Dr. Marc Zaldivar, has been pushing forward the digital credentialing effort at Virginia Tech. Since 2012, the organization has been dabbling in the world of badges and moving towards a digital credentialing program. Their goal is to encourage learners of all levels to become more motivated along their education journey, entice faculty to maintain and learn new professional development skills, and have a ‘learning tracking system’ as a way to keep a record of all these activities over a 4 or more-year cycle.
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