Deploying Micro Credentials at SUNY Oswego Faculty Assembly
Deploy micro credential badging capability at SUNY Oswego to enhance learners' skills and certifications discoverability by employers. The initiative aims to maintain academic quality standards while providing learners with additional value during job searches. The program allows students to acquire relevant skills and earn stackable credentials, personalized to meet unique goals and stay competitive. Skill competencies are crucial for emerging duties, motivating students and supporting academic-industry partnerships. The program offers non-credit or credit options at various levels, aligning with market needs and industry standards.
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Micro Micro- -Credentials @ Credentials @ SUNY Oswego SUNY Oswego Faculty Assembly August 26, 2019
Deploy micro credential / badging capability to make skills and certifications that learners earn in our programs more discoverable by employers, to motivate learners and provide them additional value in the job search process. The Proposal In deploying these credentials, SUNY Oswego s standard of academic quality will be maintained by ensuring that the credentials consistently represent skill achievement from learners.
Small educational program that allows students to gain relevant skills that are needed in today s workforce Students are able to Earn stackable skills that differentiate them academically and professionally Personalize their learning through credit and non-credit bearing opportunities to meet unique goals Gain skills to keep them at the leading edge of a discipline throughout their career Display badges that contain achievements and competencies to employers, colleagues and others What Are They?
Skill Competencies are needed for emerging duties Smaller chunks than Traditional Degree Stackable with degrees Motivate students Why Are They Important? Support academic/industry partnerships Clearly represent skills & competencies Supplement degree programs with aligned skill sets Ladder from stand-alone credential to degree program Professional Development for new skills
Non-Credit or Credit, Undergraduate or Graduate level Licensure, Certificates, Badges, MOOC Be specifically recognized by certain industries Highlight competencies earned within a credit program Characteristics Be an introduction / entry point to a degree program Be a stand-alone credential &/or aligned with a degree Build to larger credentials and/or degrees Designed to meet market needs & industry standards
The Learning Ladder William Ryan
Meeting #1 (8.30.18) Definition of Micro Credentials Distinctions between Micro Credentials & Badges Credly Badging Software Contract 6.18 Meeting #2 (10.9.18) Micro Credentials in Development @ SUNY Oswego Need for Catalog Language, Governance Process & Badging Imagery SUNY Oswego Task Group Employer Focus Group (10.24.18) School of Business Advisory Group (11.2.18) Meeting #3 (2.11.19) Learning Ladder & SUNY wide adoption to date Proposed SUNY Oswego Types, Guiding Principles, Governance Process, Draft Catalog Language & Imagery
Provide meaningful, high quality learning experiences with validated student learning outcomes developed through governance process currently @ SUNY Oswego May be earned in any field of study and may be interdisciplinary, resulting in a mini-concentration Intentionally designed as smaller and more flexible
Academic Micro Credentials (Credit based) Require governance process for new Minors Will not exceed 17 credits Require a minimum GPA of 2.0 of all credit courses Receive a notation on their academic transcript & digital badge Governance Badges (Non Credit based) Require evidence of validated learning outcomes Receive a digital badge & entry on a co-curricular transcript*
Visual Representation of mastery of a specific skill or set of skills Icon which may be clicked Issuing Institution Date of Issuance Criteria Required Evidence SUNY Oswego Badge Dynamic, Student Owned
Strategic Digital Media Design Micro Credential Requested by Alumni / Advisory Board / Employers Existing Students, Alumni, General Public Credit & Non Credit options Weekend, in person seminar to launch program 4 courses Offered in Syracuse, in Oswego and Online Testimonials by Employers Example #1
Applied Sciences of Grain Grading and Analysis Micro Credential Significant Applied Learning Experience At least 2 courses, offered in Oswego Existing Students Validated by Testimonials by Purdue & Port of Oswego for specific career: Grain Grading & Analysis Services Example #2
GIS (Geographic Information System) Micro Credential 4 Credit Courses Existing Students, Alumni, General Public CNY APG (Assoc. of Professional Geologist) endorsement Application to various career fields Example #3
Superintendent Development N/C Program Career Oriented Credential Public, Alumni, Student 9 month program, syllabus, significant mentoring Assessed for Graduate Credit, able to be applied to CAS Example #4
Global Learning N/C Micro Credential Interdisciplinary SUNY-wide Standards Financial Planning Advisor Soft Skills N/C Micro Credential Supplementary to SUNY Oswego degree Employer driven Leads
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