What is Micro-Credential

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A certification, commonly issued via one or a series of digital badges, which demonstrates competency or mastery of one or more skills. Learn more in: Growing Oklahoma's Workforce Readiness Through Micro-Credentials

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A form of certification used to verify, validate, and attest to the development of specific skills and competencies through experiences outside of formal coursework. Learn more in: Supporting the Pedagogical Needs of Preservice Teachers During a Time of Crisis: Providing Online Modules to Address Teaching at a Distance

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Topical-focused professional learning modules that provide a means for STEM teachers to improve their content knowledge, instructional practice, and/or socio-emotional skill development in targeted ways. Learn more in: Clemson University's Teacher Learning Progression Program: Personalized Advanced Credentials for Teachers

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Micro-credentials are a form of certification earned by demonstrating competency in a specific knowledge or skill. Micro-credentials are often awarded as digital badges, which provide a web-based visual graphic representing the skill or competency earned by the learner for successful demonstration of a knowledge or skill. Learn more in: AISAP Professional Pathways Innovations: Micro-Credentials and Credentialing Exam

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A short, inexpensive course or learning experience targeting the development of a particular competency, usually with workforce relevance. Learn more in: A Vision for Deeper Agency and Personalization in Micro-Credentials

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A micro-credential is a short, competency-based recognition that allows a student to demonstrate mastery of specific skills and/or competencies. They are typically more narrowly focused and shorter than traditional college courses or certificate programs and are often offered in more flexible timespans. Learn more in: Use of Experiential Learning in Higher Education Today

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A credential obtained by a learner for a limited set of competencies often through a non-credit course of short duration. Learn more in: A Competency-Based Lens for Exploring Higher Education Opportunities

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Units of learning, short of a degree, that attest to learners’ knowledge, skills, and abilities. Also referred to as a micro(s). Learn more in: Laying the Foundation for a Micro-Credential Strategy: Lessons Learned

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A certification of learning that is short in duration and targets development of specific knowledge, skills, attitudes; it may be complementary to, or a component of, a formal qualification. For those who successfully complete the micro-credential’s assessment, a digital certificate is often awarded through a badging platform using Open Badge specifications. Learn more in: Implementing Continuing Professional Education Micro-Credentials in a University Context