The move to micro-credentials exposes the deficiencies of existing credentials: Provocation

David Boud; Trina Jorre de St Jorre

doi:10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no1art1023

Authors

Professor David Boud University of Technology Sydney, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-2722
Dr Trina Jorre de St Jorre Deakin University, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-0305

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no1art1023

Abstract

The rush to short courses and use of micro-credentials prompted by responses to the pandemic has greatly accelerated a trend already underway. However, few studies have examined the impact of short courses or micro-credentials on skills or employment outcomes, and this hasty move draws attention to major problems in the ways in which higher education credentials - macro and micro -are designed and assessed.

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Author Biographies

Professor David Boud, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Australia.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Centre for Research on Work and Learning, Middlesex University, UK.
Dr Trina Jorre de St Jorre, Deakin University, Australia

Senior Lecturer, Student Achievement, Deakin Learning Futures, Deakin University, Australia.
Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Australia.

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