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Feinberg, Richard A.; Morrison, Carol; Raymond, Mark R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2022
Formal graduate education in a measurement related field provides a solid foundation for professionals who work on credentialing examinations. Those foundational skills are then expanded and refined over time as practitioners encounter complex and nuanced challenges that were not covered by or go beyond the context described in textbooks. For…
Descriptors: Credentials, Testing Programs, Graduate Study, Barriers
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Moore, Robert L. – Distance Education, 2022
In this paper, I introduce a new term to the online learning lexicon, "mesocredentials," an emerging and transformative approach to integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) within the higher education system. A mesocredential connects MOOC achievement with academic credit applied to a traditional academic degree. I distinguish…
Descriptors: Credentials, Academic Achievement, Credits, MOOCs
Laura M. Williams; Lauren Serpati; Racheal Killian; Tyson Heath – Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2023
In a time when the value of a college degree is under continuous scrutiny and the opportunity for alternate pathways to workforce readiness is ever-increasing, ensuring high-quality credentials is imperative. However, how can we reassure our students, employers, and other stakeholders that what we offer is high quality? To answer this question, we…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Educational Assessment, Integrity
Audrain, R. Lennon; Mendez, Gregory – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
A majority of students in career and technical education teacher academies indicate that they do not want to be educators. Recognizing this, Skyline High School propelled its teacher academy program in a new direction and redesigned it in a way that is mutually beneficial to the teacher academy students, preK-12 learners, and the education…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High School Students, Career Academies, Curriculum Development
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Talbot, Mary Lee; Pilcher, Toni; Howell, Scott L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
The history of educational badging is incomplete without mentioning the visionary work of the founders and distance learning administrators of the Chautauqua Institution in 1874 and, more specifically, the Chautauqua Literary Scientific Circle CLSC in 1878. The CLSC is one of the oldest continuous distance learning programs in the United States…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Credentials, Distance Education, Educational History
Popovska, Viktoria – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Some of the most common cybersecurity threats are malware, ransomware, phishing and spam. For their victims, including higher education institutions (HEIs), cybercrimes range from inconveniences to data breaches to grand heists. The threat that cyberattacks pose for HEIs is extremely costly and increasingly frequent, according to April 2022…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Security, Computer Security, Majors (Students)
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Zanville, Holly – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2020
This chapter summarizes trends, themes, and lessons from this volume and key credentialing initiatives supported by Lumina Foundation.
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Credentials, Philanthropic Foundations
Tracy K. Cruise; Dennis J. Simon; Mark E. Swerdlik – Communique, 2024
Most supervisors lack training in best practices in clinical supervision (Newman et al., 2019). However, supervisees report more positive supervision experiences from supervisors who have received training (Brott et al., 2016). To address this need, a group of university educators and an experienced field supervisor collaborated with the Illinois…
Descriptors: School Psychology, School Psychologists, Counselor Training, Supervision
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Elizabeth Christman; Kristi Dalby; Stacey Rosenberg – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2024
Global health issues, including population health disparities, government policy, and pandemics, impact care delivery at all levels. Healthcare is interconnected in ways never seen before, and interprofessional collaboration is imperative for individual and population health and wellness. Nursing and health professions programs have a noticeable…
Descriptors: Health Education, Global Approach, Credentials, Interprofessional Relationship
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David M. Deggs; Agapito Flores – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023
Urban community colleges fulfill a critical role in metropolitan areas. These institutions are often large by design, with campuses in various communities and neighborhoods so that the institution may fulfill its open access mission across a metropolitan area. This article addresses three emerging initiatives that enable the urban community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Areas, Dual Enrollment, Labor Force Development
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McGreal, Rory; Olcott, Don, Jr. – Smart Learning Environments, 2022
This article provides university leaders an introduction to the emerging micro-credentials field, including a snapshot of the global landscape. Despite the accelerated interest in micro-credentials, this article also raises a fundamental strategic question for leaders at the outset: Are micro-credentials right for our university? Part I discusses…
Descriptors: Credentials, Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Affordances
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Perea, Brenda – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2020
This chapter describes the role microcredentials can play within the context of guided pathways and degree completion, illustrated through three case studies of community colleges and systems.
Descriptors: Credentials, Community Colleges, Graduation, Case Studies
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Schwartz, Jennifer B.; St. John, Patricia A.; Lagstein, Carol Greiff; Pate, Michelle C.; Denning, Heather J. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2023
Undergraduate art therapy education programs in the United States have endeavored to prepare students for graduate level art therapy training and entry level positions in art facilitation since the mid-1970s with minimal published guidelines or established professional standards. The authors reviewed the art therapy literature regarding current…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Undergraduate Study, Course Content
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Amy Sugar; Rebecca McNulty – Journal of Faculty Development, 2023
By prioritizing engagement opportunities, faculty development programs have the potential to help participants build relationships with available support systems, consider the perspectives and needs of their students, and interact with a community of practice. This article considers the engagement strategies that remain core to a professional…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Teacher Education Programs
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Jou-Chen Chen – Family Science Review, 2024
Family Science is an exciting field which offers a multitude of career pathways, including Family Life Educator (FLE) and the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential. In this article, I will discuss how, as a Family Life Educator in a university setting, I employ Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human development (Bronfenbrenner…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Career Pathways, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Teacher Role
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