BadgEd (Open Digital Badges)

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Open digital badges are digital badges that enable you to securely share a wider range of verifiable learning and professional achievements across different platforms, including social media, employability websites, CVs and portfolios.

A digital badge includes a badge image as well as metadata (information) about:

• the earner
• the organisation issuing the badge
• the criteria for earning the badge
• relevant dates, such as the issue date or an expiry date.

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BadgEd (hosted on Canvas Credentials) offers a range of open University of Edinburgh digital badges. Have a look at our catalogue to explore the badges currently on offer.

Go to the BadgEd Catalogue 

 Within the open digital badges service, people play different roles:           

Earner    The person to whom a badge is awarded (students, staff or external learners)

Issuer  The program or department awarding the badge to an earner.

Champion  Staff member who provides expertise and support to badge issuers and other University staff interested in digital badges.

Governance  Review and approval group for University Open Digital Badge creation requests.

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