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Send us a textThe telecommunications industry faces a critical shortage of skilled fiber technicians just as the federal government's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program injects $48.5 billion to connect 10.7 million homes currently without internet access.• Sean Kelly from Light Brigade explains how the skills gap developed as educational systems steered students away from technical trades• Industry needs 205,000-800,000 new fiber technicians over the next five years while losing experienced technicians to retirement• Light Brigade launches comprehensive certification programs: CFOE, CBFOT, CBFOS, and CBFOP to address the growing demand• Certification programs balance theoretical knowledge with hands-on training based on a strict 7:1 student-instructor ratio• Fiber skills remain transferable between industries from telecom to data centers, 5G deployment, and edge computing• New digital credentials through Credly provide tamper-proof verification of credentials that can be shared on resumes and social media• Training options include nationwide open classes or custom on-site training for companiesWould you mind hitting the subscribe button and the bell button to be notified when new content is being produced? If you're listening to us on one of the audio podcast platforms, would you mind giving us a five-star rating?Support the showKnowledge is power! Make sure to stop by the webpage to buy me a cup of coffee or support the show at https://linktr.ee/letstalkcabling . Also if you would like to be a guest on the show or have a topic for discussion send me an email at chuck@letstalkcabling.com Chuck Bowser RCDD TECH#CBRCDD #RCDD
Alicia walks through the key announcements from Intuit's October 2024 In The Know webinar, including the new QuickBooks payments revenue share program offering ProAdvisors 20% of processing fees for three years. She details the new cost allocation feature in payroll that lets businesses track labor costs across projects and classes, and explains the new recurring payments system that streamlines automated billing. The episode concludes with updates about ProAdvisor Academy and the transition to Credly for certification badges.SponsorsIgnition - https://uqb.promo/ignitionCoefficient - https://uqb.promo/coefficientArtiffex - https://uqb.promo/artiffex(00:00) - Welcome to the Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast (00:51) - QuickBooks Payments Revenue Share Program (08:26) - Cost Allocation in Payroll (12:50) - New Recurring Payments Feature (15:40) - Setting Up Recurring Payments in QBO (20:50) - Customer Payment Options (24:04) - Benefits of PCI Compliance (26:57) - New ProAdvisor Training and Certification (30:57) - Upcoming Events and Courses Send your Questions/Comments (we could read/answer them on air) ask@uqapodcast.comLinks/Apps Mentioned in this episode:https://intuit.ondemand.goldcast.io/on-demand/0c9af5fd-c588-445f-9651-0c64ba8a8c6dEnroll for Alicia's Nov-Dec QBO Complete Hands-On Training (HOT) at https://royalwise.lpages.co/qbo-complete/ Check out Alicia's step-by-step QBO Textbooks at http://www.questivaconsultants.comIntuit's 2024 Investor Day event: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8cJ9vqr6gYg?si=C3UD7Hsxu2QMtx4rHector's App - RightTool www.righttool.app
In the grand finale of our six-part AWS Certification Exam Prep Series, join hosts Dave and Caroline as they chat with Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. We journey beyond the technical realms to explore the treasure trove of resources provided by AWS to ensure your success in the Solutions Architect Associate Exam. This episode not only serves as your ultimate guide to the best study resources but also recaps the invaluable insights shared throughout our series. Embark on this final venture with us as we delve into the extensive array of free and paid resources designed to elevate your learning experience, from interactive labs and digital badges to comprehensive guides and community support. Whether you're starting your AWS journey or looking to validate and showcase your skills, AWS offers an ecosystem of learning paths tailored to your aspirations. In this episode, we highlight: • AWS Skill Builder's extensive library of lessons and labs, coupled with an affordable paid tier for enhanced learning. • Cloud Quest and AWS Educate, offering free labs and credits to kickstart your journey. • The definitive AWS Solutions Architect Ramp Up Guide for a structured learning approach. • Leveraging AWS Free Tier and workshops for hands-on experience and building real-world projects. • The significance of community engagement through AWS User Groups, Summits, and Twitch shows for interactive learning and networking. • Practical advice on exam registration, understanding the certification lifecycle, and strategies for recertification to maintain your credentials. Join us as we consolidate our learnings, reinforce our preparation strategies, and set our sights on not just passing the exam but becoming proficient AWS builders. Let's architect our success together! Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS Educate - Gives $50 in signup credits: https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ AWS Cloud Quest: https://aws.amazon.com/training/digital/aws-cloud-quest/ AWS Solutions Architect Ramp Up Guide - Has both free and Paid for learning. https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/ramp-up_guides/Ramp-Up_Guide_Architect.pdf AWS Free Tier Accounts: https://aws.amazon.com/free/ - AWS Workshops: https://workshops.aws/ Get some digital Bling while you learn with Digital Badges from Credly: https://community.aws/content/2amRr40y98o4lrV7n2YJHKTszso/validate-your-aws-cloud-knowledge-with-aws-learning-knowledge-badges Don't just get certified be a builder! Builders Build! Build something that interests you - A Wordpress blog, A Minecraft server. ML object analysis of your drone video. Look at the cloud resume challenge for AWS by Forrest Brazeal https://cloudresumechallenge.dev/docs/the-challenge/aws/ AWS on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/aws Use Party Rock (Gen A)I as a study Buddy: https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy AWS Educate: https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ Serverlessland: https://serverlessland.com/ AWS Global Summits - https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss
Lorna Bryant: Head of Career Solutions for Pearson Virtual Schools - Talks About Support for Students with College & Career Readiness. This is episode 617 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Pearson announced that Connections Academy, its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. The initiatives feature partnerships with Coursera, Acadeum, e-Dynamic Learning, and Credly. Lorna Bryant is the Head of Career Solutions for Pearson Virtual Schools. As an educator, administrator and career education expert, she has spent over 25 years working to identify and create effective and engaging educational options for children. Today we are focused on college & career readiness. Awesome talk! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.connectionsacademy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ConnectionsAcademy https://twitter.com/connectionsacad https://www.youtube.com/connectionsacademy https://www.instagram.com/connectionsacademy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@connectionsacademy https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-bryant-6768696/ Length - 46:06
In this Podcast, we talk with Susan Manning from Credly to explain the benefits of digital badging. Recently, FPS adopted digital badging using Credly to enhance the customer's experience and provide a way to highlight the accomplishments of hard work and continuing education in the world of Federal Contracting. FPS is proud to offer digital badging and it is free to anyone taking our courses. Find out more about digital badging and why FPS brought it to the industry!
