We have blogged about digital badges in the past… this relatively new phenomenon is a way for people to demonstrate their achievements and abilities online. Badges continue to gain traction in the educational field, with not just students earning badges to demonstrate coursework and skills learned, but also for educators to demonstrate ongoing professional development.
Purdue University has just launched Passport, a new application that makes it easy to create, issue and share badges. According to an article in Campus Technology, a few educational institutions are starting to use badges to recognize professional development amongst faculty. While it is too early to demonstrate the effectiveness, early reports show promising results.
Read more in Campus Technology.