2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit

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

Robert Bajor

Microcredential Multiverse

Founder

Phoenix, AZ

https://microcredentialmultiverse.com/

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About me

Robert Bajor is a nationally recognized leader in digital credentialing and skills-based workforce systems, with over 15 years of experience designing interoperable, learner-centered credential ecosystems. As the founder of Micro-credential Multiverse, he brings a practitioner’s perspective informed by extensive work with state and national organizations advancing skills-first credential strategies.

TBA

Collaborative Session Notes! Badge Sandpit: Pack Your Badges Before Badge Summit (FREE pre-conference virtual activity)Wendy Palmer

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 Registration | Pre-Conference Workshops Glen Miller Ball Room

1:00pm MDT

1:30pm MDT

How Do We Center Learner Voice and Experience in Designing Credentialing Ecosystems? UMC 384+386Tania Curry

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

Trust in Digital Credentials: Who Issued This? What Does It Mean? UMC 245Jeanne Kitchens • Deb Everhart

2:20pm MDT

2:40pm MDT

Examining Equity in the Micro-credential Movement CASE E351Cami Cooper • Trevor Cox

Trust in Digital Credentials: Who Issued This? What Does It Mean? UMC 245Jeanne Kitchens • Deb Everhart

3:30pm MDT

3:45pm MDT

3:45-5:45 TABLE TALKS + OPENING RECEPTION Glen Miller Ball Room Help! I'm not a nerd! (but I think I want to do an LER) Glen Miller Ball RoomMadelyn Rahn *CANCELED BY PRESENTER* Unlocking Human potential through skills visibility Glen Miller Ball RoomMargo Griffith 11. ITRAK - Culturally Reflective and Responsive Professional Development Glen Miller Ball RoomDaniel Flores 19. “Wait, What’s a Micro-Credential?”—What Faculty Are Really Saying Glen Miller Ball RoomCami Cooper • Trevor Cox 5. Ask My Anything....about Open Standards for Microcredentials Glen Miller Ball RoomRob Coyle 6. Better Evidence for Skills Validation: An Assessment Use Quality Rubric Glen Miller Ball RoomDanielle Saunders 9. Designing with, Not for: Co-Design Lessons from K–12 Micro-credential and LER Research Glen Miller Ball RoomMarilys Galindo

TBA

Collaborative Session Notes!

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

11:30am MDT

Credentialing the Credential Builders: Lessons from managing a national credential portfolio UMC 384+386Patrick Flanigan • Melissa Peraino

2:00pm MDT

2:30pm MDT

Don’t Be a Free-Badger – Align Criteria and Evidence to Ensure Workforce Value UMC 247Robert Bajor • Sandra Bullock • Randy Bowman

3:00pm MDT

4:00pm MDT

Reception in the Connection

8:00am MDT

Wednesday Breakfast + Badgesplaining Glen Miller Ball RoomKelsey Draper • Thania Guardino • Jeremy McQuigge

10:55am MDT

Exhibitor Break

11:25am MDT

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

11:55am MDT

TBA

[ENCORE ON DEMAND] Breakfast Keynote featuring Keisha Katz VIRTUAL