Higher ed can be better positioned to meet, enroll, retain, and help future generations of students successfully maneuver the ever-changing business world by embracing micro-credentials appropriately and programmatically. Micro-credentials are also money-making opportunities for colleges and universities that can help address deficits and fund other pursuits. Additionally, with digital credential platforms such as Credly reporting the issuance of industry and workforce credentials being up 83% since the pandemic, now is the time for higher ed presidents and decision-makers to begin thinking about micro-credentials seriously. In his latest podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton discusses how higher ed can benefit from micro-credentialing and where to start with Matt Frank, director of technology evangelism and product marketing at Salesforce apps provider Blackthorn.io. In addition to breaking down what a micro-credential is, Matt discusses how micro-credentials meet where today's and future generations are, how to identify the worth of micro-credentials, and the importance of perception when adopting micro-credentials that might not be aligned with what your institution is known for. Highlights Micro-credentials are non-diploma programs that give learners practical knowledge and skills while providing progressive value as an individual in the labor market. They can be sponsored by associations, professional organizations, public and private industry partnerships, and even traditional universities. Micro-credentials enable learners to acquire specific skills or knowledge efficiently that professional organizations can use to retain or rescale employees. Micro-credentials can align with new technologies and help describe a partnership between, for example, a university and an industry at large. They allow students to take the learning journey they want and to design and manage what services they can provide through technology. Higher ed and employers can trust micro-credentials backed by professional organizations like the American Medical Association or the American Psychological Association that create standards of professionalism for their industries. But conversely, micro-credentials should be questioned if they come from an organization without industry trust or buy-in or that is purely motivated by profit. If the micro-credential is part of a public-private partnership, look at where their partnership started. The more time that was taken to incorporate the multiple voices of the university community and design the program, gives more value to the micro-credential. A program designed with the university's deans, faculty, and community engagement managers is also more valuable. It should have been a collaborative process without one body or another having the power to veto the final product. Also, question the value of a micreocredential if an external private organization dictated how to design it for the university. It's worth the experimentation for a school to invest in at least a small part of a micro-credentialing program that they feel speaks to their strengths. Institutions that consider the external reviews from publications like the Chronicle of Higher Education that identify what specific colleges or universities are known for as opposed to what the institution feels they're known for can become more self-aware and invest in the areas where they see their core strength. Read the transcript → About Our Podcast Guest Matthew Frank, a Denver resident and avid music enthusiast, has one goal: to empower organizations with apps that delight and, simply put, ‘just work.' After years of working for nonprofits and in higher education, Matthew became frustrated with the many disconnected legacy services that dominated those industries and fell backward into the world of SaaS technology. This led him to the Salesforce ecosystem, where he worked for multiple award-winning ISV partners focused on nonprofits, NGOs, associations, and higher ed. After working in the US ecosystem, Matthew moved to the UK, where he continued to serve NGOs & EDUs in EMEA and ANZ before returning to the US in 2020. He is currently with Blackthorn.io, an award-winning Salesforce.org Partner that has seen exponential growth and success since its founding in 2015. About the Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton, host and consultant to higher ed institutions. To learn more about his services and other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website, https://changinghighered.com/. The Change Leader's Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com #changinghighered #thechangeleader #higheredpodcast
On today's episode of the RecruitingDaily Podcast, William Tincup talks to Brittany Storie from Credly about how hiring individuals with career gaps is a not a negative and is actually a culture and skills add for your organization.Listen & Subscribe on your favorite platformApple | Spotify | Google | AmazonVisit us at RecruitingDaily for all of your recruiting, sourcing, and HR content.Follow on Twitter @RecruitingDaily Attend one of our #HRTX Events
Jayne Amelia talks with therapist Dr. Mimi Savage. Myriam Savage, Ph.D., RDT/BCT is a registered drama therapist and board-certified trainer. Her alma maters include Lesley University, Cal State University LA, Princeton University and The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, NYC. She has developed drama and expressive therapy programs in acute inpatient units for children and adults for several years and facilitated neuro-diverse populations, homeless women, adolescents in residential rehabilitation and children in educational settings.Dr. Savage is a core faculty member of Counseling & EXA and founding faculty of UCLArts and Healing Social Emotional Arts (SEA), a manualized professional development program that instructs on therapeutic uses of the expressive arts. She is founder/director of SoCal Drama Therapy Center, mentoring an international student body of professionals earning RDT credentials.Serving as Education Chair for the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA) (2019-2021), she devised the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative, coordinating NADTA outreach to HBCU's in order to positively affect Black diaspora inclusion and education within drama/expressive therapies fields.A recipient of a Drama Therapy Fund Professional Research Grant, her published work and conference presentations focus on adoption from foster care and intersections of identity using narrative inquiry and novel narrative arts-based digital media interventions. http://www.SoCalDramatherapycenter.comLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mimi-savage-phd-rdt-bct-b0179931/Credly: https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/1771757d-0402-47fa-97cd-46c02a6b3c17/public_urlCheck out our website bonusbabies.org to know more about what we are doing and please donate to support us by making a 100% tax-deductible contribution.IG@bonusbabiespodcastTW@BonusBabiesPodFB@BonusBabiesPodcast
Interviewer info Lyssa Rome is a speech-language pathologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is on staff at the Aphasia Center of California, where she facilitates groups. She owns an LPAA-focused private practice and specializes in working with people with aphasia, dysarthria, and other neurogenic communication impairments. She has worked in acute hospital, skilled nursing, and continuum of care settings. Prior to becoming an SLP, Lyssa was a public radio journalist, editor, and podcast producer. Guest bios Melinda Corwin is a university distinguished professor and clinical supervisor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, where she has worked since 1994. Prior to her university position, she worked as a hospital speech-language pathologist. She directs the Stroke & Aphasia Recovery (STAR) Program, a community outreach program in Lubbock, Texas, for persons with aphasia and their families. Brooke Hallowell is professor and dean of health sciences at Springfield College. Brooke is a specialist in neurogenic communication disorders, and has been working clinically, teaching future clinicians, and engaging in research on aphasia for 25 years. She is known for transnational research collaboration, academic and clinical program development, and global health programming in underserved regions of the world. A pioneer in using eyetracking and pupillometry to study cognition and language in adults, she holds patents on associated technology. Professor Hallowell is the author of Aphasia and Other Acquired Neurogenic Language Disorders: A Guide for Clinical Excellence. Listener Take-aways In today's episode you will: Identify key differences between clinician-centered care and person-centered care. Understand gaps in current training regarding the Life Participation Approach. Learn about the Aphasia Access knowledge course. Edited show notes Lyssa Rome Welcome to the Aphasia Access Aphasia Conversations Podcast. I'm Lyssa Rome. I'm a speech language pathologist on staff at the Aphasia Center of California, and I see clients with aphasia and other neurogenic communication impairments in my LPAA focused private practice. Aphasia Access strives to provide members with information, inspiration and ideas that support their aphasia care through a variety of educational materials and resources. I'm pleased to be joining the podcast as today's host for an episode that will feature Melinda Corwin and Brooke Halliwell. We'll be discussing Aphasia Access's new online project, Person-Centered Care: The Life Participation Approach to Aphasia Knowledge Course, which debuts this month, I had the pleasure of playing a small role in this project as the narrator for the course. Melinda Corwin is a University Distinguished Professor and clinical supervisor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, where she has worked since 1994. Prior to her university position, she worked as a hospital speech language pathologist. She directs the Stroke and Aphasia Recovery, or STAR, program, a community outreach program in Lubbock, Texas, for persons with aphasia and their families. Brooke Hallowell is a professor and dean of health sciences at Springfield College. Brooke is a specialist in neurogenic communication disorders and has been working clinically, teaching future clinicians, and engaging in research on aphasia for 25 years. She is known for transnational research collaboration, academic and clinical program development, and global health programming in underserved regions of the world. A pioneer in using eye tracking and pupillometry to study cognition and language and adults, she holds patents on associated Technology. Professor Halliwell is the author of Aphasia and Other Acquired Neurogenic Language Disorders: A Guide for Clinical Excellence, Second Edition. Thank you for joining me. I wanted to start with an “aha moment,” anything that stands out for you in terms of the Life Participation Approach. Who would like to start? Melinda Corwin So, at our university, I got to meet a man who was in his 60s, he had survived a stroke two years prior, he was single and living in a long term care facility. He didn't have any family locally. He came to our university community outreach program for people with aphasia. And after about six months of being with us, he confided to his student clinician one day that he wondered if he could work out a payment plan to pay for throat surgery to fix his problems with speech and communication. And we realized that he did not understand the nature of aphasia. He actually thought there was a surgery available to fix or cure it, and that because he was low income, he didn't have the money to afford it. That was my aha moment, where I realized that we had failed him, our system had failed him. This man deserved to have access to his health information regarding his diagnosis, his condition, his prognosis, and he didn't get that as part of his ability to participate in his life and in his health care plan. And I knew we could do better. And so I found colleagues and friends through Aphasia Access, and I'm really hoping and working towards a systemic change for that reason. Lyssa Rome Thank you. Brooke, what about you? Brooke Hallowell Well, I continue to have aha moments. For for me, one that stands out relates to my role as an educator and a person who teaches courses in aphasia and author to support learning and future clinicians who will be working with people who have aphasia. It was hard for many of us who were raised with a focus on medical and impairment-based, deficit-focused models of aphasia, to integrate our appreciation for foci on life participation with how we were taught, and may have previously taught and mentored our students. It's as if, for many of us, the recognition of how essential it is for us to embrace life participation was there long before we had a good grasp on how to integrate life participation holistically into our educational content. We wanted to make sure our students knew about medical, neuroscientific, neuropsychological, psycholinguistic, etc., aspects of aphasia, and we wanted to make sure they knew about the theoretical underpinnings of aphasia-related content. So if you think about what we can cover in a course, in our limited time with future clinicians, we felt and still do just never have sufficient time to delve into some of the really critical life participation content. So for me it kind of aha moment. Although I gotta say it wasn't. So sudden as a flash at a single moment in time, maybe an aha phase. It relates to the importance of helping current and future clinicians embrace that we all need to be able to hold several conceptual frameworks about aphasia in our minds at the same time, and that by understanding and appreciating multiple perspectives, we didn't have to necessarily choose one over the other. We didn't have to argue about which models were better than others, or whether working on impairment level deficits was somehow not essential to life participation. Once that realization was clear within me, I found that it was easier to integrate life participation and the ICF framework through our all of our discussions and teaching about aphasia and other disorders as well. Many of us invested