State of Play of Micro-credentials in EU

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Invited keynote presentation at "Learning to Be": Building Resilience in the Event Industry Labour Market in Europe, 29th April 2021.

Education

The State of Play of Micro-
credentials in the EU
Professor Mark Brown
Dublin City University
29th April 2021
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash
• What is a micro-credential?
• Why such an increasing focus on them?
• How is Europe responding to micro-credentials?
Framing Questions…

1. What is a micro-credential?
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

“A micro-credential is a proof of learning outcomes
that a learner has acquired after a short learning experience.
These learning outcomes have been assessed
against transparent standards”
What?

Credit Bearing
Non Credit Bearing
Bundled Unbundled
Credential
Ecology
Macro-credentials
Formal Accredited
Degrees
What?

Credit Bearing
Non Credit Bearing
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?

y Axis
Vertical
Life-Long Learning
Formal & Semi-formal
Stackable
Credit-bearing
What?

x axis
Horizontal
Life-wide Learning
Informal & Non-formal
What?

Diagonal
Professional
Non-formal & Informal
What?

2. Why such a focus on them?
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

28
“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?

3. How is Europe responding to
micro-credentials?
Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

2021
Report launch in January 2021…
How?

LEARNING TO BE
LEARNING
TO KNOW
LEARNING
TO DO
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
ECIU
CREDS
Social
Impact Leadership
Creativity
and Innovation
Active
Citizenship
Data
Literacy
Sustainable
Cities
Intercultural
Awareness
Digital
Literacy
Professional
Ethics
Learning to
Challenge &
TRANSFORM
How?

Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash
Final remarks…

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State of Play of Micro-credentials in EU

1. The State of Play of Micro- credentials in the EU Professor Mark Brown Dublin City University 29th April 2021 Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

4. Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash • What is a micro-credential? • Why such an increasing focus on them? • How is Europe responding to micro-credentials? Framing Questions…

7. 1. What is a micro-credential? Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

8. What?

9. What?

10. What?

11. “A micro-credential is a proof of learning outcomes that a learner has acquired after a short learning experience. These learning outcomes have been assessed against transparent standards” What?

12. Beyond “Warm Body” Badges What?

13. Credit Bearing Non Credit Bearing Bundled Unbundled Credential Ecology Macro-credentials Formal Accredited Degrees What?

14. Credit Bearing Non Credit Bearing 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?

15. y Axis Vertical Life-Long Learning Formal & Semi-formal Stackable Credit-bearing What?

16. x axis Horizontal Life-wide Learning Informal & Non-formal What?

17. Diagonal Professional Non-formal & Informal What?

18. 2. Why such a focus on them? Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

19. 19 Why? 11.1%

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28. 28 “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?

29. 3. How is Europe responding to micro-credentials? Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash

30. How?

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36. 2021 Report launch in January 2021… How?

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38. LEARNING TO BE LEARNING TO KNOW LEARNING TO DO LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER ECIU CREDS Social Impact Leadership Creativity and Innovation Active Citizenship Data Literacy Sustainable Cities Intercultural Awareness Digital Literacy Professional Ethics Learning to Challenge & TRANSFORM How?

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44. Photo by Fabian Centeno on Unsplash Final remarks…

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49. Go raibh maith agaibh! Thank you