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All About Badging
Badging FAQs
What is a digital badge?
Badges are digital artifacts that demonstrate your accomplishment tied to a course or a series of courses,
which can be accessed, displayed, and verified online. You might think of badges as an emerging form of a
professional credential. They can be shared in many places – across social media, in your email signature, or
even on your web-based resume.
How do I earn a badge in a course?
Badges are awarded upon successful completion of a course. In order to receive the badge, you will need to
engage with all course content and required activities. See details in your course for specific requirements.
Where do I find my badge?
After completing the course requirements, you will find your badge by clicking on the Badges link in Canvas
navigation. If visiting Badges for the first time, you may need to authorize Badgr to have access to your
Canvas account.
If you have created an account on our badging platform, Badgr.com, (we recommend doing so!), you will also
be able to access badges from the “Backpack” tab. Note: If you are receiving a badge for the first time, you
will receive an email notification with a link to “Create Account” to create your profile on Badgr.com.
How and where can I share my badge?
Our badging platform makes it easy to share your accomplishment across social media or add your badge as
a LinkedIn Certification. From your course, click on the Badges link in Canvas navigation. Select the badge
you want to share to open the Badge view, then choose the social media button where you would like to
share your badge. You will follow a similar process if viewing your badge from your account on our badging
platform. You can also download a copy of your badge for use on your resume.
What if my school or institution requires a course certificate?
Our badging platform makes it easy to generate your own certificate after you have been awarded a course
completion badge. Follow these directions to print your badge in certificate format.
Where do I go for help?
If you have any questions or experience issues in retrieving your badge, reach out to us at
hello@globalonlineacademy.org for support.
Badging Tutorials
Create an Account on Our Badging
Platform
While you can be awarded and share badges directly
from Canvas, we recommend setting up a free
account on our badging platform, Badgr.com, where
you can track all badges earned across courses. When
setting up your account, make sure you use the same
email address as you use to login to Canvas.
Share Your Accomplishments on Social
Media
Badges can be shared directly to social media from a few places – directly from Badges within Canvas or
from your badging platform account.
SHARING FROM CANVAS
From Canvas navigation, click on Badges (screenshot 1). Your awarded badge will be displayed on the page.
Hover over the badge preview and click “View Details” (screenshot 2).
From the pop-up window, click on the social media button (screenshot 3) where you would like to share your
badge. Login to your account and follow the prompts on the screen.
SHARING FROM YOUR BADGING PLATFORM ACCOUNT
Log in to your badging platform account at Badgr.com and navigate to the Backpack tab. While viewing
Badges, click on the title of the badge that you would like to share. From the sidebar menu, click “Share”
then select the “Social” tab.
Click on the social media button where you would like to share your badge. Login to your account and
follow the prompts on the screen.
Add Your Badge as a LinkedIn Certification
To share your badge in the Certifications section of your LinkedIn profile, you will first copy the Credential
ID from your badging platform account. Login to your account at Badgr.com, and navigate to the “Backpack”
tab.
While viewing Badges, click on the title of the badge that you would like to share. From the sidebar menu,
click “Share” then select the “Link” tab. Copy the URL appearing in the “Copy this link to share” field.
Next, log in to your LinkedIn account. Scroll down to the Licenses & certifications section, and click the +
button. Input the “Name” (name of the badge), the “Issuing Organization” (Global Online Academy), and “Issue
Date” (date awarded).
Check the box to indicate the credential does not expire. Leave the “Credential ID” field blank, and paste the
copied URL into the “Credential URL” field.
Click “Save” to exit. Your badge will now appear in your list of Licenses & certifications on your profile.
Print Your Badge as a Certificate
Log in to your badging platform account at Badgr.com and navigate to the “Backpack” tab. While viewing
Badges, click on the title of the badge that you would like to share.
From the sidebar menu, click “Print Certificate”. You may configure a Color for your certificate border, then
click “Print Certificate” to connect to your local printer or save as a PDF.
Download Your Badge to Add to Your Resume
From Canvas navigation, click on Badges. Your awarded badge will be
displayed on the page. Hover over the badge preview and click “View
Details”. Click on the “Download” button to save a copy of your badge as a
.PNG image file, which you can embed in your text-based resume.
You can also download your badge from your Badgr.com account. While
viewing Badges on the “Backpack” tab, click on the title of the badge that
you would like to download. From the sidebar menu, click “Download”.
