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Playing with Micro-credentials: Going Beyond the Sandbox
This document discusses micro-credentials and how they are gaining increasing attention. It defines micro-credentials as proofs of learning outcomes from short learning experiences that have been assessed against standards. It notes the growing focus on micro-credentials is due to demands for flexible lifelong learning opportunities and workforce development. The document also outlines how Europe is responding to micro-credentials by developing frameworks and strategies to integrate them into education and training systems.
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- 5. Photo by FabianCenteno on Unsplash • What is a micro-credential? • Why such an increasing focus on them? • How is Europe responding to micro-credentials? Framing Questions…
- 10. 1. What isa micro-credential? Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash
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- 14. “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” What?
- 15. Beyond “Warm Body”Badges What?
- 16. Credit Bearing Non CreditBearing Bundled Unbundled Credential Ecology Macro-credentials Formal Accredited Degrees What? (Brown et al., 2020)
- 17. Credit Bearing Non CreditBearing Bundled Unbundled Credential Ecology Macro-credentials Formal Accredited Degrees Micro-credentials Formal & Semi Formal Accredited & Stackable Nano-credentials Informal & Non-Formal Digital Badges & Certificates Non-status Awards Semi-Formal Courses Non-Accredited What? (Brown et al., 2020)
- 18. y Axis Vertical Life-Long Learning Formal& Semi-formal Stackable Credit-bearing What?
- 19. x axis Horizontal Life-wide Learning Informal& Non-formal What?
- 20. Diagonal Career Focus Non-formal &Informal What?
- 21. What? Importantly, this micro-credential schema recognises thatthey may be issued directly by employers and relevant industry bodies (Oliver, 2019).
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- 33. 33 “The so-called ‘microcredentialing craze’could be no more than a fad, marketing hype, or another case of ‘learning innovation theater.’ New Learning Economy Why?
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