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Piloting Competence-Based Digital Open Badges: EduSTA Project - Sweden

Piloting Competence-Based Digital Open Badges: EduSTA Project - Sweden
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Author(s): Liisa Uusimaki (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 26
Source title: Immersive Learning in Teacher Education: Simulated Environments, Tools, and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Wendy May Goff (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-9861-6.ch010

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Abstract

The purpose of the EduSTA project (Erasmus+ Teacher Academies, 2021) is to build an ‘Academy of Educators for a Sustainable Future'. The countries involved in the project are Finland, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. The focus of the project has been to co-design a constellation of competence-based digital open badges and to pilot these in each partner country's Higher Education Institutions during 2024. This chapter will present two Swedish pilots completed in December 2023 and June 2024 focusing on Vocational Education Student Teachers (VET) trialling the competence-based digital open badge “Knowledgeable Problem Articulator”. The study is guided by Gibb's (1988) Reflective Cycle, allowing for a structured and systematic process of reflection to support learning. A total of 20 out of 81 students applied for the digital open badge. Despite the small number of applications, the feedback received showed both a curiosity and interest in digital open badges.

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