Digital badges could help measure 21st-century skills

Government, industry launch nationwide call to innovators to create ‘digital badges’ that can verify digital skills

By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor

How can schools accurately measure and categorize a student’s 21st-century skills? The MacArthur Foundation hopes to solve this problem with a new competition that calls on participants to create what is known as a "digital badge." Read more with registration.

Get the Full story plus all our news & resources		Already Registered? Log in Now Username: Password:      Lost Password?
Your free registration includes: Complete access to all original news stories and resources Complete access to all special reports and education resource centers Complete access to all professional development content   • webinars   • best practices   • white papers Free subscription to the monthly digital issue of eSchool News Free eMail subscriptions to news alerts, product alerts & product updates Takes just 2 minutes. It's quick, easy and free!