Microcredentialling

[mmclaughlin]

Hey,

How much do you all see micro-credentialing on your side of the pond?  It seems like something is starting to go on around here with using it for teacher and student interactions.  

 

Matt McLaughlin

[Graham Quince]

Hi @mmclaughlin

I don't know the term, but a quick search suggests it is about digital badges.   It's something I know is close to Steve Holt's heart.  We wanted to see what was possible for the Learning FrogLearn course, but struck out for anything automated.

My old school was keen to push this stuff too.

[mmclaughlin]

In the research I have been doing on this, fully automated badging/microcredentialing is cool, but not as effective as evidence based.  Something that would be neat would be a more integrated method, where schools could gain a method for this using a tracking program where the IDT or the Principal or "someone" in charge of technology training could review evidence for their teachers and possibly track them.  I have been doing some thinking where you may be able to incorporate Mozilla Open backpack or use it as a base for reporting and create it using some tracking software...  @Graham Quince.  A school could import the badges they wanted through a matrix and create their own specific badges.