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Micro-Credentials: Empowering Lifelong Learners | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...felong-learners-krista-moroder

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shared by Kimberly Marlow on 17 Apr 14 - No Cached

Within our own profession, teachers are engaging in continued learning through personal learning networks, websites like Edutopia and MOOCs. Anyone has the ability to self-construct curriculum and gain the skills once exclusive to those able to pay for a traditional education.
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Despite the vast shift in how we pursue knowledge, little has changed with how we credential those who acquire knowledge. We still primarily credential learners based on seat time and credit hours, and often only recognize learning pursued through traditional pathways.
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For teachers, badges could be a way to demonstrate skills to potential employers, build identity and reputation within learning communities, and create pathways for continued learning and leadership roles.
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To have value beyond a teacher's blog or Twitter feed, digital badges need to have both rigor and market worth.
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A system filled with "junk" badges will have far less integrity than one filled with micro-credentials awarded by reputable organizations.
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Research shows that teachers who earn a Master's degree don't necessarily see an increase in student achievement (3), and yet current salary structures and professional development models are often tied directly to those macro-credentials.
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Building micro-credentials that have rigor and market worth could be the first step toward updating our current paradigm of how we credential learning. If we truly want to build school-wide cultures that empower learners to grow as individuals, we need to provide personalized learning opportunities for all of our learners -- including our teachers.
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