in life participation approaches have supported one another in that sort of integration of multiple frameworks in our thinking, and in our work. Aphasia Access has been a powerful force in that regard. The mutual support to hold life participation paramount, no matter what are other theoretical perspectives, and medical or non-medical orientations. Lyssa Rome Thank you. I think that leads really nicely, actually, into this topic of the knowledge course that that Aphasia Access has developed and that's debuting this month. So can you tell us a little bit more about the project and how it began? Melinda Corwin The project began with the plight of both people with aphasia and speech language pathologist. Of course, SLPs know that people with aphasia want to participate in life, which means their current life as a patient, or in their life when they go back home and their life years into the future. The plight for speech language pathologists is that they face enormous time limitations, insurance reimbursement constraints, they have increased workload across all the different healthcare systems and settings. And so providing true person-centered care, health equity, and personalized goals for each person that we serve can feel almost impossible. This challenge was so pervasive that it appeared in a comprehensive report written by Nina Simmons-Mackie in 2018, called Aphasia in North America, and it's available from Aphasia Access. In her report, she listed the gap areas and so we really wanted to focus on gap area number five, which is related to insufficient attention to life participation across the continuum of care. And also gap area number six, which is related to insufficient training and protocols or guidelines to aid speech language pathologists and other health care professionals in the implementation of this participation-oriented intervention across the continuum of care. So the year that her report came out a team of aphasia clinicians, researchers, and program providers mobilized to invent a product to concretely try to address these gap areas. We wanted to offer busy clinicians and healthcare professionals training that they wouldn't have to travel to, and something that was more than a webinar. We did a lot of research to produce the learning experience, and we tried to provide the most contemporary, interactive learning methods for adults. Our beta testers have said that they have found the course to be different and highly valuable. Lyssa Rome So I think obviously, there's this big need. And I'm wondering, Brooke, maybe if you could speak a little bit more to how this person-centered care approach can support the goals of increasing life participation, and maybe differentiate a little bit between clinician-centered care and person-centered care for people with aphasia? Brooke Hallowell Sure. In clinician-centered care, the clinician is really in charge of all aspects of intervention. The clinician is the boss. The clinician decides what will be assessed and how it will be assessed. The clinician interprets the assessment results. And from that, sets goals for the person with aphasia. And the clinician decides on the treatment methods that will be used to reach those goals. And that's very different from person-centered care, where the person and the clinician are collaborators from the start, they work together to determine priorities for what that person really wants to be able to do in life and how communication affects what a person wants to do. In person-centered care, the person's priorities are really the primary focus of assessment and goal setting and every aspect of intervention. And the person and the clinician set goals collaboratively, often including other people that are important in that person's life. And together, they collaborate in selecting what goals will get prioritized, and what the context is for working on those goals that's most relevant to the person. So the person's priorities are at the heart of our work in person-centered care. We clinicians collaborate with the person, and those people who are important to the person, at every stage of goal setting, assessment, treatment planning, etc. Lyssa Rome So thinking about person-centered care, I'm wondering if you can describe a little bit more about the goals of this knowledge course and how they relate to person-centered care. Brooke Hallowell Sure, the overarching goal is to provide learners with foundational, verifiable knowledge that's critical for providing person-centered care. Person-centered care is a universal and global need for people who have aphasia, and those who are important in their lives. The Life Participation Approach is fundamental to this wish that clinicians worldwide have for people with aphasia. That's increased participation in life regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, national origin, geographic location, religious or other beliefs—regardless of any individual differences. This course is the first in a series. The knowledge course consists of eight online, self-paced interactive modules, each of which contains three specific learning objectives. The knowledge course is a standardized way that clinicians—from novices to experienced clinicians—can be formally recognized as a Life Participation Approach professional. When a person successfully completes the course, they earn an eBadge, a certificate, and an optional 2.5 continuing education credits for those who are members of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Next year, Aphasia Access will release the second in the series: the practice course. That course will build on the fundamentals of the knowledge course, passing that course will lead to the award of a second badge focused on implementation strategies across care settings. Every course module is designed to provide practical suggestions, graphics, dynamic video clips, and interactive and reflective activities to help key concepts come alive. Lyssa Rome Tell us a little bit more about the content team. Who worked on this badge project? Melinda Corwin This is Melinda and it's been an honor to serve as the content team manager for the project. For the knowledge course we had eight members on our team. Our lead author is Nina Simmons-Mackie, who's a professor emeritus at Southeastern Louisiana University. Of course, Brooke Hallowell, who as you said, is professor and dean of health sciences at Springfield College. Brooke also secured a grant to help with funding portions of this project and we could not have done it without her. And our other team members include Katarina Haley, who is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she directs the UNC Center for Aphasia and Related Disorders. Mary Hildebrand is a recently retired associate professor and program director of the occupational therapy department at Massachusetts General Hospital or MGH Institute of Health Professions. Jacqueline Laures-Gore is an associate professor of communication sciences and disorders at Georgia State University. We have Marjorie Nicholas, who's the chair of the communication sciences and disorders department at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston. And last but not least, our project manager Kathryn Shelley. She is co-founder and current grants director of the Aphasia Center of West Texas, and she's also a former president of Aphasia Access, and this course would not be possible without Kathryn's guidance. Lyssa Rome Tell us a little bit more about what the benefits are of having this eBadge or taking this course. Brooke Hallowell Sure, this is Brooke. The badge is going to convey to others that the participant has a firm foundation of person-centered care, which is, as we know, at the heart of the life participation approach. So benefits include delivering equitable, person-centered care through collaborative goal setting and intervention, improving success for people with aphasia, and those who care about them and helping specific care settings meet communication access mandates. When an eBadge is displayed in an email signature, or on social media, there'll be a clickable link. And that will help employers, or colleagues, or the people that we serve, even friends and family, link to a full description of what it means to have earned that eBadge. Lyssa Rome Great. Many of the professionals who are involved in Aphasia Access are experts in the life participation approach. So why would they want to take this course to document their knowledge? Melinda Corwin This is Melinda. Well, by devoting personal time, energy, and resources to earn an eBadge, it's an efficient way to let others know that we share a common goal to provide patient-centered care across the continuum of care. And regardless of what setting a particular professional is in, whether they're in an acute care hospital, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehab, home health, or community-level aphasia program, or group, these eBadge holders will be able to identify each other. I'm a university professor and director of an aphasia community outreach program. I've been trying to teach and use the Life Participation Approach for several years, and I've wanted to spread the word with other speech language pathologists. So by adding this symbol to my email signature, I hope that colleagues will click on the eBadge and see what I've been up to. My decision to display the eBadge is my way to help make system change possible, I envision a day in which all healthcare providers will aspire to provide patient-centered care, essentially from the ambulance ride to the emergency center, all the way to the person's return to home and community. Lyssa Rome The benefits of this seem really clear. But will this eBadge or certificate be required for a clinician to to employ a person-centered or life participation approach to aphasia? Brooke? Brooke Hallowell Oh, no, definitely not. I have to chime in on that. We know that many clinicians are deeply engaged in this approach. And many have adhered to this approach for years and in ways that may not have been labeled expressly as life participation approach. Still, based on gaps that we know exists in our current healthcare and community settings, we hope that the eBadge will really help clinicians showcase their knowledge to employers and peers and the people they serve. Engaging in the course itself can provide support for students and clinicians who want to consider life participation constructs, perhaps more deeply or in new ways. And as Melinda was just intimating, it's also a means of confirming shared values about life participation amongst us. Lyssa Rome So when people have completed this course, how is that displayed as an eBadge? Melinda, maybe you can take that one? Melinda Corwin Yes. So it'll be in the person's email signature line, if they choose to place it there. And the eBadge is from a company called Credly, which enables anyone to click on the badge icon and be taken to a website that explains exactly what training the person completed to earn that eBadge. Brooke Hallowell Yeah, and it's so easy to register for the course, just go to the Aphasia Access website. That's www.aphasiaaccess.org. From there, you'll see the link to the knowledge course on the homepage. And that will take you to our new Aphasia Access Academy, which is the new home for all of our educational experiences. There is a cost. The cost for Aphasia Access members is $129. And for non-members, it's $179. And if you're not already an Aphasia Access member, your enrollment in the course includes a one year, first-time membership. So it's really a wonderful way to experience so many benefits of our Aphasia Access membership and network. We have our Brag and Steal events, the distinguished lecture series, shared free resources, there's a discount registration for the Leadership Summit, and there are also on-demand pre-recorded webinars. So all of that comes along with that membership. Lyssa Rome Well, I'm really excited about this course. And I appreciate your sharing more details about it. And I'm wondering if there are any last thoughts that you'd like to share with our listeners? Brooke Hallowell Yeah, this is Brooke, I would just I've been reflecting as we've had this conversation today about how amazing it was to work with this collaborative team in developing the course. You know, I think all of us who have been involved in this from the beginning felt like we were already expert in the life participation approach. There isn't that much more to learn. But in fact, there was a tremendous amount of dynamic discussion, argumentation, passionate discussion about the various aspects of the life participation and how to portray it, how to talk about it, and what terms to use and not use. So I feel like I grew tremendously from the process of the course development. And I think a lot of that, I certainly hope that a lot of that comes out to people who participate in the course. So even if you think you're already expert in it, I'd still recommend that you give it a try for all the reasons that we talked about, and including that there's always more for all of us to learn about this approach. Lyssa Rome So true. Brooke Hallowell and Melinda Corwin, thank you for being our guests on this podcast. For more information on Aphasia Access and to access our growing library of materials, go to www.aphasiaaccess.org. For a more user-friendly experience, members can sign up for the Aphasia Access Academy, which is free and provides resources searchable by topic or author. If you have an idea for a future podcast series topic, email us at info@aphasiaaccess.org. Thanks again for your ongoing support of Aphasia Access. References and Resources http://www.aphasiaaccessacademy.org/ www.AphasiaAccess.org/knowledgebadge/
58% of workers aren't sure how to include transferable skills on their resume. However, in today's labor market, both hard and soft transferable skills are in high demand. Bailey Showalter, VP of Talent Solutions at Credly, knows first-hand how adaptable skills and experience are essential in one's career path. Listen in as we discuss the growing importance of learning and development opportunities, how to look beyond job titles when recruiting, and how managers can tap into workers' passions to drive both career and company growth.
