DCC
Learner Credential Wallet (LCW) - an open source mobile wallet
Experience digital credentials from the learner's perspective by claiming an Open Badges 3.0 credential and storing it in your own Learner Credential Wallet.
This activity provides a hands-on introduction to verifiable credentials and digital wallets. As you claim and store your credential, you'll learn how digital credentials can be shared, verified and controlled by the learner while maintaining privacy and portability.
By the end of the activity, you'll have your own credential wallet and a practical understanding of how digital credentials move beyond PDFs and paper certificates.
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Activity: Earn a badge and set up your LCW
Experience digital credentials from the learner's perspective by claiming an Open Badges 3.0 credential and storing it in your own Learner Credential Wallet.
This activity provides a hands-on introduction to verifiable credentials and digital wallets. As you claim and store your credential, you'll learn how digital credentials can be shared, verified and controlled by the learner while maintaining privacy and portability.
By the end of the activity, you'll have your own credential wallet and a practical understanding of how digital credentials move beyond PDFs and paper certificates.
Activity Snapshot
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
What You'll Do: Claim an Open Badges 3.0 credential and store it in a Learner Credential Wallet.
Who's It For?: Anyone interested in digital credentials, digital wallets and learner-owned records.
What You'll Need: A smartphone with access to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
What You'll Get: A Learner Credential Wallet, an Open Badges 3.0 credential and hands-on experience with verifiable credentials.
Tip: Digital credential wallets are still an emerging technology, and not all badges and credentials are compatible with all wallets. Where possible, use the same email address across activities to make claiming, storing and managing your credentials easier.
Step by step instructions
The LCW Experience Badge is designed to show the process of claiming an Open Badges 3.0 (OBv3) credential. OBv3 can be used for degrees, certificates, microcredentials, courses and even granular skills and competencies. They are capable of containing rich metadata about learning objectives and achievements and are digitally signed by the person or organization who has issued your credential. Once you have claimed your credential, it’s yours! And so is the Learner Credential Wallet.
Step 1. Install the Learner Credential Wallet
Download the DCC Learner Credential Wallet (LCW) from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Step 2: Claim the badge
Via URL
Follow this link on your PC or mobile https://badging.dcconsortium.org/lcw-experience-badge
It should open with instructions on how to claim the badge and as part of the process, you will be sent an email - please check junk or spam if you don’t receive it.
Follow the steps in the email.
Via QR Code
Using a QR code reader (not the LCW app), follow the instructions and claim your credential!
Need Support?
If you have questions, encounter technical issues, or would like help completing an activity, we're here to help.
Email us at badgesandpit@lifelonglearningpractice.com and we'll do our best to assist you or connect you with the activity provider.
Share Your Achievement
Completed the activity? We'd love to see what you discovered.
Share your badge, skills profile, wallet, insights or reflections on LinkedIn and help others explore the world of digital credentials and skills recognition.
Use #BadgeSandpit in your post so the community can follow your journey and discover new ideas, tools and opportunities.
