Comprehensive Credentials:

Badges & Micro-Credentials

for a Campus Community

Technology Analysis by Lisa Covington

 Today’s Plan

1) An overview of micro-credentials
2) Proposal for implementation of
micro-credentials
3) Alternative options
 What are
micro-credentials? Bite-Sized Chunks of Education

Stand Alone or Stackable

 Why
micro-credentials? Attract New Learners

Stopping Point
Badges
BADGR

Now known as Canvas Benefits of BADGR

Credentials ● Increase enrollment and
completion rates
Awards Badges
● Foster engagement
Stores Badges ● Validate skills in order
to showcase workforce
Integrates into LMS readiness
Where to begin?

FACULTY
Law of Diffusion of Innovation
 Purchase BADGR

June 2023 Begin developing badges for

faculty professional
development.

Introduce Badges to Faculty

August 2023
Faculty begin earning badges

Review faculty participation Timeline for

Implementation
November 2023
Identify college/school

Launch Badge Committee

January 2024

Implement Student
August 2024 Micro-Credentials
 Benefits
● Faculty and student growth
● Pilot opportunity to make
student experience seamless
● Streamline processes
 Implementation Fee -
Cost - $5,370

$9,370 1,000 Badge Earners -

$4,000
Alternatives
● Begin with students
● Utilize a different digital tool
○ Accredible
○ Digital Promise
○ CourseLoop
Low Cost - $9,370

High Impact - Ultimately impact all of the

campus populations

Moderate Risk - Potential disruption to

University operations
Questions?
Lisa Covington
lcovington@hbu.edu
References

Appelo, J. (2010, November 23). Innovation Adoption Curve. flickr.com.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurgenappelo/5201275209/

Law of Diffusion of Innovation. (2015, March 24). [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved October 17,

2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVXuN2drSpg