MicroHE: Observations on MicroCredentials
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The document discusses the concept and implementation of micro-credentials in education, defining them as standardized, digital documents that recognize smaller units of learning. It highlights key features such as accessibility, quality assurance, and potential for stacking across institutions to create larger credentials. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for recognition mechanisms and technological standards to enhance adoption and integration within educational systems.
MicroHE: Observations on MicroCredentials
- 1. MicroHE: What we have learned about Microcredentials Anthony F. Camilleri Knowledge Innovation Centre
- 3. a credential is a documented statement made about a person (by another person) Getting the Terminology Right www.microcredentials.eu
- 4. a learning credential is a documented statement made about a person’s learning (by another person) Getting the Terminology Right www.microcredentials.eu
- 5. a micro-credential is a subunit of a credential Getting the Terminology Right www.microcredentials.eu
- 6. Getting the Terminology Right www.microcredentials.eu Micro-Credentials instantiate learning which has happened at the end of a learning lifecycle Input Process Output
- 7. A system of interoperable building blocks Defining microcredentials www.microcredentials.eu
- 9. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu • Open Access • Standardised Unit of Measure • credit system • expressed as learning outcomes • Small • (10 ECTS-equivalents max?) ECTS-equivalent = approx. 10 hours of teaching, and 15 hours of self-motivated study made up of distinct units
- 11. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu • Standardised • Credit system should express credit values • Not Too Small • (1 ECTS equivalent min?) ECTS-equivalent = approx. 10 hours of teaching, and 15 hours of self-motivated study Can be combined to create larger credentials
- 12. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu student-held and transferred • Recognised by Different Institutions • To give access • To stack across institutions content is quality assured envelope is secured
- 13. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu Assuming: 1000 Universities 50 Courses per Uni 50000 micro-credentials 2 sextillion possible combinations! (of 5-credential packages) Gives:
- 14. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu Micro-Credentials are Digital Documents: •Earned in any mode but • Awarded digitally • Stacked digitally • Recognised digitally
- 15. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu Micro-Credentials are Digital Documents • Earned in any mode but • Awarded digitally • Stacked digitally • Recognised digitally
- 16. Key Features of Micro Credentials www.microcredentials.eu useful in any formal or non-formal learning • Applicable in Higher Education, VET, private training, continuing education) • Can be used to create bridges between different learning contexts
- 18. Understanding Prevalence www.microcredentials.eu HE Institutions Lack Understanding of Micro-Credentials • Institutions are lacking practical already existing examples of Short Learning Programmes & Micro-Credentials • Institutional chain of command missing for SLPs/Micro-Credentials (e.g. roles are unclear) • Business model is missing and considerable share without plans to develop one
- 19. Understanding Prevalence www.microcredentials.eu Recognition mechanisms enable Micro- Credential adoption Our study indicated that recognition mechanisms lead to increased intention to adopt Micro-Credentials "...MCs need to be easily accredited by accredition agencies." "...MCs need to be compatible with national/European qualifications frameworks." Intention to Adopt Lack of Recognition Mechanisms
- 20. Technology Standards www.microcredentials.eu MicroHE Metadata Standard Main Innovations • Qualifications, Modules and Micro-Credentials to be expressed with same vocabulary across all levels of education • Captures Formal, Non-Formal learning using same vocabulary • Allows for credentials of different types from different providers to be bundled into larger credentials
- 21. Evolution of Standards www.microcredentials.eu Europass Learning Model W3C Verifiable Credentials MicroHE Metadata Standard Qualifications Metadata Schema
- 23. Technology Demonstrator www.microcredentials.eu ‘Self-Sovereign’ model for managing MCs • Allows user to collect micro-credentials from different institutions in the network and save them in the same wallet • Allows user to collect a batch of credentials and request a new credential on the basis of them from any institution within the network • Credentials stored on the blockchain credentify.eu
- 24. www.microcredentials.eu Forecasting Key Drivers for Transformation Flexible and Personalized offerings New Learner Paradigms Resolving skill Mismatch Synergies between HEIs and Employers Demonstrating granular competence Redefining Recognition Improved quick cycle education access to the disadvantaged Societal Impact
- 25. www.microcredentials.eu Forecasting Impacts of Microcredentials Drivers Facilitating Microcredential Adoption
- 26. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION You can download this presentation at: Anthony F. Camilleri anthony@knowledgeinnovation.eu https://www.microcredentials.eu