UH Digital Badges
Aloha and welcome to the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Digital Badges website! Are you interested in learning more about digital badges at UH? Use the sub-menu below to navigate this microsite!
Resources & Support
Visit the Canvas Credentials Instructure Community page to access common questions and support resources.
Canvas Credentials Instructure Community
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Canvas Credentials Privacy & Security
Find out more about Canvas Credentials privacy policies.
Badges & Credentialing
This Educause article is an overview of badges and credentialing.
Credential As You Go Tools and Resources
Credential As You Go Tools and Resources page provides information and guides about incremental credentialing.
UH Digital Badges Work Group
Mahalo to the faculty and staff across the system for their collaboration in the research, planning, and/or creation of the UH digital badge process. If you are needing support, please contact uhoic@hawaii.edu.
Laura Armer
Director of College of Social Sciences
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
College of Social Sciences
Year(s) Engaged: 2019 and 2022-Present
Ashley Boss
Educational Specialist
University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu
Office of Distance Learning
Year(s) Engaged: 2022-Present
Laura Chuang
Faculty Development Specialist
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Marisa Dionne
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Ross Egloria
Education Technology Coordinator
Honolulu Community College
Year(s) Engaged: 2020-Present
Brent Hirata
Educational Technologies & Distance Education Coordinator
Leeward Community College
Educational Media Center
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Dorothy So Hirata
Instructional Design Manager
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Laureen Kodani
Educational, Communications and Technology Developer
UH Maui College
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Melissa Nakamura
Instructional Designer (OCET)
Kapi’olani Community College
Year(s) Engaged: 2020-Present
Gloria Niles
Director of Online Learning
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Matt Parcon
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Elizabeth Ratliff
Associate Professor
(Instructional Design Services Coordinator)
Windward Community College
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-2021 & 2023-Present
Brian Richardson
Instructional Design Librarian
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hamilton Library
Year(s) Engaged: 2020-Present
Neva Supe-Roque
Student Career Specialist
Kapi’olani Community College
Student Services
Year(s) Engaged: 2022
Alice Swift
Multimedia Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Kellie Taguchi
Distance Education Coordinator
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
Helen Torigoe
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
Year(s) Engaged: 2020 & 2022-Present
Lynette Williamson
Faculty
University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu
Mathematics, Natural, and Health Sciences Division
Year(s) Engaged: 2022-Present
Johnny Zhou
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-Present
James Gochenouer
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
Information Technology Services (ITS)
UH Online Innovation Center (UHOIC)
Year(s) Engaged: 2020
Junie Hayashi
Public Services Librarian
Leeward Community College
Learning Commons Library
Year(s) Engaged: 2020
Char Hopela
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu
Office of Distance Learning
Year(s) Engaged: 2020
Rachael Inake
Educational Technologies & Distance Education Coordinator
Leeward Community College
Educational Media Center
Year(s) Engaged: 2020
Hong Ngo
Instructional Designer
University of Hawaiʻi System
University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
Year(s) Engaged: 2020
Atina Pascua
Director of Civic and Community Engagement
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Year(s) Engaged: 2021
Leanne Urasaki
Instructional Technology Developer
Hawaiʻi Community College
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-2021
Youxin Zhang
Instructional Designer
Kapi’olani Community College
Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, and Technology (CELTT)
Year(s) Engaged: 2019-2020
Frequently Asked Questions
For more FAQs, visit the Badge Support section of the FAQs for UH Digital Badges document or visit the Canvas Credentials Instructure Community page to access common questions and support resources.
Visit the Canvas Credentials/Badges Instructure Community page to access common questions and support resources or submit a question to the Canvas Credentials/Badges Discussion forum.
UH Campus/System support is available if you have specific UH Canvas Credentials questions (e.g. questions about implementing UH Digital Badges, UH Digital Badge Proposal status, badge development support, etc.).
Yes. Please view instructions for Sharing badges from Canvas Credentials for sharing and downloading badges.
Yes, your badges will be retained in your Canvas Credentials backpack indefinitely. However, it is recommended that you add your personal email as a secondary email to your Canvas Credentials account in the event you leave the UH system. See the Managing your Canvas Badges/Credentials account page for more information.
You can also download your badges so you can reupload them to a badge platform in the future if needed. View the Sharing badges from Canvas Credentials support page for more information.
Credit: All people-related illustrations by Storyset