2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit

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

3:45pm MDT

1.85 Million Credentials: Credential Engine's Counting Credentials Research and What it Means for YouDeb Everhart An Inclusive Future; building skills-based ecosystems based on guidance from skills practitioners, ontologists, and technologists.Emily Scheines Ask My Anything....about Open Standards for MicrocredentialsRob Coyle Better Evidence for Skills Validation: An Assessment Use Quality RubricDanielle Saunders Credentialing Civic Participation: From Engagement to EvidenceChris Newlon Designing with, Not for: Co-Design Lessons from K–12 Micro-credential and LER ResearchMarilys Galindo From Publishing Standards to Recognizing Demonstrated CompetencyBruce Umpstead Getting Started with MetadataTomás Mindlin • Jim Vernon Help! I'm not a nerd! (but I think I want to do an LER)Madelyn Rahn ITRAK - Culturally Reflective and Responsive Professional DevelopmentDaniel Flores Learning Mobility Collaboratives: Add Your Piece to the PuzzleHolly Custard Make Contributions Visible: PathLedger as a Public Interest Infrastructure ToolLeigh Gillis Mapping Competencies for Career Programs: Driving LER Adoption with Credential EngineTim Hathaway Mapping Regional Credential Ecosystems: Stitching Together a Pathway in ConnecticutSasha Goldman Project Infuse: A New Infrastructure for the Modern TranscriptMike Simmons Signal or Noise? Identifying Evidence That MattersAlison Griffin Unlocking Human potential through skills visibilityMargo Griffith “Wait, What’s a Micro-Credential?”—What Faculty Are Really SayingCami Cooper • Trevor Cox