Micro-credentials - Policy to Practice: With a few Grains of Research

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Micro-credentials - Policy to Practice:
With a few Grains of Research
Professor Mark Brown
Dublin City University
11th October 2021
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash
@mbrownz

The so-called ‘microcredentialing
craze’ could be no more than a
fad, marketing hype, or another
case of ‘learning innovation
theater’.
Are we at
risk of building
micro-credential
sandcastles?

Photo by Chaiyaporn Atakampeewong on Unsplash
“Absolute catnip
to politicians”
(Usher, 2021)

Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash
• State of the actual
• Exploring business models
• Anchoring in reimagined practice
Outline…

7
https://www.dcu.ie/nidl
https://www.dcu.ie/nidl

1. State of the Actual
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

Currently undertaking a major literature review
on contract to European Commission

State-of-the-Art Literature Review on Micro-credentials

Studying “...the relationship between
MOOCs and labour market
outcomes is an almost uncharted
research area” (p.2).

OECD (2017) Education at a Glance
Ireland
Denmark

“Because alternative credentials are not identified in the
educational attainment component of national labour force
surveys or in international surveys of adult skills… evidence on
their effects on earnings of large-scale populations is
unavailable"
(Kato, Galán-Muros & Weko, 2020, p.28).

2. Exploring Business Models
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

TWIG, 2021
500,000 Canadians annually seek to complete St. John’s certificates
Since 1833

3. Anchoring in Reimagined Practice
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

€20m DCU Futures…
Prof. Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichí
Director, Micro-credentials Strategy and Innovation

Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash
Final remark…

“You can shake sand
from your shoes but
not from your soul”

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Micro-credentials - Policy to Practice: With a few Grains of Research

1. Micro-credentials - Policy to Practice: With a few Grains of Research Professor Mark Brown Dublin City University 11th October 2021 Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash @mbrownz

2. The so-called ‘microcredentialing craze’ could be no more than a fad, marketing hype, or another case of ‘learning innovation theater’. Are we at risk of building micro-credential sandcastles?

3. Photo by Chaiyaporn Atakampeewong on Unsplash “Absolute catnip to politicians” (Usher, 2021)

4. Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

5. Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash • State of the actual • Exploring business models • Anchoring in reimagined practice Outline…

7. 7 https://www.dcu.ie/nidl https://www.dcu.ie/nidl

8. 1. State of the Actual Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

9. Currently undertaking a major literature review on contract to European Commission

10. State-of-the-Art Literature Review on Micro-credentials

11. Methodology…

12.

13.

14.

15. MOOCs Employers HEIs

16. Report launch in March 2021…

17.

18. What word best encapsulates your view?

19. Lifelong Learning § § Increase Equity

20.

21. Studying “...the relationship between MOOCs and labour market outcomes is an almost uncharted research area” (p.2).

22. OECD (2017) Education at a Glance Ireland Denmark

23. “Because alternative credentials are not identified in the educational attainment component of national labour force surveys or in international surveys of adult skills… evidence on their effects on earnings of large-scale populations is unavailable" (Kato, Galán-Muros & Weko, 2020, p.28).

24. 2. Exploring Business Models Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

25.

26. TWIG, 2021 500,000 Canadians annually seek to complete St. John’s certificates Since 1833

27.

28. 1,200+ 30/11/2020

29. https://emc.eadtu.eu

30.

31.

32. (Presant, 2020)

33. Models…

34. Models…

35. 3. Anchoring in Reimagined Practice Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash