Clarkson is piloting a new program that will enhance learning and skills through badges and micro-credentials. Badges and micro-credentials are quickly becoming a tool used in both higher education and industry to verify and validate knowledge, skills and abilities. These non-credit, short courses will provide the opportunity to further personalize your educational experience at Clarkson and enhance your access to areas and topics that may be outside of your curriculum, but can be crucial to career success.
Content, pedagogy and assessment for the five pilot badges that are launching over winter break were developed in collaboration with faculty, corporate partners and alumni. Additional pilot badges in making, prototyping and other targeted in-demand skills will launch throughout the coming months, providing a wide range of topics to match your career and personal interests.
During this pilot phase, badges are only open to Clarkson students, faculty and staff and are offered at no charge. Further information about the program, including current and forthcoming badges, can be found at www.clarkson.edu/badges or intranet.clarkson.edu/badges. The five pilot badges include Building an Innovation Language, an Introduction to Technical Sales, IBM’s Remote Innovation, Shipley Center’s Start-up Fundamentals, and an Introduction to Python. Badges will all be ready soon, so please check back to the badge web pages along with Clarkson Ignite’s instagram page for updates.
You can enroll in these badges by clicking the “Enroll Now” button below each badge which will take you directly to that badge’s Moodle course. These pilot badges use the self-enrollment function, meaning you can get free immediate access to the course after pressing “Enroll me” on the course page.
Data will be collected throughout the pilot period as we explore the full potential of badges and look to optimize processes. Please utilize our feedback form for any constructive feedback on the program and our pilot badges.
Questions? Please contact Erin Draper, Managing Director, Clarkson Ignite at badges@clarkson.edu