2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit

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

Jess Raleigh

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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

2:20pm MDT

2:40pm MDT

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

3:30pm MDT

3:45pm MDT

*CANCELED BY PRESENTER* Signal or Noise? Identifying Evidence That Matters Glen Miller Ball RoomAlison Griffin 8. Decision Making is a Durable Skill:... Glen Miller Ball RoomBruce Umpstead 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

10:00am MDT

From Prototype to Practice: Applications of DCC Technology and Tools UMC 415+417Kerri Lemoie Making Experience Count in K–12: A Common Language for Internships, Capstones, and Career Stories UMC 384+386Meghan Raftery • Mason Pashia

10:30am MDT

10:45am MDT

Self-disclosing allyship: leveraging digital credentials to improve support for neurodivergent learners UMC 384+386Javier Motta-Mena

11:15am MDT

11:30am MDT

Credentialing the Credential Builders: Lessons from managing a national credential portfolio UMC 384+386Patrick Flanigan • Melissa Peraino Leveraging Essential Skills for the Future of Work UMC 247Kelly Strong

2:00pm MDT

2:30pm MDT

Building the Framework- Why building a styleguide is key UMC 384+386Derrick Ramsey, Ph.D. Don’t Be a Free-Badger – Align Criteria and Evidence to Ensure Workforce Value UMC 247Robert Bajor • Sandra Bullock • Randy Bowman When Skills Become Visible: Veterans' Stories from the Field CASE E351Cate Tolnai, MAT • Sanjana Seth

3:00pm MDT

3:15pm MDT

Making Learning Count: Wallets and the Future of Trusted Credentials UMC 415+417Wendy Grier • Manny Washington • Erica Von Lohr When Credentials Cause Harm: Unpacking the Risks of Verifiable Learning and Work Records CASE E351Kelly Page, PhD

4:00pm MDT

Reception in the Connection

8:00am MDT

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

9:40am MDT

Open-Source Skills Analysis Tools Ready for Action: Two Opportunities to Leverage LAiSER in Higher Education UMC 415+417Kritika Berry • Luis Gonzalez • Divya Narula • Mike Sanders

10:10am MDT

10:55am MDT

Exhibitor Break

11:25am MDT

Using the CREDO Framework to Implement STEM Microcredentials UMC 415+417Rob Moore

11:55am MDT

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 BADGESPLAINING [ON-DEMAND] | How to Explain LERs to Your GrandmaThania Guardino BADGESPLAINING [ON-DEMAND]| Civic Participation as Experiential Learning: Making Democracy a Credentialed SkillChris Newlon