As work is recast in terms of skills and credentials, is the labor market awash in too much information? Credly's founder and CEO argues that more detail--verified and expressed in a standard taxonomy--can benefit both workers and employers.
We discussed a number of things including:1. Jonathan's and Michelle's education career journeys2. How the pandemic has disrupted education sector3. The role credentials play - past, present and future4. Credly: challenges and opportunities; vision5. Future trends and forecastsJonathan is founder and CEO of Credly, a leading digital credential service provider which enables organizations to recognize, reward and market skills, competencies and certifications. Previously, as founder of LearningTimes, Jonathan helped mission-driven organizations produce and launch innovative online programs, products and platforms that impacted the lives of millions of learners. Previously, Jonathan was a co-founder and led product strategy at HorizonLive (acquired by Blackboard). He is author of Learning in Real Time (Wiley), co-author of a report for the US Department of Education on the potential for digital badges, and a frequent speaker on digital credentials and the future of learning and workforce development. The son of New York City public school teachers, Jonathan graduated with honors from Harvard University.-----Michelle is the Director of the Education and Employment Research Center at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She has over 20 years of experience conducting research on education and the workforce focused on credentials, community colleges, and connections between higher education and the labor market. She is currently leading studies on technician education and economic development, quality in community college noncredit education non-degree credentials, student decision making about programs and careers, higher education labor market alignment, and effective practices in workforce education. Before joining EERC, Michelle conducted at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Mathematica Policy Research. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and education from Columbia University, a M.S. in public policy from Rutgers, and a B.A. in psychology and Spanish from Rutgers.
The release of episode 34 of Ready for Work marks a milestone at ACT® in the launch of Digital Badges for the WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® (NCRC®). Guests include Pat Leonard, the VP for Business Development at Credly®, and Neil Reddy, CEO of the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC). Listen in for benefits to working learners, employers, and the full workforce ecosystem. Episode 34 gives a quick overview on the value of badging, best practices for integrating badges for educators and employers, and tips to maximize the online presence of employers and career seekers. Voices of Excellence on Episode 34Pat Leonard, Vice President of Business Development at Credly®, LinkedInNeil Reddy, CEO, Manufacturing Skill Standards Council, LinkedInLinks and ResourcesAnnouncements and Resources on WorkKeys® Digital BadgingACT WorkKeys NCRC® on Credly® MSSC on Credly®Credly Announcement of ACT PartnershipTranscript of Episode 34 (PDF)ACT Workforce SummitACT Work Ready CommunitiesACT Workforce Solutions See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jonathan Finkelstein is the CEO of Credly, one of the leading organizations in the credentialing space for education technology around the world. Credly is a Pearson business. Previously, as founder of LearningTimes, he helped mission-driven organizations produce and launch innovative online programs, products and platforms that impacted the lives of millions of users. He was also a co-founder at HorizonLive, which was acquired by Blackboard, and author of Learning in Real Time. He's a frequent author and speaker on digital credentials and the future of work. Recommended ResourcesHow I Built This, podcast hosted by Guy RazHuman Work In the Age of Smart Machines, book by Jamie MerisotisHow to Tell a Story, book by The MothResources Page, curated by Credly
Jonathan Finkelstein is founder and CEO of Credly, a leading digital credential service provider which enables organizations to recognize, reward and market skills, competencies and certifications. Previously, as founder of LearningTimes, Jonathan helped mission-driven organizations produce and launch innovative online programs, products and platforms that impacted the lives of millions of learners. Previously, Jonathan was a co-founder and led product strategy at HorizonLive (acquired by Blackboard). He is author of Learning in Real Time (Wiley), co-author of a report for the US Department of Education on the potential for digital badges, and a frequent speaker on digital credentials and the future of learning and workforce development. The son of New York City public school teachers, Jonathan graduated with honors from Harvard University.Credly, a Pearson business, is helping the world speak a common language about people's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Thousands of employers, training organizations, associations, certification programs, and workforce development initiatives use Credly to help individuals translate their learning experiences into professional opportunities using trusted, portable, digital credentials. Credly empowers organizations to attract, engage, develop, and retain talent with enterprise-class tools that generate data-driven insights to address skills gaps and highlight opportunities through an unmatched global network of credential issuers.Previously, as founder of LearningTimes and before that as co-founder of HorizonLive (acquired by Blackboard), Jonathan worked with thousands of organizations to launch online workforce development programs and learning platforms at global scale. His work helped bring about a digital transformation in how people develop skills that lead to in-demand jobs and careers that did not exist just years ago.He is author of Learning in Real Time (Wiley), a frequent contributor and speaker on HR and learning technology, a former board member of the American Alliance of Museums Media & Technology Committee, and producer or host of thousands of online events and programs for talent development, learning and HR audiences. Jonathan co-authored a report for the US Department of Education on the impact of alternative forms of credentialing. He is a frequent keynote speaker and sought-after advocate for more accessible forms of credentialing, digital transformation and up-skilling, and workforce equity. The son of two New York City public school teachers, Jonathan graduated with honors from Harvard University.Bio: https://members.educause.edu/jonathan-finkelsteinDo digital badges really provide value to businesses?IBM Case Study: Exec SummaryIBM awards its three millionth digital badge (and disrupts the labor market in five big ways)Learning During Lockdown: IBM Case Study See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What is the one thing that makes your employees want to grow with you in your organization? Research shows that value alignment is one of the many factors that define employee satisfaction in an organization. Are your employees aligned withyour organizational values? Do they have the curiosity humility to lead forward? In this episode of Masters of Employee Development, Mike interviews Brittany from Credly. Brittany explains the importance of values and learning in an organization and the steps organizations can take to ensure employee satisfaction and growth. You'll know why employees are best motivated to stay in your company when they're in for their personal development. Tune in to the conversation to learn more!EPISODE 14 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTSWhat must you do to lead, listen, coach, and develop with curiosity?11:30To lead, listen, coach, and develop with curiosity, you need to leave your ego at the door. Step into any situation knowing that there will be other people in the room with strengths better than yours. You will have to hire people, even on your team and your direct reports, who are more talented than you. How do you assess if a company's culture is enhancing or clashing?13:29Discover if your goals and vision are in alignment. Are you and your team working towards the same goal? Are you able to enhance or broaden the skills of your team members? How do you find humility in an individual?19:05Knowing a person's motivations, the hierarchy of needs, and “why” could help you assess their humility component. We all have a previous history that leads us forward in life. As a leader, one must create an emotionally safe environment for people so they can open up and share their dreams and insecurities. What systems does Brittany's company have in place to ensure continuous learning and development? How is it implemented there?26:31Brittany shares that her company encourages continuous learning by providing financial benefits for their employees to do that. They also have a culture that promotes open conversations about goals and motivations between employees and leaders. They help their employees find an alignment of their dreams with the companies. Why is it good for people to be in service for their personal development?32:52When you're in service for your own personal development, you adapt to any change and challenge quickly because you want to grow along with your company. You'll also have to be accountable, own your mistakes, and learn the mechanics of the company properly, which can only happen if you're in there for your personal development too. Brittany's best advice for you.37:14You don't need a college degree to become a true professional. Skills-based hiring is the future. The leaders of tomorrow will only look for candidates and who have the skills, motivation, curiosity needed to move forward in their careers with the company. They should care about the organizational mission and need to invest their time to help you move forward in the organization.KEY QUOTES:12:13-12:38“You need to be looking for culture enhancements, you need to look for Team enhancements, you need to hire people who are smarter than you who can challenge you in different ways who can challenge you to be a better leader, and can help you get the job done, the best thing that you can do as a leader is to get rid of the blockers that are going to stop and stifle your direct reports and your teams from being able to do their job well.”23:09-23:17“Humility means I don't have all the answers, we don't have all of the answers, (but) we have to keep our eyes wide open. And we have to be lifelong learners.”37:14-37:28“A lack of a college degree is not a red flag. But organizations that require things like a college degree, may have signs of a...
