What are digital badges?
Digital badges are verifiable, portable digital credentials that recognize specific skills, achievements, or competencies. They contain embedded metadata including the issuer, criteria, evidence, and the date earned, making them a trusted and convenient way to showcase learning and accomplishments.
Benefits of Digital Badges
Digital badges offer verifiable, shareable credentials that showcase specific skills and competencies beyond traditional transcripts. They contain embedded metadata that employers can instantly verify, making them more credible than paper certificates.
How to use a Digital Badge
Upon completing a designated course or project, you'll earn a digital badge that can easily be displayed on digital portfolios, or within professional applications to showcase your achievement.
Viewing Badges
After receiving a badge, students can add it to their badge wallet and view them in Canvas Badges. This platform allows you to store badges earned through UNK and consolidate other badges into one centralized digital wallet.
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