

Explore the benefits of Open Badges, how they transform informal workplace learning into visible achievements and why their attached evidence creates more meaningful recognition than traditional certificates or digital badges.

Tutorials

Designing Open Badges

23 November 2024 | 18 min read

Design Open Badges that drive real outcomes and deliver business value. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to create badges with clear criteria and evidence requirements, ensuring they recognize meaningful workplace skills and achievements.

Articles

What is an Open Badge?

20 November 2024 | 3 min read

Read about what makes Open Badges unique, their technical structure and how they enable issuers to recognize informal achievements and continuous learning with portable digital credentials that include real evidence.

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Talks

Increasing uptake for event badges

18 December 2022 | 6 min read

What do you do when you get fewer than two or three applications for your Open Badges even when 100s of people attended your conference, webinar or training session?

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Tools

Create demo Open Badges

28 June 2022 | 1 min read

Tool that generates temporary Open Badges so people can explore how they work. Anyone is welcome to use this themselves or with groups. Badges expire after 60 days.