Microcredentialing QuickTalk Discussion by Kathe Pelletier https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk Share momentum points, barriers, or burning questions you have experienced in microcredentialing initiatives. Please include one idea per sticky. en-us 2021-11-12 15:13:25 UTC 2025-07-16 14:50:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Faculty Buy-In https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487246 2022-01-21 17:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487246 What do students do with digital badges? Where do they display them? How do prospective employers see that they have a credential? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487438 2022-01-21 17:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487438 Cost, integration with existing systems yyfaakzbji https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487718 2022-01-21 17:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487718 Governance https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487814 2022-01-21 17:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005487814 Partnerships with MOOC providers https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488031 2022-01-21 17:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488031 Insufficient personnel to develop and implement. https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488109 2022-01-21 17:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488109 Quality assurance (outcome and process) https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488391 2022-01-21 17:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488391 Old-Fashioned Thinking (Faculty and Sr Leadership) https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488893 2022-01-21 17:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488893 How to generate buy in for non-credit badges? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488910 2022-01-21 17:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005488910 The word "badge" https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489010


]]> 2022-01-21 17:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489010 Goals from upper administration being unclear. https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489131 2022-01-21 17:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489131 Partnerships with Other Campus Groups https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489451 2022-01-21 17:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489451 lack of uniform, industry wide, accepted standards and definitions https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489706 2022-01-21 17:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489706 Value questions- to learners, to the institution, and among future employers. https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489752 2022-01-21 17:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005489752 which system to pick? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490003 2022-01-21 17:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490003 Established competency-based curriculum models https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490255 2022-01-21 17:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490255 Can you obtain industry/company needs for skills through market research such as EMSI? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490369 2022-01-21 17:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490369 Can we standardize on terminology for micro-credentials? (Current challenge here: we want a course "bundle" that is less than a graduate certificate, comprised of 6 credits, and want to standardize on a name for this that has meaning outside of the university). https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490442 2022-01-21 17:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490442 Do badges need to be across the curriculum or can they be course/program specific? Best practices? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490722 2022-01-21 17:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005490722 What are the common defining features of microcredentials? It seems they live without definition and exist to fill institutional or industry gaps... https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005491290 2022-01-21 17:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005491290 Where should we start if we want to introduce curricular badges? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005491761 2022-01-21 17:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005491761 Skills Pathways for Student Workers https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005491960 2022-01-21 17:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005491960 where does a group responsible for rolling out an institutional microcredential pilot is positioned? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492150 2022-01-21 17:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492150 How can we inform non-academic audiences more effectively about what badges are, what they represent, and why they matter https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492285 Specifically thinking about in the corporate/HR space]]> 2022-01-21 17:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492285 How can these be used to refelect meaningful/recommended staff professional development https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492329 2022-01-21 17:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492329 Gaining access to competency/standards frameworks in machine-readable formats https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492424 The tech is ready for us. The hosting platforms are ready. A big need is getting standards published so that we (HE) can include alignment to the standards in our assertions.]]> 2022-01-21 17:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492424 How can we get buy-in for those who will validate (volunteering their time)? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492925 2022-01-21 17:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005492925 sharing of case studies and knowledge base across institutions https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005494706 2022-01-21 17:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005494706 Faculty not "excited" about providing credentialing opportunities for students. Not thrilled about anything outside of standard course credits. https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005497802 2022-01-21 17:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005497802 Are students paying anything extra to gain this additional credential? https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005506522 2022-01-21 17:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005506522 How does this work fit into tenure & promotion? There isn't a good section for this type of work. https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005518023 2022-01-21 17:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/educause/microcred_quicktalk/wish/2005518023