Saturday, December 31, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
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Moving from “Alternative Credentials” to an Integrated Credential Ecosystem | The EvoLLLution
- The demand for talent is rising, which means that in order for people to get to that higher level of talent they need to learn—they need to have the opportunity to expand their knowledge, skills and abilities.
- alternative credentials have become another avenue for people to demonstrate to employers that they have the talent that’s required to make them successful in an evolving labor market.
- The other element of this is that consumers are increasingly demanding the opportunity to demonstrate their talent in ways beyond traditional degrees.
- alternative credentials are workforce-oriented
- and often non-credit, what role will non-institutional education providers play in making them more common?
- postsecondary learning ecosystem where colleges and universities are—and will continue to be—the primary providers of postsecondary learning. But with the democratisation of learning that’s taking place through technology, workplace-based learning and other avenues, it’s not a surprise that we’re seeing this as its evolution taking place.
- organize more of these non-institution-delivered credential systems
- finding ways for non-institutional education providers to better link certifications, certificate, degrees, industry-driven qualifications and new efforts like badges and other types of credentialing, with the existing credential ecosystem.
- alternative credentials are unaccredited in the traditional sense, but many of them are being recognized by employers as legitimate indicators carrying labor market value. What we’re going to be seeing is an effort to express this postsecondary learning ecosystem through an expanded system of credentials. These alternative providers like bootcamps are going to be formally included in that postsecondary learning ecosystem sooner rather than later.
- For example, edX—which is a collaborative venture of MIT and Harvard—has now moved in a preliminary way into microcredentialing by offering micro-master’s and micro-bachelor’s degrees
- It’s also a good thing for consumers because it expands their opportunities to demonstrate that they know and are able to do certain things that are going to help them advance in the labor market
- broader ecosystem of credentials
- However, in this ecosystem, we’re going to see an expansion in the recognition and understanding of what degrees, certificates, certifications, badges and other credentials actually mean, in terms of one’s ability to get a good job and to lead a good life.
- as a more integrated, cohesive ecosystem within which degrees will continue to play an important role.
- One roadblock is tradition—it’s a change from what employers and consumers are accustomed to.
- Another impediment is that the quality assurance systems for alternative offerings aren’t as well known and, in some cases, don’t exist in the way they do for degrees.
- The third impediment to this credential ecosystem is government policy
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6 Dimensions for More Effective Online Instructional Videos -- Campus Technology
Saturday, December 17, 2016
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10 Excellent Social Bookmarking Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
- This is my favourite tool for socialbookmarking. Diigo is a powerful online research tool and collaborative research platform that integrates several key technologies, including social bookmarking, web annotation, tagging, and group-based collaboration, to enable a whole new process of online knowledge management and participatory learning in the 21st century.Diigo provides several apps/extensions, so you can collect everything or use Diigo for a specific purpose.
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educational-origami - Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
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MOOCs vs online courses - what's the difference? | Career FAQs
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MOOCs vs. HCOCs (Higher Cost Online Courses) | National Association of Scholars
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How Credential Diversification Can Save the Soul of Higher Education | The EvoLLLution
Saturday, December 10, 2016
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