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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Accessing the mana of lifelong learning Liam Rātana, the Spinoff (New Zealand)

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For most New Zealanders, study ends when we enter the workforce. The Mind Lab is trying to change that by offering tertiary study without th...
Monday, November 29, 2021

COVID-19 is Accelerating the Creation of Options for Adult Learners - Paulette Delgado, Observatory (Mexico)

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The pandemic forced educational institutions to move to the digital environment. Although this change has been full of challenges, it's ...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Quick college credentials: Student outcomes and accountability policy for short-term programs - Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Kathryn J. Blanchard, Brookings Institution

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Asmall, though important, set of postsecondary programs have largely escaped the notice of policymakers and researchers: short-term vocation...
Saturday, November 27, 2021

Adapting workers to the modern economy: Alternative training and certification - Marcus Casey and Ember Smith, Brookings Institution

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Technological change is transforming the skill needs of employers. And it is not clear that colleges and universities are supplying workers ...
Friday, November 26, 2021

An Innovator’s Views On Digital Credentials — From Credly’s Jonathan Finkelstein - Michael B. Arthur, Forbes

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Digital credential management — determining and certifying credit for the learning you have completed or embarked on — has emerged as a fast...
Thursday, November 25, 2021

GW Research Professor Co-Leads National Initiative Advocating for Incremental Postsecondary Credentialing - Ruth Steinhardt, GW Today

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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has awarded a $3 million “Transformative Research in the Education Sciences” program grant to “Cre...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Survey: 7 in 10 College Leaders Say Microcredentials Could Help Enrollment and Revenue - Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

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Microcredentials are increasingly finding a home in higher education to provide students with opportunities to boost skills quickly in new a...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

It’s time to create an alternative path into a journalism career - Joshuah Benton, NiemanLab

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American journalists look less and less like the country they cover — in terms of race, class, and background. We need to expand the pool of...
Monday, November 22, 2021

What are micro-credentials? - Kwami Ahiabenu, Graphic.com

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Education and training were traditionally tied to a face-to-face classroom which took months or years at a stretch, ending with the acquisit...
Sunday, November 21, 2021

CUNY School Of Professional Studies: Apply Now For CUNY Winter-Spring 2022 Micro-Credential

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The CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) is excited to announce that applications for the Winter-Spring 2022 EverUp Micro-Credenti...
Saturday, November 20, 2021

Higher Ed, From Static to Dynamic - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed

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Businesses are accustomed to changes in the marketplace: the demographics of customers and clients change through time. Products and service...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Creating a Constellation of Offerings with Microcredentials and Continuing Education - Kristine Collings, Modern Campus

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 Kristine Collins, Assistant Dean of Academic Programs in the School of Continuing Studies at University of Toronto, highlighted the increas...
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Micro-credentials: The solution to the skills gap and accessible education - Mike Caruso, University Business

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A recent Gartner survey found that 58% of employees need new skills to successfully do their work. If organizations don’t provide necessary ...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Why faculty need to talk about microcredentials - LOLEEN BERDAHL, University Affairs

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There is reason to believe that shorter, competency-based programs will play an important role in the university landscape in the coming yea...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

There's a new effort to map university degrees to workplace skills - Emily Bamforth, EdSurge

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The National Student Clearinghouse announced Monday it’s working with an AI company to associate the experience earned through various degre...