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<Title>Canvas Credentials is Becoming Parchment Digital Badges</Title>
<Tagline>On 10/31, Canvas Credentials completes its rebrand</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Since March 2021, UMBC has issued digital credentials through Canvas Credentials, a platform that allows learners to earn and share verified badges recognizing their achievements. Following Instructure’s acquisition of Parchment, the Canvas Credentials platform is being rebranded to <strong>Parchment Digital Badges</strong>. <div><br></div><div>This update is in name only. The system will continue to function exactly as it does today. You’ll still log in using your same sign-on, and all existing badges, pathways, and workflows will remain unchanged. </div><div><br></div><div>The only visible updates you’ll notice are: </div><div><ul><li>The product name and logo will now display "Parchment Digital Badges" </li><li>In limited instances, the Blackboard integration will appear as “Parchment Badges” </li><li>The web address may update to a new domain (this change will happen over several weeks) </li></ul></div><div>Our <a href="https://umbc.atlassian.net/wiki/x/ZG7VAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">internal FAQs</a> and support materials will be updated by October 31 to reflect the new branding. </div><div><br></div><div>For questions or assistance, please contact the Digital Credentialing Team at <a href="mailto:badges@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">badges@umbc.edu</a> or by placing an <a href="badges.umbc.edu/request" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RT ticket</a>.</div></div>
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<Summary>Since March 2021, UMBC has issued digital credentials through Canvas Credentials, a platform that allows learners to earn and share verified badges recognizing their achievements. Following...</Summary>
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