In cases where awarding a micro-credential based on the completion of a set of activities doesn't make sense, you are also able to award students directly. This article is intended to provide instructions for manually awarding micro-credentials directly to your students through your Moodle course.




Awarding a Badge


  • From the main page of your course, click the "More" button in the banner at top of the page, then click "Open Badges" from the drop-down list.



  • You'll now see a list of all currently active micro-credentials and badges at KPU. Click the badge that corresponds to your course.


(IMPORTANT NOTE: It is very important that you carefully select the micro-credential that corresponds to your course only. There are no restrictions on which badge can be assigned so you could award the incorrect badge by mistake. This cannot be reversed.)



  • From the badge details page, click "Issue Badge" at the bottom of the page.



  • Ensure the badge details are listed correctly.



  • In the "Select Recipients" section, search for the users that you would like to award the micro-credential to.


  • In the "Edit Email Message" section, you can customize the automated email that will be sent to the awarded student once they receive their micro-credential




  • Once all of the details are finalized, click "Issue Badge" at the bottom of the page.



  • The students that have been awarded the micro-credential will then be sent an email confirmation to notify them that it has been awarded.


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