Badging: How to Share Digital Badges and Microcredentials

This page explains how to share your St. Thomas Parchment Badges (formerly called Canvas Credentials or Badgr).

What and Why Parchment Badges? 

The University of St. Thomas partners with Parchment Badges (a digital credential service provider) so you can share your badges and microcredentials with employers and your professional network.

Each badge is clickable and includes details about the knowledge, skills, or competencies you demonstrated — and confirms your credentials were earned from St. Thomas. Badges can be shared on LinkedIn, Facebook, your email signature, resume, or personal website, and are stored in your Parchment My Badges space.

How to Find My Badges to Share? 

Log into your Parchment account using your St. Thomas badge username and password. Or, another way to get to your badges is to log in at Parchment Digital Badges (using the credentials you used to create your St. Thomas badge account) and look for My Badges.

How to Start Sharing your Parchment Digital Badges?  

There are a variety of ways to share your badges or collections of badge credentials: via Link, directly to Social media channels (LinkedIn, etc) or by using provided Embed codes.

To Share Your Badge URL Link

1. Sign in to your St. Thomas Parchment badge account (previous step on finding your badge). https://badges.parchment.com/auth/login

2. Access your badge or badges (Backpack)
   Once logged in, navigate to your badge or collection of badges (“Badges” of backpack section). This is where all your earned badges are stored

3. Find the badge you want to share. Click the badge to open its details.

4. Share the badge

   • Look for the ellipsis (…) icon in the top right corner of the badge.

   • Select Share or Copy Link.

   • This will generate a direct link to the badge on Parchment’s platform.

5. Send the link

   • Copy the link and paste it into an email, chat, or social media.

   • The recipient can click the link to view the badge in their own Parchment account.

To Add to Your Email Signature

Add your digital badge to your email signature (or other emails) if you'd like others to know more about these skills you've gained. How to add your badge to your Outlook email signature. 

To Share on LinkedIn, Facebook or other Social Media

• These are directions to find and share on Social Media: How do I share my earned badges from my Parchment Digital Badges Backpack?
• The following videos from St. Thomas help describe/show how to share your digital badges on your email signature, on social media such as LinkedIn or Facebook, and how to share your badge URL on your resume or portfolio, for example. Note: The videos sometimes call the badge platform by the old name (Badgr or Canvas Credentials); just think Parchment badges anytime you hear the words Canvas Credential or Badgr; it's the same platform just a new name!

To Print Off a Certificate of Your Achievement

Badge earners have the option to print off a certificate of your achievement instead of or in addition to the digital badge. 

For Additional Help with Digital Badge Sharing

• For additional resources on sharing your badges, please submit a ticket to our Badge team for those with a St. Thomas email.
• If you are taking a St. Thomas professional development course and do not have a St. Thomas email, then contact the program contact listed on the home page of the badge course.