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A summary of the work of the MicroHE Project, which has examined applications of MicroCredentials to Higher Education. The presentation examines the definition of the term, and looks in detail into policy implications of this definition.
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It also introduces ongoing initiatives that can be used to implement the concept.
The presentation gives a broad overview of the role of micro-credentials in improving the responsiveness of education to change, and of enabling personal learning pathways, especially in times of crisis.
It also takes a look at important areas of development to enable interoperability of credentials in Europe, as well as barriers to implementation.
Quality Assurance Digital Education: Lessons from the Maltese ExperienceAnthony Fisher Camilleri
As in other sectors, digital education is rapidly deconstructing concepts which lie at the core of established educational systems and which form the bedrock of our quality assurance systems. In a digital world, how do we define a Higher Education Institution, how do we define a credential or even, how do we define a course? How do concepts such as formal and non-formal learning stand up to scrutiny? How do we establish jurisdiction for purposes of accreditation? Assuming we can define these concepts adequately, are current system of quality assurance fit for purpose? Is quality assurance merely a protective tool, or can it be used to stimulate and mainstream digital education?
The presentation will address all these questions from the perspective of a small EU member state and member of the EHEA, using the under-development Maltese digital accreditation system as a case study.
A summary of the work of the MicroHE Project, which has examined applications of MicroCredentials to Higher Education. The presentation examines the definition of the term, and looks in detail into policy implications of this definition.
International Quality Assurance to support High Quality Micro-CredentialsAnthony Fisher Camilleri
The presentation discusses the challenges to quality assurance of micro-credentials, focusing especially on actions institutions can take to enhance recognition and usability of the concepts
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Discussion of the key concepts which need to be considered when accrediting digital education, based on the research done by the Maltese Government while designing its system.
Presented at the Maltese EU Presidency Conference on "The State of Digital Education" in Attard, Malta on 19th January 2017.
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More info: https://www.eden-online.org/microhe-expert-panel-workshop/
Presentation by Ferenc Tátrai PhD – EDEN European Distance and e-Learning Network, at the MicroHE Expert Panel Workshop, 10 June 2020
More info: https://www.eden-online.org/microhe-expert-panel-workshop/
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More info:
https://www.eden-online.org/designing-online-courses-for-digital-skills-and-competences-for-the-creative-industries-digiculture/
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Presented at the Blackboard Learning and Teaching Conference in Brisbane Australia, August 2018
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An adaptation of Anthony Camilleri's presentation, delivered in the frame of this year's European Distance Learning Week on 6 November 2018. The recording of the webinar is available from http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/edlw-2018/. https://www.slideshare.net/anthonycamilleri/open-credentials-for-open-education-moving-the-needle-forward
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Presentation by Ildiko Mazar, Research & Development Associate, Knowledge Innovation Centre at the 2018 European Distance Learning Week's second day webinar on "Line Between Non-formal and Formal Education – Recognition and Credentialing of Learning " - 6 November 2018
Recording of the discussion is available: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/pnfwkquboctj/
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More info: https://www.eden-online.org/microhe-expert-panel-workshop/
Presentation by Ferenc Tátrai PhD – EDEN European Distance and e-Learning Network, at the MicroHE Expert Panel Workshop, 10 June 2020
More info: https://www.eden-online.org/microhe-expert-panel-workshop/
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More info:
https://www.eden-online.org/designing-online-courses-for-digital-skills-and-competences-for-the-creative-industries-digiculture/
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Presented at the Blackboard Learning and Teaching Conference in Brisbane Australia, August 2018
The OEPass Learning Passport as a way to facilitate recognition of open crede...Ildiko Mazar
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Recording of the discussion is available: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/pnfwkquboctj/
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Find out more on #eden19 here: http://www.eden-online.org/2019_bruges/
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A European context on Open Recognition and Credentials
