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Dan HickeySheryl Grant from HASTAC recently posted a detailed summary of resources about uses of digital badges in highereducation.[1]It was a very timely post for me as I had been asked to draft just such a brief by an administrator at Indiana University where I work.  Sheryl...

by Daniel HickeyThis post suggests some initial questions about learning that you might want to ask if you are considering using digital badges.  A version of this post is being prepared for the November 2012 edition of EvoLLLution magazine.  That article will consider how digital badges can be used to both enhance learning and recognize...

By Dan HickeyI recently incorporated digital badges into the online aspects of my doctoral course on educational assessment (“Capturing Learning in Context”).  There are two aspects of this effort that readers might find useful.  The first aspect concerns the way students...

By Dan Hickey and Andi RehakIn a separate post, Dan explained he used ForAllBadges to issue OBI-complaint badges within the Oncourse course management system.  This post explains how these badges earners can "push" their badges out of the class and into their open badges backpack...

By Daniel HickeyOn September 4th and 5th, there was a meeting at the National Science Teachers Association in Arlington, VA.  Al Byers of NSTA and Kyle Peck of Penn State organized the meeting to discuss the online NSTA Learning Center for science educator professional...