Badging
ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ
How It’s Developing
Why It Matters
Examples from Libraries
Is you library innovating with digital badges? Please let us know.
Notes and Resources
[1] Open Badges for Lifelong Learning, Mozilla Foundation, Peer 2 Peer University, and The MacArthur Foundation, January 23, 2013, available from
[2] "Digital Badges Gain Traction in Higher Education," Michelle Harven, edtechtimes, March 28, 2014, available from .
[3] “7 Things You Should Know About™…Badges,” EDUCAUSE, 2012, available from .
[4] “Digital Badges: Catalyst in the Evolution of Higher Education or ‘Killer App’ for Alternatives?” Kyle Peck, The Evolllution, June 19, 2012, available from .
[5] “7 Things You Should Know About™…Badges,” EDUCAUSE, 2012, available from .
[6] "How Badges Really Work in Higher Education," David Raths, Campus Technology, June 20, 2013, available from .
[7] “A Future Full of Badges,” Kevin Carey, Chronicle of Higher Education, April 8, 2012, available from .
[8] “Digital Badges in the Classroom,” Alan Reid and Denise Paster, Inside Higher Ed, October 11, 2013, available from .
[9] “Show Me Your Badge,” Kevin Carey, New York Times, November 2, 2012, available from .
[10] "Certificates, Reputation, and the Blockchain," Philipp Schmidt, MIT Media Lab (blog), Medium, October 27, 2015, available from .
[11] “Badges: A New Measure of Professional Development,” Michael Hart, Campus Technology, January 14, 2015, available from
[12] “Digital Badges for Professional Development,” Veronica Diaz, EDUCAUSE Review, July 1, 2013, available from
[13] “Badging From Within,” Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed, January 3, 2014, available from .
[14] “Connected Learning: Chicago Tests ‘Digital Badges’ to Track Education,” Nancy Scola, Next City, March 31, 2014, available from .
[15] “This Summer, Pittsburgh Becomes a Citywide Campus for Learning,” Natalie Orenstein, Remake Learning, June 15, 2015, available from .
[16] “A Future Full of Badges,” Kevin Carey, Chronicle of Higher Education, April 8, 2012, available from .