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Learning During A Pandemic: The Impact Of Digital Badges On Staff Training, Jennifer Wright
Learning During A Pandemic: The Impact Of Digital Badges On Staff Training, Jennifer Wright
South Carolina Libraries
During the pandemic, the Spartanburg County Public Libraries implemented a new learning management system with a digital badging component. The digital badges were enthusiastically received by staff and increased training completion rates significantly. Even without an LMS, other libraries can create badging for continuing education using a variety of online resources. Digital badging is an important motivational tool to use for continuing education, especially as training goes virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Good, The Badge, And The Ugly: Takeaways From Creating An Information Literacy Badge, Jesika Brooks, Brittany Hickey, Joshua Brunck
The Good, The Badge, And The Ugly: Takeaways From Creating An Information Literacy Badge, Jesika Brooks, Brittany Hickey, Joshua Brunck
South Carolina Libraries
Digital badges are micro-certifications that indicate competence in particular skills. At Columbia College, we combined coursework on information literacy skills with a Wikipedia editing project to create a digital “Research Badge” administered through the campus learning management system. Our poster at SCLA 2019 shared project successes and areas for improvement.