VCU Digital Badging
October 20, 2021
Wednesday, 2-3 p.m. EDT
Registration Fee: FREE
Where: Live-Online, Zoom Platform
Each month from June through October, we present a different topic in our annual community series, 3rd Wednesdays. All events will be held via the Zoom platform. We will provide you a link where you can connect through your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android Device. It is helpful to download the free Zoom app in advance.
Sessions are a great way for you to "sample" a course with VCU Continuing and Professional Education, or to learn something new! We hope that you will join us online!
Digital badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification, or learning outcome that can be shared and verified in real-time, online. Join us to learn more about the benefits of digital badges, and how to demonstrate your skills in a new way. Presenter: Edward Howard, VCU
Read more about June's session
Have you been seeing all the chatter about folks' anxiety getting back to "normal life"? Let's talk about how social connectedness and social isolation can impact our health: physically, mentally, emotionally, and cognitively -- no matter what our age. Learn about the science behind these health effects, plus how to strengthen your social health and how to help others as well. Presenter: Catherine MacDonald, VCU Gerontology
Learn how you can earn a digital badge for "Social Connectedness, Health and Wellbeing">
Read more about July's session
Join us for a brief review of how the history, flavors, and proliferation of craft beer have informed local and global history. We’ll also share updates on forthcoming craft beer programming at VCU. Presenter: Aurora Higgs, VCU
Read more about August's session
Have you ever considered volunteering for a research study? Join us to learn more about what human research is, how the VCU Institutional Review Board (IRB) helps to oversee research and keep participants safe (including in COVID-19 research studies), and what you can do to be a savvy and informed research participant. Presenters: Nyssa Towsley, MS, CIP, Human Subjects Protection Education & Outreach Manager and Stacy West, MS, CASR, CIP, Reliance Agreement Specialist, VCU
Read more about September's session
Join us to learn more about the therapeutic power of play and how play is used to communicate with and treat clients. We’ll give an overview of play therapy and share information about the VCU Play Therapy Training Program. VCU is an approved continuing education provider (APT Approved Provider 15-397) by the Association for Play Therapy. Presenter: Jan Williamson, LCSW and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S)