{"id":68616,"date":"2019-11-02T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T17:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=68616"},"modified":"2019-11-02T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T17:58:41","slug":"as-the-microcredential-market-booms-dont-forget-the-learner-delaski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2019\/11\/02\/as-the-microcredential-market-booms-dont-forget-the-learner-delaski\/","title":{"rendered":"As the microcredential market booms, don\u2019t forget the learner [deLaski]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2019-10-31-as-the-microcredential-market-booms-don-t-forget-the-learner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>As the microcredential market booms, don\u2019t forget the learner<\/strong> <\/a> &#8212; from edsurge.com by Kathleen deLaski<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>While this system of microcredentials theoretically will make learning more affordable, portable and relevant, will a diverse range of learners know how and why to take advantage of it? And perhaps more importantly, will they trust it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>The simple answer: only if we intentionally focus on designing around that question.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Also see:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eddesignlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TheLearnerRevolution_EducationDesignLab_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Learner Revolution<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from eddesignlab.org<br \/>\n<em>Reflections from five years of applied human-centered design at 100+ institutions<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Higher education is in the throes of a Learner Revolution that will fundamentally change the way students and institutions interact. We see the beginning of this movement now and will see all colleges and universities responding \u2014- or not, at their peril &#8212; within a decade. Trends ranging from declining numbers of traditional students, to the rise of artificial intelligence, to the shrinking half-life of job skills have conspired toward this wake-up call moment for all but the most exclusive global higher education brands. At the same time, and partly because of the pressure, leaders are addressing the needs and goals of a changing student population. The calls for \u201cstudent-centered\u201d design can be heard throughout the ecosystem today, in a way that was just beginning when we started the Education Design Lab.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Colleges and universities must be much more deeply attuned to the twin pressures of learners\u2019 decreasing appetite for debt and employers\u2019 honing of their hiring requirements. That means, in part, an increasing focus on work-relevant skills and competencies\u2014both technical skills and soft skills such as communication and systems thinking. Degrees as the most valuable workforce currency are beginning <\/strong><strong>to give way to more nuanced competencies.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Yet, for the estimated three-quarters of students with at least one non-traditional characteristic, higher education has been in need of serious redesign for at least two decades. <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the microcredential market booms, don\u2019t forget the learner &#8212; from edsurge.com by Kathleen deLaski Excerpt: While this system of microcredentials theoretically will make learning more affordable, portable and relevant, will a diverse range of learners know how and why to take advantage of it? And perhaps more importantly, will they trust it? 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