Credly Badge Metadata
This guide provides details about the metadata required for new Credly badges. Badge metadata is the content you create to represent your micro-credential, certification, course, or designation. This information should describe what the earners are capable of doing, what they had to do to earn it and why it's meaningful.
Microcredentials at SUNY Geneseo provide opportunities for students to document their learning. Geneseo encourages students to see learning as something that is integrated and makes connections to experiences beyond the classroom. Microcredentials increase the visibility of skills for employers and graduate schools by giving students a platform for curating examples of their work, articulating the connections between different types of experiences, and applying skills in new contexts.
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Credly Metadata Fields
This is the list of questions on the form that must be filled out for each new badge. More details about each field can be found in this Credly Knowledge Base article.
Field Name | Menu Selection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Image | Images must be square and in PNG format, with dimensions between 600x600 and 2048x2048 pixels. Communications & Marketing is available to assist with image design. Please email Erin Crowell, Graphic Designer. | |
Badge Name | ||
Description | 500 character limit. May not be blank. | |
URL to Additional Info | Required | |
Skills | "Skills" refers to a collection of labels that help identify what skills were earned. May not be blank. | |
Badge Criteria | This is a list of activities the earner completed to earn this badge. Each badge may have multiple criteria. | |
Activity Type | Application | |
Activity Description | 500 character limit. | |
URL to Activity | optional | |
Type (optional) | Experience Learning Validation Certification | |
Level (optional) | Foundational Intermediate Advanced | |
Time (optional) | Hours Days Weeks Months Years | |
Cost (optional) | Free Paid | |
Template Visibility | Public Private | Badge Templates marked Public will be displayed on our organization page at https://www.credly.com/organizations/geneseo/badges |
Duplicates | No Yes | Allow earners to receive multiple badges from this template |