In the fourth episode of A Seat at the Table, I am delighted to be joined by Bailey Showalter, VP of Talent Solutions at Credly, the world's largest network of verified talent. For nearly 10 years now, Showalter's service mindset has driven her to help others. Listen in as we discuss the importance of having a service mindset, the ability to pivot when necessary, discovery conversation, and much more.
I am happy to have recently been awarded the CompTIA Certified Trainer (CTT+) certification. The CTT+ badge is being made available by Credly: https://www.credly.com/users/stefanosevangelou/badges. The CTT+ certification exam tests in and out of class teaching expertise, including preparation, facilitation and physical or virtual classroom evaluation. To earn the certification, two exams must be passed. In addition to TK0-201, you'll have to pass either TK0-202, or TK0-203. More details about the CTT+ certification can be found at: https://stefanos.cloud/blog/comptia-ctt-certification-overview/. This post provides some hands-on tips for passing the CompTIA Certified Trainer CTT+ exams. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stefanoscloud/message
Joining Ryan on this episode is Jonathan Finkelstein, the founder and CEO of Credly; a top 50 hottest tech company recently acquired by Pearson that helps the world speak a common language about people's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Thousands of employers, training organisations, associations, certification programs, and workforce development initiatives use Credly to help individuals translate their learning experiences into professional opportunities using trusted, portable, digital credentials. He is author of Learning in Real Time, a frequent contributor and speaker on HR and learning technology, a former board member of the American Alliance of Museums Media & Technology Committee, and producer or host of thousands of online events and programs for talent development, learning and HR audiences. KEY TAKEAWAYS Creating a shorter form credential system connects people to the right job. This in turn facilitates upward mobility that is much more capability based. While more industries and businesses are looking towards specialised training certifications, having a system in place to easily recognise the skill sets that individuals possess is important for translating and transferring those skills to a new arena. No matter where your organisation is right now, the importance of holding onto your core values should always be at least equal to striving for larger financial goals. BEST MOMENTS ' A lot of people over the last year have been re-thinking what it is they want to do in the world, what are they good at?' ‘What do you have to show for it at the end? The state of the art was still at best a paper certificate saying ‘good job' attaboy, attagirl, you completed this thing.' 'Virtually everyone that engages in learning or taking an assessment or getting a certification has some positive benefit they have in mind.' ‘We want people to understand what their human capital is actually worth.' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Scale Up Show - https://omny.fm/shows/the-scale-up-show Apply for a Revenue Growth Consulting Session With Ryan Staley - https://www.scalerevenue.io/4-schedule-page1611678914248 Jonathan Finkelstein - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefinkelstein ABOUT THE SHOW How do you grow like a VC backed company without taking on investors? Do you want to create a lifestyle business, a performance business or an empire? How do you scale to an exit without losing your freedom? Join the host Ryan Staley every Monday and Wednesday for conversations with the brightest and best Founders, CEO's and Entrepreneurs to crack the code on repeatable revenue growth, leadership, lifestyle freedom and mindset. This show has featured Startup and Billion Dollar Founders, Best Selling Authors, and the World's Top Sales and Marketing Experts like Terry Jones (Founder of Travelocity and Chairman of Kayak), Andrew Gazdecki (Founder of Micro Acquire), Harpaul Sambhi (Founder of Magical with a previous exit to LinkedIn) and many more. This is where Scaling and Sales are made simple in 25 minutes or less. ABOUT THE HOST Ryan is a Founder, Podcast Host, Speaker, Loving Father, Husband and Dog Dad. He is an 18x award winner and grew a business unit from 0-$30M in Annual Recurring Revenue while adding $30M in capital revenue in less than 6 years. He did this all with only 4 salespeople and without demand generation. Whether you are a new Founder, VP or CEO who is already generating 6, 7 or even multiple 8 figures annually, you are going to gain knowledge about sales you didn't know existed. CONTACT METHOD Ryan Staley - https://ryanstaley.io/podcast/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ryanstaleysales Support the show: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your host, Mike Acker, talks with Jonathan Finkelman of Credly. To create a world where every person can achieve their full potential based on their verified skills, Credly helps organizations make better decisions based on trusted information about what people know and can do.To learn more about Jonathan's works, visit https://info.credly.com/
This week, we sat down with Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly, which was acquired by Pearson this week for $200m, and with Rhys Spence, lead author of the recent Europe Edtech Funding Report 2022. HEADLINES:1. COVID beat Interesting linkedin post by a teacher caught our eye. There was also a series of articles on Edsurge and elsewhere about life as a COVID principal, pandemic brain science, and student mental health. Big theme of ‘no way to go back' . 2. Project Kitty Hawk takes off UNC's $97M Plan to Reach Adult Online Learners hopes to become an alternative to traditional OPM providers and a way to create 120 online programs over the next years,. 3. New data shows Gen Z prefers alt pathways for higher edA Survey of American high schoolers found that:45% prefer programs they can complete in two years or less—a significant shift from pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 70% want on-the-job training like apprenticeships and internships during their college experience.86% of those surveyed say they feel pressure—from parents, teachers, and society at large—to pursue that specific pathway, even if it's not the right choice for them4. Funding RoundsSpain-based Domestika, an online platform for creatives, received a $100m round at a $1.3b valuation, becoming the latest Edtech Unicorn.Fourthrev, a UK-based career accelerator program, announced an $8m Series A.Singapore-based college application platform Cialfo received a $40m funding round.Indian Upskilling platform Scaler Academy received a $55 million funding roundIndian edtech Wise raised $5mArabic “EdTech platform Playbook announces that it has closed pre-seed funding with $700,000. Post-Recording Updates:Studytube acquires Springest & closes $30m series BGoStudent acquires Seneca Learning & Tus Media Group
Interview with Brittany Storie – Brittany is the Vice President of People Operations at Credly. She defines herself as a People partner with a growth mindset. Brittany is driven by refined processes, data driven results, connectivity, and empathy.
This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Research into the practices of successful businesses demonstrates the importance of diversity and inclusion – creating organizations made stronger by employees who possess a wide variety of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. To assist Utah businesses, the Salt Lake Chamber is offering a Small Business Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Training Series. Participants will meet industry and subject matter experts to receive instruction on proven models for implementing diversity and inclusion programs. They will have the opportunity to meet others, build networks, and share best practices. This multi-week series has been created especially for small businesses with less than 100 employees, and each participant who completes the training will receive a certificate, as well as a Credly badge. The program will provide necessary tools, resources, and cutting-edge information – contributing not only to corporate success but progress when it comes to diversity and inclusion initiatives across the state. The Salt Lake Chamber's Small Business Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Training series is valued at over $1,500, but generous scholarships, made possible by Zions Bank, means it is only $499 for accepted applicants. To learn more, please contact the Salt Lake Chamber. But act now, as the deadline for making the application is February 9th. I'm Derek Miller with the Salt Lake Chamber, Speaking on Business. Originally Aired: February 1, 2022
Find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Our guest for this week's bonus episode is Dr. Susan Manning, Chief Success Strategist at Credly. Susan shares context on the current state of digital credentials in higher ed and how they can effectively capture skill attainment for the benefit of employees, employers, and higher ed institutions. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
On this episode, Ian has a conversation with the Chief Success Strategist at Credly about digital credentials and how they can enhance a student's learning experience as well as your university's curriculum and reputation. For more higher ed-specific resources, or if you'd like to be a guest on the show, please visit UNINCORPORATED.com.
This week we have storytelling about Credly with Jonathan Finkelstein. During this episode, Jonathan and I talk about how practitioners make the business case or the use case for purchasing Credly.Jonathan is CEO and founder of Credly and an expert in all things talent and education. His passion to "create a world where every person can achieve their full potential based on their verified skills" and help organizations make better decisions really comes through during the podcast.
