A Vision for Deeper Agency and Personalization in Micro-Credentials

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Tara Laughlin (Education Design Lab, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 27
Source title: Career Ready Education Through Experiential Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Pamela Northrup (Bigger Picture Strategy, USA), Karen Rasmussen (University of West Florida, USA)and Robin Colson (Tallahassee Community College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1928-8.ch002

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

Purchase

View A Vision for Deeper Agency and Personalization in Micro-Credentials on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

Current systems of education, both K12 and postsecondary, are leaving learners unprepared for the future of work. Standardized, compliance-oriented approaches to teaching and learning are inequitable and are not responsive enough to meet individual learner needs. A learner-centered educational paradigm has emerged which seeks to disrupt traditional models of education by centering the individual needs of learners in all learning experiences. At the same time, the alternative educational model of micro-credentialing holds great promise to improve workforce readiness. While the fields of learner-centered education and micro-credentials are simultaneously gaining traction, their possible intersections have yet to be fully explored. Micro-credentials have the potential to ready learners for the future of work while providing a deeply relevant, learner-centered experience. This chapter lays out a vision for exactly what this might look like and why it matters for learners.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

A Vision for Deeper Agency and Personalization in Micro-Credentials

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors