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- 1. ontar io OCULL Retreat October 24, 2019 Lena Patterson eCampusOntario lpatterson@ecampusontario.ca @lpatter10 on Twitter eCampusOntario Update Licensing: This document is licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA: the slides can be shared and adapted, as long as attribution is made, changes are identified, and the information is shared under the same CC BY-SA license.
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- 7. 2019-20 OKRS FOR Micro-Certification Drive the creation and use of micro-certification at Ontario Colleges and Universities Deploy a micro-certification platform across the higher education sector Host a micro-certification forum 7
- 8. What is micro-certification? Micro-certifications are used to “certify an individual’s achievements in specific skills and differ from traditional education credentials, such as degrees and diplomas, in that they are shorter can be personalised and provide distinctive value and relevance in the changing world of work.” RMIT: https://www.rmit.edu.au/creds/faq
- 9. Why micro-certifications? World of work is changing Employers moving to skill or competency-based hiring Nimble recognition system 9
- 10. Why should we work Together? 10
- 12. System thinking universities + colleges + workforce online + blended + face to face continuing education + for credit French + English 12
- 13. 9 universities 12 colleges 10 employers 5 public sector organizations 13 Contributions came from…
- 14. Working group goal Draft common principles + framework 14
- 15. Why do we need shared principles? 15
- 16. Micro-certification conversation is about values What matters? Who decides? 16
- 17. Collective intelligence via google doc
- 18. Working group feedback Clear, inclusive language Clear purpose Aspirational with no unnecessary road blocks 18
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- 20. Upcoming activities • Expression of Interest for micro-certification pilots based on framework and principles • Research report on micro-certification business models around the world • Host micro-certification forum, February 21, 2020 – save the date!
- 22. Two categories: 1. Creation of new micro-certification 2. Adaptation of existing micro-certification offerings 22
- 23. Employer / industry partner connection 23 • Letter of Interest • Role and responsibilities of each partner clearly articulated • Evidence of or comment on need for skill/competency from employer perspective
- 25. 25 Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Everyone familiar with eCampusOntario?
- OPEN: Provide system-level support for online teaching and learning through communities of practice, open and reusable curriculum materials and tools, professional development resources, technology training programs SHARED SERVICES: Research, evaluate and implement shared and collaborative services that leverage knowledge, experience and infrastructure and reduce costs among our post-secondary system partners. R/D: Provide leadership for learning technology research and development through funding, prototyping, testing and evaluating of innovative projects and emerging technologies that benefit institutions, learners and educators.
- eCampusOntario first started exploring questions of alternative recognition under the banner of these three strategies back in November 2017 when we hosted our first Badging forum in Toronto. 88 participants, K12, higher ed, government, industry, community
- In March 2019, we hosted our second Forum, this time with over 100 attendees.
- These events were an opportunity for a community to begin to form and have some thoughtful discussion about what the opportunities and barriers are to doing successful work in this space.
- This year, our colleagues in government have asked us to continue this work through the following set of Objectives and Key Results: Drive the creation and use of micro-certification at Ontario Colleges and Universities, Deploy a micro-certification platform across the higher education sector Host a micro-certification forum
- Micro-certifications have become something of a hot topic lately and that is such a good thing! Because we know that the world of work is increasingly changeable and dynamic. Work opportunities are shorter. An individual might have 5 of 10 jobs in their first 10 years of work. There is a need to constantly adjust and readjust. Requirements turn over quickly and agility is of increasing importance. Employers are moving towards a skill or competency-based approach to hiring – can an individual do X Y and Z in addition to what they know. And in response, government, higher education institutions, and employers have all pointed to a nimble system of skill and competency recognition as the solution. Schools of continuing education already create and deliver workforce-relevant micro learning. That makes you perfectly positioned to respond to these upcoming opportunities.
- Before I get into details about the opportunity itself, I want to take a moment to address this question. Why should we work together on micro-certification?
- Because success in this space requires cohesion. If we don’t take this opportunity to build and shape it together we will end up with a patchwork of micro-certification definitions and approaches that are only relevant in the context in which they were created. That patchwork system will mean nothing to an employer. It will be far too complicated to navigate. We need a common currency – at least inside our province to start. Let no institution be an island!
- It is exactly for that reason that eCampusOntario is involved. Our work in this space has always been focused on system-level thinking When we say system, we mean all of these things and more: Colleges and universities and workforce representatives Online and blended and face to face learning modalities Continuing education and for credit French and English
- As a central agency, eCampusOntario is well positioned to help. At the end of the last Forum we posted an open invitation for individuals to join our working group. And we have been so fortunate to have a number of different thinkers at the table: Our working group had participation from: 9 universities 12 colleges 10 employers 3 public sector PSE organizations UNIVERSITIES McMaster University Laurentian University OCADU Ontario Tech University Ryerson University University of Waterloo University of Windsor York University University of Guelph EMPLOYERS City of Toronto IBM Toronto Public Library LinkedIn Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) Shopify Oracle Toronto Finance International Talent Mobility/Talent Cloud at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Devant
- The main task of this working group was to develop a common set of principles and a framework to guide continued micro-certification activity in Ontario.
- Principles are an important starting point because as soon as you start talking about micro-certification you start talking about values. What is the academic mission of an institution? What is the economic mission of an institution? Who decides what skills and competencies are valuable? And these value-laden challenges can really trip us up, because when our deeply held beliefs about how the world should work are challenged, it can be very uncomfortable. But it’s the conversation that needs to happen to move us forward as a system. We need to agree to common language, set that foundation, and test it.
- We held several working meetings and used google docs to generate ideas in real time, asking participants to vote up the principles and framework elements that they thought were most relevant. There were many comments about what factors resonated and what didn’t.
- The majority of the feedback was focused on making the document clear, in language and in purpose. To ensure it was inclusive of all different types of organizations that might want to engage That it be aspirational without any unnecessary road blocks.
- We put it all together on one page. This document is published on our website
- I’ll take a few moments to get into the specifics of the EOI. You may have seen it posted on our website and you may have been at our webinar yesterday!
- You may submit projects in one of two categories: creation of a new micro-certification program, or an adaptation of existing micro-certification offerings. A new micro-cert program means that no prior micro-certification exists for this offering– meaning that no program has been implemented. It is possible that prior to the release of the EOI, you had met with your team and brainstormed possible projects, or that you may be in the beginning stages of creating a new micro-cert, but so long as it has not been implemented, this would still qualify for the creation category. An adaptation of existing micro-certification offerings means that you already have a micro-certification program, or an open badge, or any other alternative recognition of learning project, and that you want to take that program and adapt it to apply the principles and framework. Maybe you have an open badge program, but with no direct connection to an employer. Or maybe you want to update an existing micro-credential so that it is relevant to today’s labour market. This is an opportunity for you to apply the principles and framework to your institution’s program and test what that may look like.
- We also have criteria related to an employer or industry partner connection. In the Working Group discussions, a theme that kept coming up was the connection between higher education PSEs and partners in industry. The purpose of this pilot is to take on aspirational work, so we are asking applicants to include a letter of interest from an employer / industry partner.
- You can find all of the information on our Opportunities page.
- We’re here to answer your questions.