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<Title>GO Chat Recap: Badging &amp; Micro-credentialing</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/88007" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Last week</a>, we welcomed <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/braxton/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sherri Braxton</a>, Senior Director of <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Technology</a>, as our inaugural guest on GO Chat to talk about her work on campus and beyond the loop for badging and micro-credentialing initiatives. </span></div><div><br></div><div>We discussed some recent articles that have been on our mind: </div><div><ul><li>Inside Higher Ed recently published an article that <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/10/06/covid-era-experience-strengthens-faculty-belief-value-online" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty confidence in online learning grows</a>. As we prepare for Spring 2021, we hope faculty will grow their confidence in online teaching and continue to facilitate environments of active learning. </li><li>EDUCAUSE's <a href="https://er.educause.edu/articles/2020/8/preparing-workers-for-anything-human-machine" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Preparing Workers for Anything: Human + Machine</a> made us reflect on "soft-skills" or "21st century skills" that prepare students to be lifelong learners.</li><li>The Retriever's <a href="https://retriever.umbc.edu/2020/09/professors-need-to-restructure-online-classes-heres-how/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Professors need to restructure online classes. Here’s how.</a> We discussed how the article shed light on everyone's ability to give grace during this time. </li></ul></div><div>Sherri led the conversation on how badging transforms the way learning, skills, and accomplishments are recognized and allows for the capture, promotion, and transfer of learning that occurs in diverse contexts. At UMBC, a number of badges have been awarded in partnership with campus offices. In addition to the <a href="https://www.usmd.edu/cai/usm-digital-badging-initiative" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">University System of Maryland's Badging Essential Skills for Transition (BEST)</a> program, UMBC is leading the micro-credentialing initiative to better prepare students to demonstrate mastery of competencies through the <a href="http://www.greaterwashingtonpartnership.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Greater Washington Partnership (GWP)</a>. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://umbc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=101111db-dbbe-4170-bb19-ac5601444e48" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Check out the full GO Chat here. </a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/88284" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Our next GO Chat is on Friday, November 13</a>, and will conclude our celebration of <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/posts/96234" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">National Distance Learning Week</a>. Our topic for conversation is the Future of eLearning at UMBC. We will be joined by Yvette Mozie-Ross, Vice Provost for <a href="https://enrollment.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Enrollment Management and Planning</a> and Beth Jones, Associate Vice Provost for the Office of Summer, Winter, and Special Programs in the <a href="http://dps.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Division of Professional Studies</a>. We hope you will join us!</div><div><br></div><div>Don't miss a GO Chat! Make sure you:</div><div><ul><li>Follow our <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Technology</a> and <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT</a> myUMBC Groups</li><li>Subscribe to our <a href="https://umbc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx?folderID=ff4ad1a3-2fba-48e1-9ca1-ac560144103d" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Panopto Folder</a></li><li>Listen to us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/umbc-go-chat/id1536751510" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Apple Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://pivot.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PIVOT</a> | <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/academic-continuity/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Academic Continuity</a> | <a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/resources/keep-on-teaching/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Keep On Teaching</a> | <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/students" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Student Technology Resources</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/faq" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Check our extensive FAQ collection</a> </li><ul><li><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/LohnB" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">What’s new in Ultra?</a> | <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/bwrSAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Known Issues</a> </li></ul><li><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open a ticket via RT</a></li><li><a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Request a consult</a> with instructional technology staff</li></ul></div><div><br></div></div>
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