In 2017 , the company became a founding member of the IEEE Industry Consortium for Learning Engineering , and announced partnerships with the California Community Colleges System , Georgia Department of Education , and SURFnet . The success of the company 's Badgr product led to Founder Wayne Skipper being interviewed broadly in the education community , as well as Badgr 's inclusion in the European Commission Joint Research Centre 's 2017 " Blockchain in Education " report . That same year , the company offered digital badges to commemorate The Great American Eclipse , and another product featuring the company 's work for partner Cengage Learning won a Codie award
The Great American Eclipse
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Concentric Sky