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21st Century Skills Microcredentials
24 February 2017
Education Design Lab
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IntroductionsKathleen deLaski, Education Design Lab
Lewis Forrest, George Mason University
Michael Schaub, Georgetown University
The Lab’s Non-Profit Mission
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Student-centered Innovation
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Credit for Apprenticeship
Credentialing 21st
Century SkillsBadging to Create New
Student PathwaysVeterans to
Cybersecurity
Reinventing Learning Environments
Rapid Prototyping Engines
How might we capture learning beyond the traditional transcript in ways that are
meaningful to employers?
The Lab’s Process
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Badges should be:Rigorous, Transparent, Assessable, Portable, Simple, Machine Readable
Employers and researchers helped us identify how to
frame the 21st century skills that matter most
21st Century Skills Badges
Components of a Badge
Academic and/or co-curricular experiences should allow students to intentionally practice the skill. Reflection deepens their understanding of themselves personally and professionally.
Deep knowledge of the skill is critical to
acquisition and a student’s ability to
activate the skill.
Assessments need to serve as a developmental guide for students and demonstrate their disposition and strengths to employers
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Sub-competenciesThe Core Competencies Underlying Each 21st Century Skill
Sub-competenciesInternal & Rigor
Sub-competenciesExternal & Change-Making
Rubrics We Considered with Employers
AAC&U
Minerva
DQP
MHA Labs
Pilot Models & Modalities
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In-PersonFacilitated Seminar (Georgetown University)
In-PersonMapping Sub-competencies to Practice & Assessment
Sub-competency Practice Assessment
Self-Awareness of Skills & Talents
Apply talent themes to co-curricular learnings
StrengthsQuest
Goal Setting Select goals and strategies based on
tasks
Goal setting worksheets,reflection in journals
Feedback Seek out and integrate feedback
Checkster, conversations with mentor
Integration Integrate learnings to become agents of
change
Pre/post assessment, final presentation
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In-PersonLearnings & Reactions (Student Feedback from Catalyst 1.0)
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In-PersonWhat Next
Sharing a Narrative with Employers & Graduate Programs
Scaling
Transferability
Assessment & Communication
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HybridSelf-Initiated with Required Meetups (GMU)
HybridMapping Sub-competencies to Practice & Assessment
Sub-competency Practice Assessment
Identifying Strengths Understanding andapplication of Top 5
Strengths
Gallup Strengths Finder
Problem Solving Resilience Module: Facing Fear
Reflection Question
Managing Conflict Resilience Module: Facing Fear
Reflection Question
Engaging in Mindful Practices
2-3 times per week imagine re-living an experience that has now left you with fear –
see yourself meeting the situation with courage and
having the results come out more positive.
Discussion and Reflection 25-item Resilience
Inventory (Wagnild & Young, 1987)
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HybridLearnings & Reactions
Learning:Accountability from the group to keep
students engaged.
Other departments/groups could benefit from the badge process as a
team exercise.
Needed a tech platform that can support different groups in order
follow the required chunks of learning.
Reactions from student participants:
Growth; As a resilient person there is no end point to the learning.
We got to know each other differently and that there was value in earning the badge
and learning more about this skill.
The badge shows a concentration of learning and self improvement.
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HybridWhat Next
5-week blended (on-line and in-person)
Several diverse student populations.
Increased connection with Mason’s Career Services
Screen shot of Resilience Badge Dashboard
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Online
Online Platform
The “T-Shaped” Employee
Building a T-Profile for a UX Designer
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What Next for the Badging Challenge
Help more universities and colleges build out or adapt badges
Help employers articulate the 21st
century skills profiles by job type
Pilot badges in one or more sectors or with key employers to build proof points
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What Next for the Badging Challenge
Proof points that microcredentials can: • affect hiring practice• build awareness and intentionality among
students to develop 21st century skills• reframe general education and liberal arts
in ways that meet employers’ needs
Testing Frameworks Within Existing Programs
Internships Study Abroad Student Organizations
Thank You
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