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Title: The Promise of Micro-Credentials and Learning and Employment Record Technologies for Youth and K-12 Schools
Language: English
Authors: Zohal Shah, Marilys Galindo, Chioma Aso-Hernandez, Christina Luke Luna, Keun-woo Lee, Josh Weisgrau, Teresa Solorzano, Britney Jacobs, Digital Promise, Aurora Institute, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Source: Digital Promise. 2024.
Availability: Digital Promise. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 935, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-450-3675; e-mail: contact@digitalpromise.org; Web site: https://digitalpromise.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 53
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Academic Records, Student Records, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration, Youth, Equal Education, Records (Forms), Information Management, Employment, Electronic Publishing, Competency Based Education, Information Storage, Problem Solving, Lifelong Learning, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation, Student Experience
Abstract: Historical credentialing and credit documentation processes, such as transcripts and degrees, only capture skills acquired through traditional in-school experiences. This infrastructure impedes access to education and workforce opportunities for historically and systematically excluded communities by inadequately representing skills gathered through other learning pathways. Recognition technologies such as micro-credentials and learning and employment records (LERs) are seen as potential solutions to express learners' lifelong experiences and achievements and increase access to education and workforce opportunities. The successful implementation of these recognition technologies requires an understanding of the factors necessary for dismantling silos between secondary and postsecondary education. This paper examines challenges and opportunities for implementing micro-credentials and LERs to benefit K-12 learners and provides recommendations for successful implementation. [This report was written in partnership with Economic Mobility Systems, Education Design Lab, Getting Smart, Learner-Centered Collaborative, Learning Economy Foundation, Mastery Transcript Consortium, 1EdTech, and Territorium.]
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Entry Date: 2025
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