Michael discusses the need for maturing cyber risk communications and the ability to relate this to the business drivers to move the business forward Connect with Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmeis/ Michael's Portfolio: https://michaelmeis.com/ Credly: https://www.credly.com/users/michael-meis/badges Visit Kansas Health Systems: https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/ Visit Short Arms website: https://www.shortarmsolutions.com/ You can also find us at: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shortarmsolutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjUNoFuy6d1rouj_SBg3Qkw/featured Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShortArmSAS
Michael discusses the need for maturing cyber risk communications and the ability to relate this to the business drivers to move the business forward Connect with Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmeis/ Michael's Portfolio: https://michaelmeis.com/ Credly: https://www.credly.com/users/michael-meis/badges Visit Kansas Health Systems: https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/ Visit Short Arms website: https://www.shortarmsolutions.com/ You can also find us at: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shortarmsolutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjUNoFuy6d1rouj_SBg3Qkw/featured Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShortArmSAS
In this episode, Bailey Showalter from Credly helps us see how digital credentials open possibilities for a more diverse workforce. From how digital credentials influenced her own career path to what employers might expect in the future, we dig into the value and potential of using credentials for skill-based hiring.
In this episode we talk with Dr. Marlo Goldstein Hode about the work of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Offered to staff and faculty, this DEI program offers a variety of programs for professional development. “Everyone doesn't need to see things the same way, but at least that we can get on the same page about the basics.”
In this episode, we talk with Dean Moez Limayem from University of South Florida's Muma College of Business. Along with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jabil, USF hosted a seven week Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate program that was wildly successful. Listen as we unpack what made this truly remarkable.
In this episode, Lindsay White from Degreed shares the new integration with Credly. Degreed has always been a force in helping organizations curate learning pathways that are skill-based. The integration allows users to tie these pathways to digital credentials and further recognize learning and achievement.
In this episode, Ashleigh Nicholson of the Property Council Academy in Australia shares her organization’s journey into digital credentials. Aligning the credentials with industry needs and drawing on the expertise of members as SME’s, the Property Council has seen increased growth and enthusiasm for the credentials. Their story underscores the need for ongoing marketing and highlights how credentials connect earners with opportunities.
We have Jarin Schmidt here from Credly breaking down the characteristics of a COVID-era recruiting strategy. This one is gonna go fast.Jarin is the Chief Experience Officer at Credly, leading their product and customer success teams. He has a background in roles that spanned across customer support, graphic design, digital marketing, and product development.
In this episode, we talk to Jarin Schmidt, chief experience officer at Credly about digital badging in customer education Learn more about Credly. Connect with Jarin on LinkedinMel on LinkedinBill on LinkedinContact us at Learndot.com
Check out this week's episode of Conversations with Tech Experts, which features Pete Janzow, VP of Business Development at Credly. Pete joins Experts Exchange CEO Randy Redberg and Director of Bus. Dev. Thomas Bernal to discuss how the modern professional can tell the story of their career with digital credentials. They begin with Pete's own career story and his mission to help professionals prove their worth. The group dives into how difficult it can be to talk about yourself as an IT professional and why digital credentials can help bridge that gap in a data-driven world. Later, they discuss the future of work and how we're becoming a nation of freelancers. Pete talks about how hiring managers analyze the behavioral pattern of someone with a lot of badges. He says that it shows that an individual is continuing to learn and grow on their own.
In this episode Susan Tomlinson Schmidt from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance helps us see the value of focusing on skills through digital credentials. While her work focuses on nonprofit industry, the idea of surfacing discrete skills and competencies applies to any industry. NLA has a 70 year history of preparing leaders, and many of their current credentials are still fresh for today’s challenges.
Merrimack College has added digital badges to their career development work with students. By identifying skills employers seek, they are able to offer programs and services for students to developer and showcase their talents. In this episode, we hear how they grew their program.
In this episode, Rebecca Holdt and Heath Jamison from Antler Education explain how they are helping start-ups through education and community building. Despite pandemic challenges, their program has succeeded at breaking down the barriers to entrepreneurship so innovation can flourish.
Everything has changed. The way we market and the data we analyze to make decisions has shifted since the pandemic began. In this episode of Pragmatic Live, Patricia Diaz, senior demand generation marketing manager with Credly, joins our host, Eddie Gordon, courseware designer for Pragmatic Institute to discuss the marketing metrics you should keep an eye on in a post Covid world.
In this episode, we talk with Sandi Lin, CEO and co-founder of Skilljar. A company providing world-class customer education, Skilljar now has an integration with Credly!
Marina Pullin from MCBI Learning and Development and Jungal, both Australian organizations, discusses how digital credentials help gig workers represent their skills in a verified manner. As the world of work has changed so has the importance of having a source of truth.
In this episode we talk with Errol Doebler, founder of Leader 193, a leadership consulting company. Having an impressive background as a Navy Seal and FBI special agent, Errol brings a unique perspective to leadership development. We need leadership more than ever in times of chaos! Along the journey, Errol was introduced to digital credentials to signify achievement in this program. This episode takes us full circle in that story.
Eastern Maine Community College President, Lisa Larson, and Dan Belyea, Chief Workforce Development Officer for Maine Community College System, explain the way they have connected digital credentials to opening up business in Maine post-Corona Virus. By credentialing workers in the hospitality industry, Maine residents will know who is ready to safety take on business. It's an exciting story of pivoting and responding to a clear and urgent need in the community.
This is a feel great story from Bonnie Willoughby, Director of World Wide Customer Training for Cadence Design Systems. By opening up training and testing for a limited time, Cadence has been able to empower their customers with digital credentials. In turn, acceptance has skyrocketed and the organization sees their badges used productively. Everyone wins!
Every business wants more customers reaching out to them for sales and service. So how do you get more people to reach out? You start by creating demand for your products and services, but that's easier said than done. That's why Patricia Diaz, Senior Demand Generation Manager for Credly, came by The Queue. In this episode, we talk about how to generate interest even when no one knows you exist, how to create valuable content that connects with target customers, and how to capture demand (turn it into revenue) once you create it. Listeners will walk away knowing how to implement a demand generation strategy, set budget and timeline expectations, and improve your sales and marketing conversion rates.
This episode is a lesson in the value of scrappiness and earning credentials to further one's career. We feature Credly's Director of People Operations, Brittany Storie. She tells how she advanced her career by strategically earning 2 important credentials in the human resource field.
SAML is a global standard for single sign on. It allows a user to move from one system to another easily. In this discussion, Credly's VP of Technology Alexander Hripak explains how it works and why our customers might want to implement this.
In this episode, we're joined by Kristina Luker, Area Rehabilitation Clinical Specialist, and State Agency Administrator Manager for Legacy Healthcare Services. Kristina went from a digital badge earner at Legacy to managing the credentialing program, and talks about her plans to market the program since she's been on both sides of the aisle. Kristina also talks about how digital credentials are recognizing the work of essential employees during an uncertain time.
What comes before digital credentials? How do you go about surfacing what you want to recognize, especially if you are building a learning and development program? In this episode, we talk with Jamie Bunch, Learning and Development Manager for PlayCore. At her core, Jamie is an instructional designer who talks us through the important process of determining what matters and then designing a program around those skills and competencies.
In this episode, Daniel Doktori, Chief of Staff and General Counsel for Credly, discusses our process of seeking ISO certifications. He explains what this means for data security and privacy and why these certifications are imperative to best serve our customers.
In this episode, Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO and Founder of Credly, shares his insights into the trends he has observed with digital credentials. We explore past, present and future.
In this episode, Philip Casesa of Focal Point Data Risk, LLC walks us through critical considerations for data security. Everyone is in the data business these days, and Philip's insights apply to every type of user and organization.
In this episode, Jacqueline Burger, Associate Professor at Bucks County Community College, describes how their badging program grew. Starting with a goal of recognizing skills acquired in competency based education, the college surveyed earners and helped them discover new opportunities to represent their skills sets to employers.
In this episode we talk with Liz Burns, Senior Manager of Curriculum and Credential Programs for Adobe. Liz explains the credentialing program that awards digital credentials for Adobe employees, partners and customers who are technical, ensuring the the products work well within customer organizations. The badges verify that the individual knows the product and has the technical skills needed to get the job done. Our discussion reveals how these badges protect Adobe’s brand and reputation.
