Micro-credentials and micro-degrees: Current developments and potentials for educational practice based on the example of the AI Campus
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- Julia Flasdick
- Dana-Kristin Mah
- Mike Bernd
- Florian Rampelt
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| Title | Micro-credentials and micro-degrees: Current developments and potentials for educational practice based on the example of the AI Campus |
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| Degree of recognition | National |
| Media name/outlet | Diskussionspapier / AI-Campus |
| Media type | Web |
| Duration/Length/Size | 25 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| Date | 21.02.23 |
| Description | Micro-credentials and micro-degrees are increasingly being discussed in education policy and practice as a flexible and innovative form of qualification. This discussion paper outlines the current status of national, European and international activities on micro-credentials and micro-degrees on digital learning platforms, in higher education and in vocational education. Taking the AI Campus – the Learning Platform for Artificial Intelligence – as a use case, it presents current practical developments and perspectives. Central to this is the presentation of a working definition of micro-credentials and microdegrees, considering the current academic discourse, as well as the demonstration of two planned AI Campus micro-degree programmes. Finally, an outlook will be offered related to the AI Campus’ plans for advancing the development of micro-degrees and helping them to take shape. The focus of this paper is on the German and European university landscape. This discussion paper is a translation of the original German paper published in August 2022. Relevant studies and data are as of mid-2022. The examples of the AI Campus have been updated to early 2023. |
| Producer/Author | Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V. |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/7327638 |
| Persons | Julia Flasdick, Dana-Kristin Mah, Mike Bernd, Florian Rampelt |