Certification and degree pathways are the way forward in higher education. Aligned with both student goals and industry needs, they better position students in their field and give employers better…
Credentials
The Importance of Incremental Credentialing: State System of Higher Education View
Chris Rasmussen | Senior Director of Academic Pathways and Innovation, Colorado Department of Higher Education Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University
Envisioning the Microcredential
Erin Careless | Program Director of Adult Learning and Teaching Initiatives, Dalhousie University Darren DowningMicrocredentials have gained a lot of traction in higher education, especially over the last year, but itās important to remember that thereās not solely one type. Determining your institutionās vision…
A four-year degree is losing relevance among potential employers. A higher education must not just provide the skills students need, but in a format that offers flexibility and quick access…
The Rapidly Changing Global Landscape of Microcredentials
George Lorenzo | Editor, Workforce Monitor Holly ZanvilleMicrocredential has been a buzzword in higher education for the last few years, but it gained renewed importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Establishing them properly within higher education requires collaborating…
Finding Innovative Ways to Offer Non-Credit
Kim Siegenthaler | Associate Provost for Online Strategies, Georgia State UniversityThe Power of Industry-Recognized Stackable Credentials
Roy Swift | Executive Director, Workcred Eric BingEnhancing Economic Mobility Through Credential Pathways Integrated into Degrees
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at ArlingtonStaying Competitive in a Post-Pandemic World with Microcredentials
Steven Murphy | President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech UniversityComing Together to Understand Non-Degree Credentials
Stephen Crawford | Research Professor, George Washington University Kyle AlbertDeveloping Digital Badging and Microcredential Strategies
Claire Sullivan | Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation in Digital Badges and Microcredentials, University of Maine SystemShaping the Future of Higher Ed With Short-Term Credentials
Tatum Thomas | Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, DePaul UniversityTo Understand the Non-Degree Credentialing World, Go Global
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University Stephen Crawford, Kyle AlbertLeveraging Credential Innovation to Drive Meaningful Pathways to Degrees and Careers
Meena Naik | Program Director for Career Connect, University of North Texas
As more credential offerings fill the market, itās critical to have transparency and accountability when working within the credentialling system to provide learners with the best experience possibleāone that gets…
Evolving Our Credentialing Ecosystems for the Future of Work (Part 2)
Tracey Taylor O'Reilly | Assistant Vice President of Continuing Studies, York University Deborah Everhart, Amrit AhluwaliaThe future of work will require institutions to offer a high-quality, standardized and structured credentials ecosystem to support student and market needs. OWN the standards of the institution Deborah Everhart…
Despite having been studied since 2010, and institutions having many assessment tools at their disposal, prior learning assessment (PLA) is still largely underutilized. In the next decade, it will be…
Evolving Our Credentialing Ecosystem for the Future of Work (Part 1)
Tracey Taylor O'Reilly | Assistant Vice President of Continuing Studies, York University Amrit Ahluwalia, Deborah EverhartAs more learners look to short-term education, itās critical for institutions to be on the same page in clarifying the value of a 21stcentury digital credential.Ā We face many challenges…
Embedding & Integrating Certifications in Degrees
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at ArlingtonDriving Economic Recovery with Microcredentials
Linda Franklin | President and Chief Executive Officer, Colleges OntarioThree Ways States Can Help Community College Transfer Students Complete Their Bachelorās Degrees
Alexandria Walton Radford | Director of the Center for Applied Rearch in Postsecondary Education, American Institutes for Research Aleksandra HolodAlternative Digital Credentials: Have Your Say on the Changing Academic Landscape
Daniel Piedra | Assistant Director of the Center for Continuing Education, McMaster UniversityStaying Industry-Responsive with Outcome-Oriented Microcredentials
Nazlin Hirji | Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies, Sheridan CollegeCOVID-19 Writes a Prescription for Change: Unbundling/Rebundling Learning
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University Van Ton-QuinlivanProviding Adults Free Courses Online: It Can Be Done (Part 2)
Carlos Cortez | President of San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE), San Diego Community College DistrictProviding Adults Free Courses Online: It Can Be Done (Part 1)
Carlos Cortez | President of San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE), San Diego Community College DistrictUnderstanding Transfer Studentsā Needs
Wendy Kilgore | Director of Research, AACRAO
Offering students the opportunity to pair their bachelorās degree with an industry-recognized credential can make them more appealing to employers and improve their postsecondary experience. The lack of work readiness…
Developing Skills That Lead to Jobs: Designing the New Normal with a Four-Point Plan
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University David LeaserLetās play a game of Jeopardy. The category is Learn-and-Work Ecosystem for $200. The answer: pandemic, future of work, and recession. The winning question: What is the perfect storm of…
Jordesha Turner dreamed of earning a bachelor's degree right after high school, but by the time she arrived on our Houston campus, an abusive home life, persistent unemployment and stretches…