Microcredentialing for Faculty Development

Co-developed by the Learning Technologies division of the central IT group and the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Indiana University, a digital badge pilot (badges.iu.edu) was launched to support faculty development in the following areas: Online teaching presence, accessibility, and e-texts. This poster session will focus on three specific questions: What are the advantages and limitations of the chosen badging platform? Emphasizing faculty consultation with campus teaching centers, can badging promote transformative thinking about course design? Does a required peer review at the "gold level" badge encourage faculty acceptance of the legitimacy of the badge concept?

OUTCOMES: Review badges on the iu.edu website * Examine the process whereby badges are awarded through completion of a prescribed course of work/evidence of proficiency in the topic area * Consider faculty acceptance of badging as a legitimate method for professional development