Digital Scholarship Commons offer badges as recognition for the completion of various workshops. Digital Badges are also known as informal credentials. The goal of badging is to provide users the opportunity to share their skills with the public. Digital Badges can act as a portfolio whereby the platform documents learning.Have you ever wondered what Open Badges are? If so visit the pre workshop videos of our BADGR Badge Sharing workshop. Badgr can help create a portfolio for your learning today. 

To earn a DSC workshop badge complete the following

*(note they are not automatically awarded).

• Sign up for a workshop.
• Complete the required number of activities in the workshop.
• Clearly request a badge by writing an email to dscommons@uvic.ca and sharing proof of your completed activities.

You will receive the badge you requested within 5-10 business days. In order to accept your badge, an account with that same email address on Badgr needs to be created

Note there is no longer an email that is sent to you directly.

The DSC uses the Badgr badging system. The Badgr Badging system provides a convenient way to store badges In a “Backpack”. It also organizes badges in ways that make them easier to share (see below for more details). To sign up for Badgr, go to https://badgr.io/ click on the blue Create an Account button, and follow the instructions provided.

How do I let employers or others know that I’ve earned a badge?

• Share your badges on your LinkedIn profile (see below for details on how to post to LinkedIn).
• Share your badges on LinkedIn or other social media platforms that employers use using the Badgr “Share Badge” feature.
• Share your badges on your personal website (WordPress.com for example).
• Copy and paste the badge images, and descriptions into your resume.

Adding badges to your LinkedIn Certifications

1. Sign in to LinkedIn and go to your profile page.
2. Select the Add profile section button and select Licenses and Certifications.
3. A new dialog box will open prompting you to enter information about your badge award.
   1. From your Badgr Backpack, copy the share URL of the badge you wish to add.
   2. Paste the badge share URL into the Certification URL field of the LinkedIn certification dialog box.
   3. Name: Enter the title of the badge.
   4. Issuing Organization: Enter the name of the badge issuer and/or organization. LinkedIn may suggest an organization with which you may align your badge award. Please note: LinkedIn displays the Organization’s logo for this entry. It is not possible to display the badge image here due to LinkedIn’s posting restrictions.
   5. ​Expiration: Check the box if the badge award does not expire.
   6. Issue Date and Expiration Date: Enter the date(s) as they appear on the badge.
   7. Credential ID: Leave blank or paste the unique ID string from the badge share URL. It is typically the last string after “/” and looks like this: bcd41b91-a83f-4dae-a51f-cd979a6cc8b8
   8. Credential URL: Paste the share URL of the badge award here.
4. Click Save
5. To View your badges on LinkedIn, navigate to the Licenses & Certifications

Link to our resource for sharing badges: https://github.com/uviclibraries/badges