FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a digital badge?

• A digital badge (sometimes called a credential or micro-credential) is a digital representation of an accomplishment.
• Parchment Digital Badges can be awarded to students for various accomplishments and then shared by students on social media and elsewhere as an indicator of their accomplishment or competence.

How can Parchment Digital Badges enhance teaching and learning?

• By helping learners translate their learning outcomes into validated skills and achievements.
• By motivating students with achievements that are easy to recognize and share.
• By allowing instructors to recognize, validate, track, and share students' learning achievements.

How do I earn badges?

• You will automatically earn Parchment Digital Badges upon successful completion of a course or assignment that is configured to award a badge.
• For example, Parchment Digital Badges will be used to award students badges upon course completion of readiness or training courses such as the 'Online Readiness Course.'
• Some courses have 'Learning Pathways' and upon completion of a Pathway, a completion badge is also awarded.

What is a Pathway?

• A learning pathway is the chosen route individuals complete as they progress through a range of specific courses, academic programs, and learning experiences.
• It's a roadmap describing the landscape of a field, program, or specialization.
• Pathways are made of steps that represent requirements, competencies, or other "real-world" experiences and take the form of a hierarchy of nested steps.