LMS-Issued Badges or Digital Credential Platforms?

How institutions will recognize and validate student achievements is a crucial decision for higher education leaders. With 88 percent of education professionals viewing alternative credentials and microcredentialing as essential for the future, selecting the right approach for issuing digital badges and certificates is more important than ever.

Should institutions rely on the built-in features of a learning management system, or is a dedicated digital credentialing platform the better option? Each solution offers distinct advantages for different types of programs – and different types of learners.

This free webinar explored the badges generated by learning management systems (LMS) as well as certificates and other credentials issued through digital credentialing platforms. Through side-by-side comparisons and real-world case studies, you’ll gain the insights you need to choose the best option for your institution based on your goals, learners, and long-term strategy.

Key topics include

• the best use cases for each approach;
• differences in verification, branding, portability, and scalability; and
• how and when institutions like Syracuse University transitioned between badging solutions—and the outcomes they observed.

The session concluded with a live Q&A.