Digital credentials or ‘badging’ promises to transform education and training by turning the knowledge and skills we possess into a digital form that is more relevant to modern employers. But what does this mean for educators and are digital credentials about to explode? On this episode of WorkED Marc Washbourne sits down with self-confessed digital credentials evangelist David Kinsella of Everitas (an affiliate of US-based Credly in Australia) for an exclusive insider’s view of the digital credential revolution about to shake up Australian education. From what digital credentials are (and what they’re not) to how leading brands like IBM and RMIT are using them to run better businesses, Marc and David reveal the secrets of digital credentialing success and how savvy educators can begin to unlock their power today. What are the ‘10 Commandments of Digital Credentialing’? What will a future with digital credentials look like in five to ten years? And what will the coming explosion mean for the way educators, students and employers will interact to create lifelong learning? Find out the answers to these question and more on this episode of WorkED. The views expressed in this podcast are entirely those of the guests only.
There are many ways you might experience heartbreak on the job. In this second interview with Nayla Bahri, we discuss what to do when a job doesn't meet your expectations or you find yourself having to reinvent yourself. Finding the right support, establishing your own learning path and leveraging some of your generalized skills are strategies we unpack.
Credly's VP of Technology, Alexander Hripak, explains the newly released integration between Credly's Acclaim platform and Canvas, the LMS from Instructure. The integration allows organizations to automate the issuance of digital badges through a rules engine.
In this episode, we are joined by Nayla Bahri, a whose research has focused on how we experience work. Nayla shares her findings and insights about what makes some workers more resilient in the face of setbacks.
Jarin Schmidt, Chief Experience Officer at Credly describes two new product features on Credly's Acclaim platform: transcripts and endorsements.
In this episode we talk with Rebecca Campbell, CPE Director for the Colorado Society of CPAs. Rebecca authored an article for ASAE late in 2018 and discussed a couple of her favorite trends to watch for in professional development.
Today the team is talking with Peter Janzow, the current Vice President of Business Development for Credly, and the co-founder of Winterlake Press. Peter started his education career as a textbook salesman, 35 years ago. When it looked like the digital revolution would bring print to an end, Peter built an auto-grading platform and licensed it to publishers. He sold the company and then got laid off. He found himself with a lot of skills and great experiences but no credentials. That fueled a passion for lifelong learning and ways to communicate new capabilities. In 2014, Peter helped Pearson VUE launch a claim: a credentialing platform based on the open badge standard. Last year, venture-backed Credly acquired a claim, making the combined entity a global leader in digital credentialing. Now, Peter leads business development and partnership development, including businesses like Dell, IBM, and Oracle, which use Credly to turn knowledge, skills, and abilities into a common, verified language. They enable colleges and industry associations to help learners connect with employers. Credly is at the forefront of a global movement toward lifelong learning and skills-based hiring. Peter works with a lot of corporate clients where digital badges have really become the way that people are framing their lifelong learning and communicating their capabilities. There’s plenty of evidence that badges are already catching on in both the corporate and the education side. Tune in to hear today’s conversation with Peter and Tom Vander Ark to learn all about how badges are used and why they are a big deal! Key Takeaways: [:15] About today’s episode. [1:30] Tom welcomes Peter Janzow to the podcast. [1:37] How did a history major become a textbook salesman 35 years ago? [2:24] Peter reflects on his experience building Brownstone Learning. [5:23] When did Peter first start thinking about and learning about badges and micro-credentials? [8:27] Peter talks about his experience with helping Pearson launch a claim around 2014. [9:00] With Credly being around since 2012, did Peter have any visibility to them at the time? [10:18] Was there some investment when Credly acquired a claim? [11:55] Peter provides some evidence and examples that micro-credentials and badges are really catching on in both corporate and education. [18:23] Peter speaks about the importance of badges for work-readiness skills that can be added to a transcript and the projects they are working on to help push them forward. [20:08] Does Peter see micro-credentials and badges replacing courses and grades as the primary way that we communicate capabilities or are they complementary? [21:19] Peter gives his take on the perspective by critics that micro-credentials and badges are inherently reductionist; that they work for a few technical skills but they don’t work well for deeper learning and critical thinking. [23:17] When Peter thinks about designing learning experiences and creating digital credentials around those, what does he think would be the right grain size? [26:06] About ACE and Credly’s Working Transcript Project and how it can be applied. [27:06] What’s next for Credly? What is Peter working on? [29:00] Where to learn more about digital credentials and Peter Janzow! Mentioned in This Episode: Peter Janzow Winterlake Press Pearson VUE Credly ACE/Credly Working Transcript Project Twitter @Credly Twitter @PJanzow Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe. Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!
In this episode we talk with Nate Chamberlain, an already accomplished author, speaker and Microsoft MVP. Recently, Nate tweeted about his delight at seeing the 9 badges he had earned along his journey. We talked about the importance of maintaining one's professional profile, the advantages of badges, and how he's used them in his career.
Our guest Anthony Fasano discusses the Engineering Management Institute's work with professional development for engineers. Beyond the technical knowledge, Anthony's company focuses on non-technical skills that help engineers progress. Some might call these soft skills, but we know they are power skills. Plus, EMI will soon be recognizing these with digital credentials.
Great minds think alike! We’re joined by Sara Petry, head of product for Trilogy Ed’s enterprise products. Sara’s team is producing a webinar on the topic of soft skills on June 4, and Credly is addressing the same topic in a webinar on June 12! Sara helps us see how soft skills can be worked into a hard skill curriculum. To register for Sara’s webinar: The Lifelong Learner: Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Soft Skills in Your Workforce Development. Visit https://www.trilogyed.com/enterprise/ To register for Credly’s webinar How to Validate Soft Skills through Digital Credentials on June 12, visit https://info.credly.com/webinars
Can social media help professional associations attract new members? Who better to ask than Amy Jauman, Chief Learning Officer for the National Institute for Social Media? Amy helps us unpack the power of social media and how organizations, especially professional associations can use it to their benefit.
This episode features Sean Gallagher, Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education & Talent Strategy and Executive Professor of Educational Policy at Northeastern University. Sean is the co-author of The Future of University Credentials: New Developments at the Intersection of Higher Education and Hiring and also published Educational Credentials Come of Age this past year. Sean’s expertise is the intersection of market research, labor data (employers) and higher education.
In this episode, we hear the human impact of digital credentials. We showcase an issuing organization and an earner. Listen to how and why the Canadian Professional Sales Association spun up their credentialing program, and the difference it made in one of their earner’s career.
In this episode, we continue listening in on a conversation between Vito Borrello and Joe McClary, two association executives. Vito is the executive director of the National Association for Family, School and Community, and Joe McClary is the chief executive officer for IACET. The topic shifts to why digital credentials are perfect for recognizing the skills and competencies Vito hopes to surface.
How should an organization go about identifying (and eventually) recognizing the competencies that a particular profession might need? That is the question Vito Borrello began with. Vito is the executive director of the National Association for Family, School and Community. In this episode, Vito talks with Joe McClary, chief executive officer for IACET. Joe shares his insights and experiences with Vito, and the discussion touches on competencies, certification, and accreditation. There are valuable lessons in this conversation.
CPA, CAE, CPLP …. What do those initials mean? Bob Collins from APICS knows and shares his wisdom about professional certifications in this podcast. This conversation was inspired by Bob’s recent contribution to TD at Work, the November issue entitled “Develop Your Career with a Professional Certification.” Professional certifications benefit employees, employers and those looking for the right talent for their organizations. Read Bob’s publication at https://www.td.org/td-at-work/develop-your-career-with-a-professional-certification
Even small organizations benefit from digital badges. Listen as Ben Robinson describes how his small company added value to its members by offering digital badges to celebrate the completion of his training program. The badges have become an important part of his community and provide verified proof that the bookkeeper is well trained.
If you know what’s important to your organization in terms of skills, competencies and underlying values, you have the foundation for an award winning digital badge system. That’s how Dr. Alyssa Ford from Legacy Healthcare System designed their successful digital badge program. Badges are used to acknowledge competencies in clinicians and management. Listen as she explains some of the strategies she employed to launch the program.
Who are your learners, what do they do, and where are their interests? Imagine the success if you could answer that as a training provider. In this episode, Kevin Streater, Vice President of ForgeRock University, describes why and how ForgeRock entered the world of digital badging. Among the wins: being able to lay out meaningful pathways to promote lifelong learning, thereby engaging a customer beyond just-in-time technical training.
How does a world class institution help its graduates communicate their career readiness to employers? At the University System of Maryland, it’s through digital badges. Dr. MJ Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the William E. Kirwin Center for Academic Innovation, has lead such a comprehensive digital badge program that leverages the strength of multiple institutions collaborating. In this episode, MJ explains the process of designing and implementing Maryland’s badges to help students “get better at articulating the skills that they are accomplishing along the way.”
