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Micro-credentials in Europe: A Brief Overview
The document discusses the concept of micro-credentials in Europe, defining them as evidence of learning outcomes from short educational experiences. It highlights the need for flexibility in their adoption and the ongoing developments in this area, particularly by ECIU University. Key takeaways include the current lack of a unified definition and the importance of distinguishing micro-credentials as they evolve.
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- 7. “A micro-credential isa proof of learning outcomes that a learner has acquired after a short learning experience. These learning outcomes have been assessed against transparent standards”
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- 11. “We have tobe flexible and modify our approach along the way to ensure wide-scale adaptation of micro- credentials. ECIU University will stretch, test and evaluate the system.
- 12. “We have tobe flexible and modify our approach along the way to ensure wide-scale adaptation of micro- credentials. ECIU University will stretch, test and evaluate the system. We are also life-long learners. Therefore, this paper is not the final destination. You will hear from us again… because the short- and long term developments of micro-credentials cannot be fully predicted and there is still much to learn” (ECIU, 2021, p. 1).
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- 26. Three takeaways… • Allroads appear to be leading to micro- credentials • Micro-credentials still lack a commonly agreed and living European definition • ECIU is still a leader in micro-credential development, but we need to more clearly articulate what makes us distinctive
- 27. • Are micro-credentialshere to stay? • What will micro-credentials look like in Europe by 2025? • How is your university responding to the micro- credentialing movement? Three questions…
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