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50-Minute Sessions

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS)

Building Global Competence Through Digital Badging: Comparative Insights from Europe and North America

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM PST
This session compares global learner pathways and systems of digital badges at the Alamo Colleges District in the United States and CEU Cardenal Herrera in Spain. By focusing on competency-based pathways in the United States and international activities in Spain, these institutions equip students with tools to demonstrate global competence across continents.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the different methodologies employed by Alamo Colleges (U.S.) and CEU Cardenal Herrera (Spain) in developing global learner pathways and systems of digital badges, and how these approaches align with institutional goals of fostering global competence.
  • Analyze the impact of competency-based pathways at Alamo Colleges versus international activity-based pathways at CEU Cardenal Herrera on students' ability to demonstrate global competence.
  • Identify strategies for implementing cross-continent digital badge systems that enhance global education.