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Site: SCoPE - BCcampus Learning + Teaching
Group: FLO MicroCourse: Micro-Credentials in the BC Context OER (March 2021) (Micro-Credentials in the BC Context OER (March 2021))
Glossary: Micro-Credentials in the News
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Micro-credentials: Education with no wrong door, no dead end

Author: Robert Luke

Date: March 1, 2021

Link:  http://robertluke.ca/

Provides a nice overview of 2021 Micro-credentials Forum

Microcredential Implications

Author: Ken Steele

Date: Feb 17, 2021

Link: https://mailchi.mp/eduvation/eduvation-insider-we-made-it-to-april-999993?e=e24a14d792

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Saskatchewan Polytechnic launches School of Continuing Education

Author: Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Date: September 16, 2020

Link: https://saskpolytech.ca/news/posts/2020/saskatchewan-polytechnic-launches-school-of-continuing-education.aspx

Of interest: Micro-credentials highlighted specifically.

St Lawrence College Receives Funding

Author: St Lawrence College

Date: Sept 15, 2020

Link: https://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/news/2020/skills-funding/

Surge in Alternative Credentials

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The Decline of the Masters Degree

Author: Alex Usher

Date: Jan 11, 2020

Link: https://higheredstrategy.com/the-decline-of-the-masters-degree/

The evolution of open education: micro-credentials, badging and individual empowerment

Authors: David Porter & Kirk Perris

Date: February 26, 2021

Link: https://www.col.org/news/col-blog/evolution-open-education-micro-credentials-badging-and-individual-empowerment

The Pandemic Pushed Universities Online. The Change Was Long Overdue

Authors: Sean Gallagher and Jason Palmer

Date: September 29, 2020

Link:  https://hbr.org/2020/09/the-pandemic-pushed-universities-online-the-change-was-long-overdue

There is a section on Digital Credentialing and Data-Driven Education-Workforce Alignment

The Promise of Digital Badges and Microcredentialing

* Podcast*

Author: Jackie Harman

Date: 2016

Link: https://www.leadinglearning.com/podcast-episode-28-digital-badges-and-microcredentialing-with-jennifer-kabaker/

The pursuit of lifelong learning