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Utilising Digital Badges in Higher Education. A Pilot Case Study Analysing their Influence on University Students

Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching
The use of digital badges in education has gained popularity in recent years, offering a novel way to recognize and certify students’ competences and learning outcomes.
Federica Pelizzari, Simona Ferrari
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Awarding Innovation: An Assessment of the Digital Media and Learning Competition [PDF]

, 2014
Increasing availability and accessibility of digital media have changed the ways in which young people learn, socialize, play, and engage in civic life. Seeking to understand how learning environments and institutions should transform to respond to these
Ellen Irie, Ria Sengupta Bhatt, Sheila Wilcox, Suzuki Rodriguez   +3 more
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When Work Integrated Learning Costs Too Much: The Hidden Toll of Clinical Placements

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Medical imaging students face major financial stress during unpaid clinical placements, with costs for travel, accommodation, and lost income impacting mental health and study success. This stress can affect their mental health, studies, and even lead some to consider leaving their course. Urgent action is needed to provide support and ensure workforce
Vicki Braithwaite, Therese Gunn, Pamela Rowntree, Judith Singleton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain-Based Badge Award with Existence Proof

Applied Sciences, 2019
In this paper, we present a badge awarding system for performance assessment in education using blockchain technology. Learners will be awarded badges, which are certified for a predetermined level of progress in terms of learning.
Min Choi, Shinde Rupali Kiran, Se-Chang Oh, Oh-Young Kwon   +3 more
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Navigating AI Convergence in Human–Artificial Intelligence Teams: A Signaling Theory Approach

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teams that combine human intelligence with artificial intelligence (AI) have become indispensable for solving complex tasks in various decision‐making contexts in modern organizations. However, the factors that contribute to AI convergence, where human team members align their decisions with those of their AI counterparts, still remain unclear.
Andria Smith, Hunter Phoenix van Wagoner, Ksenia Keplinger, Can Celebi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Badged up for success: Digital badges enable graduate students to become confident communicators via real-world opportunities and to document their skills for employers

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
In January 2023, the South Carolina Science Writing Initiative for Trainees (SC-SWIFT), an internship in the College of Graduate Studies at the Medical University of South Carolina, began offering tiered digital badges in science communications.
Kimberly McGhee, Matthew Greseth, Tammy Loucks, Paula Traktman   +3 more
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The Identified Informal Learner: Recognizing Assessed Learning in the Open [PDF]

, 2016
Badged open courses (BOCs) were piloted on the OpenLearn platform by the Open University (OU) in the UK in 2013. These are free online course upon the completion of which, digital badges are awarded. Based on the evaluation of their impact, they now form
Law, Patrina
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Preserving scientific integrity in academic publishing: Navigating artificial intelligence, journal policies and the impact factor as a quality indicator

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of artificial intelligence (AI), the rise of mega‐journals, and the manipulation of impact factors present challenges to scientific integrity. These trends threaten the core principles of objectivity, reproducibility, and transparency.
Mahmut Enes Kayaalp, Stefano Zaffagnini, Michael A. Mont, Jon Karlsson, Bruce Reider, Olufemi Ayeni, Thomas Heyse, Henning Madry, Elmar Herbst, Giuseppe Milano, Volker Musahl, Roland Becker, Michael T. Hirschmann   +12 more
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Enhanced Dichroic Coloration Through Void‐Particle Induced Interference in Randomly Distributed Cu2O Octahedrons on Glass Substrate

Laser &Photonics Reviews, EarlyView.
In randomly distributed Cu2O octahedron particles on a glass substrate, the absence of particles in certain areas generates a distinct “void‐particle induced interference” phenomenon. This effect results in notable reflection and transmission dichroism, characterized by two reflection peaks within the visible spectrum, but only a single transmission ...
Yaqun Han, Mohammad Ali, Lingyue Zhu, Shufen Zhang, L. Jay Guo, Suli Wu   +5 more
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Validating the impact of gamified technology-enhanced learning environments on motivation and academic performance: enhancing TELEs with digital badges

Frontiers in Education
This research focuses on validating the impact of gamified technology-enhanced learning environments (TELEs) on motivation and academic performance.
Jiejin Luo
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