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Digital Badge Connect
Digital Badge Connect is where you can search for globally focused experiences that connect to and go toward earning any of the 6 Digital Badges! Search the Digital Badge Connect database to find experiences that work for you.
Badges coming to Canvas Spring 2022!
Each experience has a corresponding form. Download the form, fill it in Adobe Acrobat, and upload the form to your application at myStudyAbroad The forms are required, but will not be graded.
| Elective Experience | Date | Time | Place | Live / Recorded | Badge | Form (upload to) mystudyabroad.wsu.edu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Center: Coffee Hour (ID#00002) | Ongoing | Friday at. 2:00 p.m. | The international Center (CUB L46) | In-Person | Global Self-Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Perspective Taking | Form 1 |
| International Center: International Center: Language Tables: Learn Japanese, Arabic, Italian and German (ID#00012) | On going | On going | The international Center (CUB L46) | In-Person | Global Self-Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Perspective Taking | Form 1 |
International Center: Campus Friends (ID#00014) | On going | On going | Sign Up | In-Person | Global Self-Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Perspective Taking | Form 1 |
| International Center: Engage the World (you give the presentation) (ID#00013) | On going | On going | Sign Up | In-Person | Perspective Taking, Knowledge Application, Understanding Global Systems | Form 1 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Patrick Robichaud - Study Abroad in Wales (ID#00006) | September 10, 2020 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Watch It! | Both | Global Self-Awareness | Form 2 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Nitivia Jones - Experiences from Peace Corps Georgia '06-'08' (ID#00015) | September 28, 2020 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Watch It! | Both | Personal & Social Responsibility | Form 2 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Jackie Logsdon - Culture and Media in Cuba (ID#00016) | October 8, 2020 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Watch It! | Both | Perspective Taking | Form 2 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Dr. Heather Beem - STEM Education in Africa and the World (ID#00019) | November 16, 2020 | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Watch It | Both | Personal & Social Responsibility, Knowledge Application | Form 2 |
Implicit Bias Testing (ID#00008) | On going | On going | Online | Asynchronous | Perspective Taking | Upload Snapshot of Results |
Hamilton Exercise by CILMAR (ID#00009) | On going | On going | Instructions Worksheet | Asynchronous | Global Self-Awareness | Form 4 |
Read: Seedfolks, by Paul Fleischman (ID#00010) | On going | On going | Book or Online | Asynchronous | Cultural Diversity | Form 8 |
| Watch: "Life in A Day 2020" by Kevin Macdonald (ID#00011) | On going | On going | Online | Asynchronous | Global Self-Awareness, Perspective Taking | Form 7 |
Common Reading: "Everyday South Africans: Living with Race in South Africa" (ID#00004) | September 24, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Watch It! | Both | Global Self-Awareness, Cultural Diversity | Form 6 |
| Women's Education TED Talk Playlist (ID#00023) | On going | On going | Playlist | Recorded | Perspective Taking, Personal & Social Responsibility, Knowledge Application | Form 10 |
WSU Research Week: The Fulbright Scholar Experience (ID#00026) | October 14, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Watch It | Both | Understanding Global Systems, Knowledge Application, Cultural Diversity | Form 2 |
TEDxWSU Countdown Event: Turning Climate Crisis Ideas Into Action (ID#00027) | October 13, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Watch It | Both | Understanding Global Systems, Knowledge Application, Personal & Social Responsibilty | Form 5 |