1. European context onOpen
Recognition and
Credentials
Europass,MicroHE/OEPass/ECCOE
Anthony F. Camilleri & Ildiko Mazar
Knowledge InnovationCentre
Open EducationWeek – 3 March 2020
2. Open Education….
"a way of carrying out education, often using digital technologies. Its aim is to widen
access and participation to everyone by removing barriers and making learning accessible,
abundant, and customisable for all. It offers multiple ways of teaching and learning,
building and sharing knowledge. It also provides a variety of access routes to formal and
non-formal education, and connects"
(Opening up Education: A Support Framework
for Higher Education Institutions, 2016)
9. Micro-
Credentials
MODULAR STACKABLE PORTABLE DIGITAL
• Recognised by Different Institutions
• To give access
• To stack across institutions
• Quality Assured (content)
• Secured (envelope)
• Mapped / Harmonised
12. Credentials are still not digital
Limited Access to Underlying Information
Not valid currencies on job market
Lack of (Technical) Standards for
Credential Information
Closed Standards for Security &Verification
Not recognised
What’s
wrong with
(digital)
micro-
credentials?
15. Not valid
currencies on
job market
Source: Career Arc
If it costs an employer more to verify a credential than
to test the skills,
the credential is effectively worthless.
18. Closed
Credentials
expensive and time consuming to
acquire
hard to use and share
hinder Open Education by failing to
evidence flexible learning pathways
in a transparent manner
exclude the people who need them
most
can be abused by networks of
intermediaries
do not inform policy
20. EUStandards
for
Qualifications
EU standards for qualifications
European Qualifications Framework: gives an indication as to
the level of various qualifications
European Diploma Supplement: provides a standardised
template to give additional information about a degree
European CreditTransfer System: allows for individual
learning units to be described in terms of knowledge, skills,
responsibility and autonomy
European Skill, Competences, Qualifications and
Occupations database provides a standard terminology
21. EUStandards
for
Qualifications
EU standards for qualifications
European Qualifications Framework: gives an indication as to
the level of various qualifications
Not for non-formal education or microcredentials
European Diploma Supplement: provides a standardised
template to give additional information about a degree
Only for degrees
European CreditTransfer System: allows for individual
learning units to be described in terms of knowledge, skills,
responsibility and autonomy
Only for Higher Education - not included fully in qualification
European Skill, Competences, Qualifications and
Occupations database provides a standard terminology
Not used by the tools above
22. Working on
open
solutions...
Create a digital standard format
for documenting open education
credentials based on ECTS
oepass.eu
Open Education Passport
29. Working on
open
solutions...
Support Future Learning Excellence through
Micro-Credentialling in Higher Education
Create a model blockchain
infrastructure for storing and
automatically verifying credentials
microcredentials.eu
37. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
You can download this presentation at:
Anthony F. Camilleri
anthony@knowledgeinnovation.eu
Ildiko Mazar
ildiko@knowledgeinnovation.eu
https://www.slideshare.net/anthonycamilleri
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Editor's Notes
There are no technical standards – employers do simple keyword search
No Aggregation of Credential Data: no data available on what skills are driving the job market in Europe
Even official transcripts (supporting ’digital’ credentials) are paper based and closed. Cost a lot of time and money to prove credentials (to employers).
What does UCI mean by Project Management Principles and Practices?
Paper certificates – many believe – are harder to forge if they are printed on special paper/plastic with a watermark, stamp etc.
Digital equivalent (e.g. digital signatures, stamp) requires proprietary standards and vendors that is expensive.
A harmonised European approach to recognizing and transferring open education credentials will enable virtual student mobility, empowering students to adapt their learning portfolio to changing labour market demands and new technological trends.
In order to make an informed and consistent decision on recognizing open learning as ECTS credits towards a degree programme, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need sufficient information about a credential. Online education providers on portals such as iversity, edX, Coursera, FUN, etc. already provide in-demand skills to the labour market, but to contribute their offerings in the higher education sector as equals to accredited coursed/modules, they need to know which information they should provide and which formal requirements exist regarding workload, learning outcomes, assessment, ID verification, EQF level, quality of learning etc. to make their credentials recognizable.
No indication of level, learning outcomes, etc. Universities need the details and standards.