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title: "Open Badges: Digital & Real World Learning"
description: "Open Badges: Digital & Real World Learning"
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# Open Badges: Digital & Real World Learning

[ Sarah Schnurr ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/sarah-schnurr) :  Sep 14, 2017 1:00:00 PM

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For the last six months, districts have been able to issue open badges through the Alludo platform. Open badges are ["verifiable, portable digital badges with embedded metadata about skills and achievements."](https://openbadges.org/get-started/) Much like a Scouting badge, they are visible proof of competence in a specific area. A practical replacement for paper certificates, they are accessible anywhere, and can't be "lost." Teachers and administrators can display digital badges in their portfolios, in their e-mail signatures, or [in a backpack/passport](https://openbadges.org/about/participating-services/#backpacks).

While the majority of our districts offer digital badges when players complete a level or mission in a game, there are other ways to use them. As a blended-learning platform, we encourage administrators to offer open badges for in-person experiences. This can be accomplished in many different ways:

- Set up a new game specifically for in-person trainings.
- Create an activity in an existing, relevant game, and issue points/badges for attendance.
- Have players submit a reflection/selfie/artifact from the experience as evidence.

Embracing open badges both on- and offline maximizes the potential of a blended-learning PD program. Teachers are learning and practicing new skills everyday, and open badges are a way to recognize these achievements--whether they were accomplished in a game, in a workshop, or in the classroom.

Learn more about digital badges:

[Sharing Your Open Badge](https://www.alludolearning.com/blog/2017/03/sharing-your-open-badge)

[An Introduction to Digital Badges](https://www.alludolearning.com/blog/2016/12/an-introduction-to-digital-badges?rq=digital%20badges)

[What Role Do Digital Badges Play in Personalized PD?](https://www.alludolearning.com/blog/2016/07/what-role-do-digital-badges-play-in-personalized-professional-development-pd)

[![You Matter: The Human Element in The Age of AI](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/Alludo%20RCOE%20%231%20Featured%20Image-1.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/you-matter-the-human-element-in-the-age-of-ai)

#### [You Matter: The Human Element in The Age of AI](https://blog.alludolearning.com/you-matter-the-human-element-in-the-age-of-ai)

[Damon Torgerson](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/damon-torgerson): May 7, 2026 12:00:08 PM

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[![Introducing the Alludo Calendar: All Your PD, In One Place](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/community-calendar.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/introducing-the-alludo-calendar-all-your-pd-in-one-place)

#### [Introducing the Alludo Calendar: All Your PD, In One Place](https://blog.alludolearning.com/introducing-the-alludo-calendar-all-your-pd-in-one-place)

[Damon Torgerson](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/damon-torgerson): Apr 13, 2026 10:27:29 AM

Professional development doesn't always happen online. Workshops, walkthroughs, coaching sessions, and cohort meetings are still a big part of how...

[features](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/features) 

[Read More](https://blog.alludolearning.com/introducing-the-alludo-calendar-all-your-pd-in-one-place)

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#### [QTW: District Dashboard Updates](https://blog.alludolearning.com/qtw-district-dashboard-updates)

[Jamie Bridgman](https://blog.alludolearning.com/author/jamie-bridgman): Apr 8, 2026 12:27:37 PM

Welcome back to another Quick Tip Wednesday!

[Quick Tip](https://blog.alludolearning.com/tag/quick-tip) 

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