Greta Thunberg: Climate change 'as urgent' as coronavirus (ID#00029) | On going | On going | Watch It | Recorded | Personal & Social Responsibility | Form 9 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Dr. Kelly Newlon "Cassowaries, Penguins and Elephants, Oh My!: The Lessons Learned from Animals on 7 Continents" (ID#00031) | November 10, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Watch It | Both | Knowledge Application | Form 2 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Dr. Kira Vinke "Insights into Global Climate Research" (ID#00032) | November 19, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Watch It | Both | Personal & Social Responsibility | Form 2 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Lauren Reed "Translating Experiences into a Meaningful Work History" (ID#00033) | December 1, 2020 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Watch It | Both | Perspective Taking, Cultural Diversity | Form 2 |
Global Coug Speaker Series: Darlington Akogo "Application of Artificial Intelligence in African Healthcare and Agriculture" (ID#00034) | December 10, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Watch It | Both | Knowledge Application | Form 2 |
Festivals and Pilgrimages in Spain (ID#00035) | On going | On going | Video 1 Video 2 | Asynchronous | Cultural Diversity, Global Self-Awareness | Form 11 |
| How is COVID-19 is impacting developing countries? (ID#00036) | On going | On going | Watch It | Asynchronous | Understanding Global Systems, Knowledge Application, Global Self-Awareness | Form 13 |
When Young People Travel... (ID#00037) | On going | On going | Video 1 Video 2 | Asynchronous | Global Self-Awareness, Perspective Taking | Form 12 |
| "Before the Flood" National Geographic (ID#00038) | On going | On going | Watch It | Recorded | Personal & Social Responsibility | Form 14 |
| Flamenco in Spain (ID#00039) | On going | On going | Watch It | Asynchronous | Personal & Social Responsibility, Global Self-Awareness | Form 15 |
Chigozi Obioma Fiction Reading (ID#00043) | February 10th, 2021 | 7:00pm | Watch It | Both | Global Self-Awareness, Perspective Taking | Form 18 |
Interview with Malian Activist (ID#00044) | February 17th, 2021 | 12pm | Watch It | Both | Perspective Taking | Form 18 |
Teresita "Lah Tere" Ayala: Afro-Puerto Rican Activist, Hip-Hop Artist, and Emcee (ID#00045) | March 12th, 2021 | 3-4pm | Meeting ID: 925 5611 4958 – Passcode: 007222 | Both | Knowledge Application, Personal & Social Responsibility | Form 18 |
Robin Fifita (Tongan Visual Artist and Muralist) (ID#00046) | April 30th, 2021 | 3-4pm | Meeting ID: 925 5611 4958 – Passcode: 007222 | Both | Cultural Diversity, Global Self-Awareness, Perspective Taking | Form 18 |
Coming to Terms: The German Vergangenheitsbewaltigung A Special Presentation from USAC (ID#00047) | January 28th, 2021 | 10am | Watch It | Both | Cultural Diversity, Personal & Social Responsibility, Understanding Global Systems | Form 17 |
| Global Coug Speaker Series: Anthony Reed "Lessons from Marathon Adventures on Seven Continents" (ID#00048) | February 10th, 2021 | 4-5pm | Watch It | Both | Cultural Diversity | Form 2 |
| Global Coug Speaker Series: Alice Johnson "From Alaska, to Washington, to the World!" (ID#00050) | February 24th, 2021 | 6-7pm | Watch It | Both | Perspective Taking | Form 2 |
USAC presents: Uruguayan & Argentinian Cultural Historical Highlights (ID#00051) | March 24th, 2021 | 10am | Watch It | Both | Global Self-Awareness, Perspective Taking, Understanding Global Systems | Form 19 |
AIFS presents: Studying Abroad at Stellenbosch University in South Africa (ID#00052) | On Going | On going | Video 1 Video 2 | Asynchronous | Understanding Global Systems, Perspective Taking, Personal & Social Responsibilty | Form 21 |
USAC presents: Sustainable Development in China (ID#00053) | April 28th, 2021 | 8am | Recording Coming Soon! | Both | Understanding Global Systems, Knowledge Application, Personal & Social Responsibilty | Form 19 |
USAC presents: The Power of Truth and Non-Violence; Gandhi, Past and Present (ID#00054) | May 26th, 2021 | 9am | Recording Coming Soon! | Both | Knowledge Application, Understanding Global Systems, Personal & Social Responsibilty | Form 19 |
| Inequality in Bolivia: Elections and indigenous self-determination (ID#00055) | On going | On going | Watch It | Asynchronous | Cultural Diversity, Perspective Taking |