A review of microcredentials in health professions continuing professional development [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineMicrocredentials are an emergent tool to support knowledge and skill development. Despite their growing popularity in medical education – and higher education more broadly – it is unclear how these strategies have been utilized to support continuing ...
Kelly Womack-Adams +4 more
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Investigating the Views and Use of Stackable Microcredentials within a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice [PDF]
Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2023 There is increasing interest around the use of microcredentials for upskilling, employability, professional development, and reaching a wide range of learners.
Julia Sargent +3 more
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Expanding pathways to clinical and translational research training with stackable microcredentials: A pilot study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Translational ScienceIntroduction: The proportion of physician-investigators involved in biomedical research is shrinking even as the need for high-quality, interdisciplinary research is growing.
Marie K. Norman +5 more
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Microcredentials: an opportunity towards the digital transformation [PDF]
9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'23), 2023 This communication aims to present one of the online courses included in the Microcredentials portfolio of the Universidade Aberta, in Portugal. We start by presenting a framework of the European guidelines on Microcredentials, defining its main ...
Caetano, Fernando J. P. +2 more
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Microcredentials for Excellence [PDF]
Institutions all over the world are setting up microcredentials in responses to calls from governments and industry. These are short courses, usually offered online, with an emphasis on the needs of the workplace.
Ferguson, Rebecca, Whitelock, Denise
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Microcredentials training in pharmacy practice and education: an exploratory study of its viability and pharmacists’ professional needs [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Microcredentials (MCs) are short courses that certify/recognise an individual’s achievement of specific skills or knowledge. Schools of pharmacy could be well-placed to contribute to the continuing professional development (CPD) of pharmacists
Peggy Lok +4 more
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EdTechnica, 2022 Describing Life Long Learning implementation at Universidade Aberta across the years and the recent implementation of Microcredentials.N/
Caetano, Fernando J. P.
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Toward just and equitable micro-credentials: an Australian perspective [PDF]
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2022 The current historic COVID-19 Pandemic moment has thrown into sharp relief the need for flexible and rigorous higher education that meets upskilling and reskilling needs of global workforces.
Renee Desmarchelier, Lisa J. Cary
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MOOCs und Microcredentials: Internationale und österreichische Entwicklungen
Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 2023 Der Beitrag zeichnet die Entwicklung der letzten Jahre von MOOCs in Hinblick auf die Entwicklungen im Bereich Microcredentials im Hochschulraum nach.
Martin Ebner +2 more
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Less Is More? Microcredentials as an Alternative to Degree-Awarding Translator Education
Research in LanguageMicrocredentials have recently attracted substantial attention in academia. While short, practice-oriented courses and the concept of lifelong learning (e.g.
Łukasz Bogucki
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