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22.01.2018 | Original Paper

Goal Setting and Open Digital Badges in Higher Education

verfasst von: Zui Cheng, Sunnie Lee Watson, Timothy James Newby

Erschienen in: TechTrends | Ausgabe 2/2018

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Abstract

While Open Digital Badges (ODBs) has gained an increasing recognition as micro-credentials, many researchers foresee the role of ODBs as an innovative learning tool to enhance learning experiences beyond that of an alternative credential. However, little research has explored this topic. The purposes of this paper are to 1) argue that one way to expand the impact of ODBs on learning is to integrate them with goal setting, 2) establish how ODBs could offer as an important tool in optimizing goal setting effects on learning, and 3) provide design recommendations for future educational practices that incorporate ODBs as a pedagogical tool.
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Metadaten
Titel
Goal Setting and Open Digital Badges in Higher Education
verfasst von
Zui Cheng
Sunnie Lee Watson
Timothy James Newby
Publikationsdatum
22.01.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
TechTrends / Ausgabe 2/2018
Print ISSN: 8756-3894
Elektronische ISSN: 1559-7075
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0249-x

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