Process: How to set up Learnt Badges

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  What are badges?

Badges are a modern and innovative way of displaying credentials online. We have built out a badging system so that when learners complete certain courses, they will be issued with a digital badge that they can then share on social media.

This article discusses how to add a badge to your system to make your learning experience more interactive.

Adding a badge

First, it is highly recommended that you check out the following articles which provide An Introduction to Digital Badges, and guidelines on Creating a Digital Badge Design.

Once you have a badge design ready to go, you can add it to the system as follows:

• Navigate to Admin → Admin Badges → Badges.
  
  
  
  
• If you haven't already, make sure to enable badging.
  
  
  
  
• From this screen, you can also link the email template that will be used as a notification to learners once they earn a badge. You will need to contact the support team to look at getting this set up.
  
  
  
  
• Now, click on the Add New Badge button in the top right-hand corner of the page.
  
  
  
  
• This will then open a form for you to complete, to add your badge design.
  
  

1. 1. Title - This is the name associated with the badge. This is not only used for internal reference, the title will be displayed when learners share the badge on social media.
   2. Description - A short description of what the badge signifies. Again, this will be included when students share the badge online.
   3. Skills - You can add as many skills to be associated with the badge as you like. These can then be shared on a platform like LinkedIn.
   4. Course Meta Tags  - Meta tags are hidden data values that are associated with the badge. They are not displayed when sharing the badge, but meta tag values are ingrained into the source code of the badge. This means if the badge was public online, users would be able to search for these terms and find results related to the badge.
   5. Badge Upload - This is where you upload the PNG design of your badge. Please note the restrictions that the badge must be 512px x 512px, and it can be no larger than 10MB.

• Once you have completed the above form, make sure to click the Save button.
  
  

The badge has now been successfully added to your system. 

How to add a badge rule

Now that you have added the badge design to your Learnt Business platform, let's set up a rule to begin issuing these to your learners.

• Start by navigating to Admin → Admin Badges → Badges Rules
  
  
  
  
• This page will list any rules that you may have already created. Given that this will likely be empty if this is your first time here, click on the Add New Rule button to begin.
  
  
  
  
• This will then open the rule form for you to complete.
  
  
  
  
  1. Title - This is the name to associate with the rule. This is for internal use only and is not visible to learners.
  2. Type - Set what should trigger the Badge to be issued. The example here is Course Completed i.e. when a specific course is completed, issue the learner a badge.
  3. Course Badges - This is the badge design that you are wanting to use for this rule. You can select the badge design that you would have completed prior to setting up this rule.
  4. Courses - This is where you set which courses being completed, will trigger the badge to be issued.
     
     
• Finally, make sure to click the Save button.
  
  

You have now successfully set up a new badge rule in your system.