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Alternative Digital Credentials

Continuing Education Alternative Digital Credentials

What is Alternative Digital Credentialing?

We are committed to providing you with the tools necessary to achieve your professional goals and we understand that communicating your credentials in an ever-expanding online marketplace can be challenging. That is why we have partnered with Credly to provide you with a digital version of your credentials. ADCs can be used in email signatures or digital resumes, and on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. This digital image contains verified metadata that describes your qualifications and the process required to earn them.

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If you are a student, and you would like more information about pursuing an Alternative Digital Credential, please fill out this form. 

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What is an Alternative Digital Credential?
Alternative Digital Credentials are web-enabled versions of a qualification, certification or learning outcome which can be verified in real-time, online.
How does my certification get displayed as an alternative digital credential?
We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you’ve demonstrated into an ADC. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.
What are the benefits of an alternative digital credential?
Representing your skills as an ADC gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. ADCs provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of.
How will I know if I’ve earned an alternative digital credential?
You will receive an email notification from Credly with instructions for claiming your ADC and setting up your account.
What if I don’t want my alternative digital credential to be public?
You can easily configure your privacy settings in Credly. You’re in complete control of the information about yourself that is made public.
Is there a fee to use Credly?
No. This is a service we provide to you, at no cost.
What’s to keep someone else from copying my alternative digital credential and using it?
While ADCs are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on the Credly platform. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.
Where and how can I share my alternative digital credential?
You can share your ADC directly from the Credly platform to LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook; over email; embedded in a website or in your email signature.
What are labor market insights and how can I access them through Acclaim?
Labor market insights are pulled from live job requisitions. Based on your skills you can learn which employers are hiring, what job titles you might be qualified for, salary ranges and more. Search active job listings and even apply for them with just a few clicks through Credly. Access the labor market insights from your ADC details page by clicking on Related Jobs, or by clicking on the skill tags assigned to your badge.
Can I export alternative digital credentials issued through Credly to other badge-storing platforms?
Yes, you can download your ADC from the Share Badge page. Your downloaded ADC contains Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI) compliant metadata embedded into the image. This allows you to store your ADC on other OBI-compliant badge sites, such as the Mozilla backpack.
What is the process for setting up a new ADC at SIUE?
To learn more about ADC processes and resources at SIUE, visit the Faculty Resources ADC page.
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