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This summer, COERLL will build on the popularity and success of last summer's webinars by hosting another special three-part webinar series on Digital Badges. The new series will provide participants with a solid understanding of how digital badges work and explore the progress of digital badging initiatives in educational settings throughout the country. Participants will be introduced to new tools and platforms designed for educators to create and issue badges and learn how to develop and implement robust badge systems for their classrooms or professional development plans.

Part 1 - June 11th
Introduction to Digital Badges

Part 2 - June 18th
How to Create and Issue Digital Badges

Part 3 - June 25th
Designing Digital Badge Systems for the Language Learning Classroom
 
Badge resources

COERLL has received a wave of inquiries from educators about where they can find more information about badges. To that end, they have put together a special website: http://openbadges.coerll.utexas.edu.

Visitors can find out how to earn and create badges and also where to turn for research about the initiative.
 
More digital badge resources, including workshops and MOOCs:

 Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) 2014 Summer Professional Development Workshops Badges and Language e-portfolios: http://calper.la.psu.edu/profdev.php?page=workshops

 OpenBadges on CourseSites
 A MOOC offering on the basics of digital badges put together by Blackboard, Mozilla, Sage Road Solutions, and WCET
 https://badges.coursesites.com/
 #openbadgesMOOC - Session 1: Openness
 #openbadgesMOOC - Session 2: Badge Fundamentals

 Mozilla Open Badges Community
 http://community.openbadges.org/

 The Open Badges Google Group
 https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/openbadges

Stay tuned for more information on the COERLL website: http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/event/june-webinar-series-introduction-digital-badges