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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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