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crln-9602	Ford, Emily	To badge or not to badge?: From “yes” to “never again”	2017	2	.pdf	application/pdf	1101	50	53	Badges are part of a greater tension between the way I see it Emily Ford To badge or not to badge? From “yes” to “never again” Emily Ford is assistant professor, urban and public affairs librarian at Portland State University’s Branford Price Millar Library, email: forder@pdx.edu © 2017 Emily Ford January 2017 21 C&RL News idealistic (and potentially paternalistic) views of education—where education transforms and empowers students to achieve freedom and participate in civic life—and meeting students’ needs: getting a job, supporting a family, or making a good grade to advance to the next course. Our project, Digital Badges for Creativity and Critical Thinking, aimed to strengthen students’ critical thinking skills in three un- dergraduate classes.	cache/crln-9602.pdf	txt/crln-9602.txt