Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 55, no. 3), "Micro-credentials and Digital Badges," edited by Emily Rimland and Victoria Raish
In chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 55, no. 3), “Micro-credentials and Digital Badges,” we provide an overview of what will be covered in the report, describe micro-credentials, and explain the importance of digital badges to libraries and society.
Emily Rimland is an Information Literacy Librarian and Learning Technologies Coordinator at Penn State. She enjoys providing instruction, reference, and outreach services to undergraduate students and holds an MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include pedagogical innovation and effective learning methodologies, the application of emerging technologies to library services, and instructional technologies. She was the founder of the ACRL Digital Badge Interest Group and was a Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellow at Penn State. She received the 2018 Library Instruction Round Table Librarian Recognition Award.
Victoria Raish is the Online Learning Librarian for Penn State University. She received her PhD in learning, design, and technology from Penn State and her MAT from the University of Southern California. She has worked extensively with digital badges in a variety of settings, including information literacy and STEM teacher professional development. She has also presented at ACRL on digital badges and published in College and Research Libraries. Her current work involves using digital badges in introducing online students to the library and increasing information literacy instruction for online students. Her other research interests are systemic change, educational technology, and the student experience in online learning. The library digital badges at Penn State created with Emily Rimland have received national media attention.
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