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1	The Digital Badge Initiative and its Implications for First-Year Writing Tillinghast, Rena 13 May 2016 (has links) College students seek degrees to obtain employment in their field of interest, however, as the 21st century progresses, employers are often requiring specific skills in addition to degrees and transcripts. As students graduate with their Associates, Bachelors, and Graduate degrees, they plan to present these degrees as sufficient evidence of their qualifications. However, there is recent criticism of college degrees as evidence of qualifications. A beneficial alternative for students would be digital badges. A digital badge is a visual representation that signifies a specific achievement with detailed metadata attached. Digital badges in first-year writing courses would benefit students as they develop specific writing and critical thinking skills as prompted by the curriculum. First-year writing digital badges can include: researching, synthesizing, writing process, constructing authority, etc. as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Ultimately, students will display their badges on their resumes, CVs, or any other document verifying their achievements. Digital Humanities Other English Language and Literature Other Rhetoric and Composition
2	Assessing New Dimensions of an Organization's Learning Culture Scott, Jennifer Lyne 05 1900 (has links) Work-based and employee-driven informal learning, training and development have been increasing in importance in the last few decades. Concurrently, organizations seek to measure the extent to which they develop a culture and structure that supports individual learning and organizational learning. This study develops and validates a scale that can measure the extent to which an organization is perceived to provide online learning that is personalized for its employees and perceived to recognize skills and competencies acquired through non-degree and other pathways. This research can provide organizations with the ability to measure and benchmark attributes of their learning culture that are important to work-based and lifelong learning as well as talent recruitment and management. Alternative Credentials Certification Corporate Culture Credentialing Distance Education Factor Analysis Human Resource Development Human Resource Management Instrument Validation Learning Culture Learning Climate Learning Organization Micro-credentials Online Instruction Organizational Culture Organizational Learning Reliability Skill Development Validity Education, Sociology of Business Administration, Management

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The Digital Badge Initiative and its Implications for First-Year Writing

Assessing New Dimensions of an Organization's Learning Culture