Makerspace Workshop Badges: Student Perceptions & Uses of Informal Credentialing

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2022-11-05

Authors

McCue, Richard A
Johnson, Brittany

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International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces

Abstract

Key findings from this paper include: - 23% percent of drop-in workshop participants earned a makerspace badge for successfully demonstrating the skills they developed in the workshop. - 90% of makerspace badge earners who used their badges in a job search believe that the informal credentials helped them secure a job. - 75% percent of all makerspace badge earners planned on using their badges in future job searches. T- he UVic Libraries DSC badging program could be improved by including more detailed instructions on how to use badges in job searches.

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Makerspace, Informal Credentials, Badges, Libraries

Citation

McCue, R. A., & Johnson, B. (2022). Makerspace Workshop Badges: Student Perceptions & Uses of Informal Credentialing. International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, 6, 5. https://isam2022.hemi-makers.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/09/031..pdf

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14303

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