2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit @ CU Boulder
In-person July 13-15 | Online August 4

Allison Diekhoff

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

University Registrar

TBA

Collaborative Session Notes!

9:00am MDT

Open Badges Then and Now: A Badge Summit Pre-Conference Hosted by Learning Economy Foundation with support from Mozilla Foundation Glen Miller Ball RoomTaylor Kendal

1:00pm MDT

1:30pm MDT

The Traitors Among Us: When Digital Credential Initiatives Don’t Add Up UMC 247Elizabeth Robertson Hornsby

2:20pm MDT

3:30pm MDT

3:45pm MDT

19. “Wait, What’s a Micro-Credential?”—What Faculty Are Really Saying Glen Miller Ball RoomCami Cooper • Trevor Cox 6. Better Evidence for Skills Validation: An Assessment Use Quality Rubric Glen Miller Ball RoomDanielle Saunders

9:30am MDT

10:30am MDT

10:45am MDT

Banking on Skills: A Cross-Sector Model for Workforce-Aligned Microcredential Pathway UMC 247Sasha Flores • Lisa Young

11:15am MDT

2:00pm MDT

3:00pm MDT

4:00pm MDT

Reception in the Connection

10:25am MDT

When Badges Fail and When They Work: Governance, Faculty, and the Power Behind Credentials UMC 384+386Keith Look • Nicole Westrick

11:25am MDT

Understanding Federal and State Requirements for Skill and Credential Portability UMC 247Rob Coyle

TBA

[ENCORE ON DEMAND] Breakfast Keynote featuring Keisha Katz VIRTUAL [ENCORE ON DEMAND] Tuesday Luncheon | T3 Innovation Network Mid-Year Meeting VIRTUALNate Otto • Robert Bajor • Colin Reynolds • Madelyn Rahn • Joseph Davis • Amanda Winters • Jeanne Kitchens • Karen Passmore • Jim Goodell