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Closing summary from author Cathy: "Obviously they don't in all situations. For over a hundred years grades have represented or summarized a teacher's estimation of the worth of a student as quantified by a series of tests, often of the item-response variety (invented in 1914). Badges are simply another way, a more flexible way, of certifying a range of skills that our machine-age multiple choice mode of testing doesn't fully comprehend but that are crucial to the ways we live, work, and learn."

Tufts RoundTable Commons blog post from Peter Levine arguing in favour of badge-based systems as a means to provide legitimate credentials for smaller chunks of learning and specific skills.

Thanks to @nancyrubin via @simfin for the pointer to this one

"Achievery is a global platform for recognizing and verifying new and emerging skills, standards, and credentials. Using Achievery, organizations can make, manage, and issue, verifiable digital credentials and badges."

"I've just started awarding the first badges from my graduate seminar, IPT 692R: Introduction to Open Education."

"Badges may turn out to be important decor for your personal web space house, but its on you to build and maintain the house. "

"Will digital badges ever really be accepted as proof of mastering a subject?"

"How can an educator, librarian, or maker create a do-it-yourself badge system? What resources are out there for people who want to build a small-scale badge system?"

"How can an educator, librarian, or maker create a do-it-yourself badge system? What resources are out there for people who want to build a small-scale badge system?"