Credentials
The world of credentials no longer begins and ends with degrees. Though degrees are still sought-after credentials, demand for certificates, professional certifications and other awards is rising. Being able to provide students a rich tapestry of offerings and outcomes is critical for the modern institution.
Can Competency-Based Assessment Move Us from Credit Hours to Competencies?
Myk Garn | Assistant Vice Chancellor for New Learning Models, University System of GeorgiaIt seems simple enough: Just change from credit hours to competencies. It seemed simple to Sally Johnstone, Peter Ewell and Karen Paulson when they wrote Student Learning as Academic Currency…
Microcredentials’ Value Dependent on Higher Ed Cheerleading Instead of Spectating
Vicki Brannock | Programs Director, San Diego Workforce PartnershipEmployers are losing interest in college degrees. In the first half of 2018, only 30 percent of job postings required a degree, down from 32 percent the previous year and…
Reflections on Credentialing: Past, Present and Future
Holly Zanville | Senior Advisor for Credentialing and Workforce Development, Lumina FoundationFor 10 years, Lumina Foundation has been guided by a goal—and to be frank, we want to influence others to join us in our mission. The goal is this: By…
Building the Future of ‘New Collar’ Jobs with Digital Badging
David Leaser | Senior Program Executive of Innovation and Growth Initiatives, IBMIn July 2018, IBM—a corporate leader in digital badging—announced The Zero to Blockchain capstone course, an industry-leading collaboration with Wake Technical Community College that provides students with a keen understanding…
Embedding Industry Certifications in Degrees Critical to Maintaining Long-Term Relevance
Michael Prebil | Program Associate with the Center on Education and Skills, New AmericaThe argument that college degrees aren’t worth the time and money no longer shocks the education policy crowd. But when my team at New America asked a couple of students…
Measuring the Value of Digital Credentials (Part One): The Shared Benefits of Microcredentialing
Jonathan Lehrich | Associate Dean of Executive Education in the Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityWith their increased granularity, transparency and portability, digital credentials are quickly supplanting the paper certificate as a means of non-degree skills verification in leading-edge continuing and professional education units. They…
Enabling an Opportunity Ecosystem: Recognizing Learner KSAs in a Digital World
Mark Leuba | Vice President of Product Management, IMS Global Learning ConsortiumThis is a great time to be in education. We are at the early stages of a transformation that will place learners at its center. Technology that has been used…