Description
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Micro-credentials share similarities with traditional credentials (e.g., degrees, certificates) but how they are designed and the purposes they are meant to serve are often quite different, which may cause confusion and skepticism amongst stakeholders. Additionally, since they are still so new, institutions may struggle to define and communicate the value of micro-credentials, both internally and externally.
Gather your staff and colleagues and join us on March 25, 2025, for this innovative webinar with our expert presenter who will March 20 webinar provide an opportunity for participants to understand the critical need for a wide variety of credential options - both traditional credentials and micro-credentials - and a forward-thinking approach to micro-credentials and traditional degrees. Together, they can create a balanced educational ecosystem—where your learners can pursue broad academic knowledge and specialized skills, depending on their needs and goals.
Focus your micro-credential integration strategies to meet learner needs, enhance degree programs and align with institutional goals. Justify the resources required - both human and financial – for sustainable implementation and to move your program beyond theory/speculation to actionable insights that embrace continuous, lifelong learning.
Topics Covered
You will gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:
- Recognize the value of micro-credentials in traditional higher education to enhance degrees and specialized skill development.
- Focus micro-credential integration strategies to advance your institution’s mission and achieve strategic goals.
- Adopt a continuous learning mindset - through the integration of micro-credentials - that prioritizes personal and professional growth over standardized, tiered credential systems.
- Understand the financial, human resource, and technological infrastructure required for a scalable and sustainable micro-credential initiative and strategies to sustain this.
Presenter
Anne Reed currently serves as the founding Director of Micro-Credentials at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.
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Included When You Register
Invite your entire team for one low price!
- Live 90-minute online session with carefully selected expert(s)
- Access for your entire team for one low price
- Unlimited access to view webinar recording on demand (available after live event)
- Materials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)
- Certificate of completion for each participant
- Weekly newsletter – What's Working on Campus
Instructions for live webinar access for your group are provided to you immediately upon checkout. Instructions for accessing the on-demand recording will be emailed to you approximately 24 hours following the live webinar. Feel free to contact us at info@paper-clip.com or 1-866-295-0505 with any questions. For information about licensing this webinar for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network/server, email info@paper-clip.com.
PaperClip Communications welcomes persons with disabilities to join our webinars. If you anticipate needing an accommodation or have questions about the online access provided, please email info@paper-clip.com at least two weeks in advance of your participation.