This interview is with Dr. Amber Garrison Duncan, Strategy Director for the Lumina Foundation. In 2008, the Lumina Foundation asked: What is it that Americans need to access living wage jobs? The conclusion: By 2025, at least 60% of Americans will need a high quality post secondary credential. Since the Lumina Foundation focuses on all learning beyond high school, this opens and includes a range of pathways. Further, the foundation asked, “What are the skills and competencies needed for employment?” Their work has shaped frameworks and policies that inform and influence the many complexities of this credentialing space.
In this episode, Executive Advisor Clarke Porter provides a bit of a history lesson concerning computer based testing and certifications. When you think about the many certifications professionals need, and how earning a certification can change a life, assessment must be secure and scalable. Clarke has had a significant impact in this industry.
Continuing our discussion with Dr. Nan Travers, Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College, we dive into what's needed for the future of work.
This episode features part of a conversation with Dr. Nan Travers, Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College. Nan discussed some of her work with frameworks for adult learning competencies and the importance of self-assessment.
In this episode, Susan hands the microphone over to Patricia Diaz to lead the interview. More than 10 years ago Susan contributed to a book titled Millennial Leaders by Bea Fields, Scott Wilder, Jim Bunch and Rob Newbold. Patricia leads the discussion about Millennials and business networking, belonging to professional associations, badges and mentors.
In May 2018, the European Union implemented GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). This legislation mandates data protection and privacy and impacts citizens globally. Credly's chief of staff and general counsel, Daniel Doktori, explains what this means to Credly users and all internet users in general. Doktori brings it to life!
In this episode, Credly's VP of Technology, Alexander Hripak, talks us through the basics of Open Badge compliance. To those new to badging, this should be a consideration in any product used to to issue or store badges. Alex explains why and how the standards came to be. Listeners are also introduced to IMS Global, the organization that now oversees the certification process.
We interview Dr. Peter Smith, author of Free Range Learning in the Digital Age. Peter writes of “hidden credentials” that adults in the US have: life experiences and informal education that represent serious skills and competencies that are often unrecognized. “Free Range Learning” provides options and insights for adults who may want to turn hidden credentials into academic credit and opportunity. Further, we discuss how open learning has become thanks to technology.
Skill Up Somerville is an example of digital badging applied to civic opportunities. Ben Sommer, economic development specialist for the City of Somerville, MA, manages workforce development programs for the city. Having identified digital literacy as an important set of skills for residents, Ben has coordinated and grown a badge program to support the initiative.
Continuing the interview from part 1, David Leaser, Senior Program Executive for Innovation and Growth Initiatives at IBM, explains how IBM grew their badge program and how they manage the governance of the program. Considerations of assessment and level setting are part of the discussion, as is the reach of the program outside IBM.
This episode is part 1 of a two part series featuring David Leaser, Senior Program Executive for Innovation and Growth Initiatives at IBM. IBM has built a culture of continuous learning, supported by a robust badge program for its employees. David describes the origins and outcomes in this interview.
Suzy Ganz is an entrepreneur, civic leader, corporate director and advisor. She is the CEO and principal shareholder of Lion Brothers, the leading designer and manufacturer of apparel identity systems. Founded as an embroidery company in 1899, Suzy joined Lion to perform the initial turnaround on the company, repositioning the entity from a commodity manufacturer to become a recognized innovator in the apparel industry. Lion’s clients include global sports, lifestyle, fashion and workwear apparel brands. Suzy’s serves on a number of corporate, governmental, academic and not for profit boards. She is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baltimore Federal Reserve, part of the Fifth District Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Ms. Ganz also serves on the Board of Visitors of Towson University, is Vice Chair of Maryland’s Regional Manufacturing Institute, on the Board of Directors of Sustainable Health Enterprise, a social enterprise based in Rwanda and is a Trustee of St. Timothy’s School. Suzy is a member of the Johns Hopkins Tech Transfer and Innovation Advisory Board, a Director of the Maryland - Israel Development Center and the MIDC Venture Fund. Ms. Ganz is currently on the corporate boards of PRS Guitar, Barcoding Inc./Thames Technology and Credly, a digital credentials company. Suzy is a member of Young President’s Organization/YPO Gold, the Committee of 200, the preeminent organization for women entrepreneurs and corporate executives and Maryland’s Executive Alliance.Ms. Ganz received her MBA in Finance and Multinational Management from the Wharton School (WG'88) and her B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida.Aired May 11, 2018 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Exciting news as Credly and Pearson's Acclaim join forces in the world of digital credentials.
Listen in to our interview with Jonathan Finkelstein, in which he tells us more about Credly, and explains how the recognition of these skills is allowing for people to be discovered by employers and gain opportunities.
This week I have a conversation with Doug Belshaw from the UK. Doug has made his way from the classroom to being involved in multiple different projects including the Open Badge Alliance. A great conversation about digital badges and the future of where they are going. Links: Doug Belshaw: http://dougbelshaw.com/ Badges Newsletter: http://www.badges.news Badges Wiki: http://www.badges.wiki Open Badges: https://openbadges.org/ Badge Alliance: http://www.badgealliance.org/ Open Badge Factory: https://openbadgefactory.com/ Badgr: https://info.badgr.io/ Credly: https://credly.com/
In this inaugural episode, Credly's Director of Product, Sara Petry, explains her role and how we enhance Credly for our customers.
This week we welcome our first guest episode which is being released as part of National Apprenticeship Week! Thank you to James Bridgman for taking up the challenge! What's in this episode? This week's podcast talks about how work and career prospects have changed over the last 10 years, delving into appropriate skills development, the views of educators and employers, and various tech and strategic solutions. This episode also looks at how edtech is being used to "supercharge" Apprenticeships, fast-track skills development and anticipate future demand. People James Bridgman, Director of GetMyFirstJob David Allison, CEO and Founder of GetMyFirstJob. Liz Williams, Director Tech Literacy and Education Programmes, BT Group Justin Rix, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP Anthony Impey, CEO of Optimity and Chair of Federation of Small Business Skills Policy Board Kerensa Jennings, who runs The Duke of York Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award and the iDEA digital skills platform Joysy John, Head of Education at Nesta Rob Newry, Founder of Arctic Shores, an EdTech startup creating game-based psychometric testing Rob Williams, Founder of People-Fit, a digital platform that assesses 'employment fit' for candidates and potential employers Jonathan Finkelstein, Founder of Credly, a digital skills badging system widely used across the US and UK Show Notes and References Checkout https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram. My Story I’ve just released details of my fundraiser for Homerton Hospital. I’ll be cycling 720km from coast to coast across France using the so-called Pyrenean Raid route in May. That means multiple Tour de France climbs with no stomach muscles to my name. If that sounds like a challenge you'd like to support you can text NELL47 then the amount - say £10 or £1000 pounds (!) - to 70070. It’s all for an amazing cause and to support Homerton Hospital’s maternity team and neurological, paediatric and child health research. More here.
Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of Credly, joins me to discuss his upbringing, how organizations can recognize, reward and market skills, competencies and certifications, and shares how his company is changing America.
Celisa Steele (http://www.tagoras.com) interviews Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of the digital credential service provider, Credly. Be sure to check out Learning • Technology • Design™ (LTD), a virtual conference designed specifically for professionals in the business of continuing education and professional development. Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode69. 01:57 – Highlighted Resource - Exploring the Fringe: Flipping, Microcredentials, and MOOCs. 06:57 – What digital credentials are and their relationship to digital badges. 10:09 - The relationship between digital credentials and learning. 15:49 – Changes in how organizations are using digital credentials. 19:46 – What's on the horizon for digital credentials. 22:43 - How to get started with digital credentials. 26:26 – Overcoming barriers to implementation. Connect with Jonathan at @JEFinkelstein and/or @Credly Many thanks to YourMembership for sponsoring the podcast. YourMembership’s award-winning learning management system provides organizations with the means to manage all of their educational content formats in one central location, and also provides tools to create and deliver assessments, evaluations and learning communities.
New research points to soft skills as an important indicator for success in the workplace. Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of Credly, and Laura Lippman, senior fellow at Child Trends, discuss digital badging as a way to document these currently amorphous workplace skills in this Economic Development podcast.
Credly is a powerful web service and a universal framework for issuing, earning, displaying and rewarding achievement in the form of digital credentials and badges. http://www.Credly.com . Follow:@bamradionetwork
Credly is a powerful web service and a universal framework for issuing, earning, displaying and rewarding achievement in the form of digital credentials and badges. http://www.Credly.com . Follow:@bamradionetwork
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