Issuers

This page provides advice and resources for UWM instructors, departments, and programs who plan to issue badges.

Canvas Credentials

UWM uses a badging tool called Canvas Credentials to issue badges for official programs including microcredentialing, professional development, and continuing education.

Canvas Credentials is a web based platform, which is UWM branded, where learners can access their learner record, track progress toward larger clusters of micro-credentials, and explore other possible pathways.

Canvas Credentials also provides tools for badge administrators create and issue badges, manage user access, and view badging analytic

Establishing an Issuer

Canvas Credentials is organized by issuers. Primary issuers are the UWM School or College from which specific badge are issued. Issuers only need to be established once. After that, badges can be created, issued, managed, and maintained by users who have been given appropriate access. In order to create a primary issuer, you’ll need to complete this form.

Creating a Badge

There are two main steps for creating a badge. The first step is to write the metadata that provides information to recipients and other stakeholders about what the badge represents and what the recipient did to earn it. Required metadata fields in Badgr include: Name, Description, and Earning Criteria. Optional metadata fields in Badgr include: Standards Alignment, Tags, and Expiration.

Please review the Guide to Creating Badges for additional information on how to write the metadata for your badge.

The next step is to create an image for your badge. The second step for creating a badge is to develop a badge image that badge taxonomy, badging standards, and link.

Adding a Badge to Badgr

Once you have written the metadata for your badge and created an image associated with it, you’ll need to add the badge to Canvas Credentials. To do this, complete the

Issuing Badges

There are multiple ways to issue badges that you create in Badgr. You can automatically issue badges through Canvas if you set up a Canvas course site using modules and requirements (see below). You can manually issue badges to individuals or in bulk through the Badgr platform itself.

When you issue a badge to a recipient, they will receive a notification at the email address you used to issue the badge. Recipients can then choose how to. You may want to provide recipients with a link to the For Recipients page.

Tracking Badges

You can track in multiple places who received badges you’ve issued, depending on whether badges were issued automatically in Canvas or manually through the Badgr platform.