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Quan Yuan, Contributor; Nicola Rampino, Contributor; Seaenna Yang, Contributor; Kun Yuan, Contributor; Sabrina White, Contributor – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2024
For more than a decade, the GMACTM Prospective Students Survey (PSS) has provided the world's graduate business schools with critical insights into the decision-making processes of people actively applying to, considering, or researching graduate management education (GME) programs. Its questions--covering a diverse range of topics that impact…
Descriptors: Surveys, College Admission, College Applicants, Graduate Study
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Jiayu Ouyang; Fei Feng; Qiong Wang; Mengyuan Hu – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2024
In 2023, China leads the world in the number of Open Online Courses (OOC, over 64500) and learners (over 1.88 billion). In this article, we provide a brief review of the development of OOCs in China and outline the current situation of Chinese OOC focusing on learning platforms, course size and structure, and micro-credential courses. We also…
Descriptors: Open Education, Electronic Learning, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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McCullough, Heather; Buch, Kim – Current Issues in Education, 2020
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is helping to shape the futures of learning in diverse ways. In this paper, we describe a recently implemented micro-credential option for faculty and graduate students, the Essentials of Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. We also report findings…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Microcredentials
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Santhi Raghavan; Nantha Kumar Subramaniam; Ahmad Izanee Awang – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2025
The rising prominence of micro-credentials started during the COVID-19 pandemic, where online resources offered competency-building opportunities for the work-from-home (WFH) human capital. During this pandemic, traditional universities faced total halt to face-to-face lectures, but ways paved for open and distance learning (ODL) universities to…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Human Capital, Competence, Open Education
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Rory McGreal; Eduardo Ali – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2025
This paper investigates the role of micro-credentials (MCs) in addressing educational challenges in the English-speaking Caribbean, with a focus on their potential to align with regional education policies and strategic development goals (SDGs), particularly SDG4: Education for All. Drawing on policy documents, strategic plans, and other resources…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Distance Education
Angela L. Bruggeman – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Facing a future of rapidly changing technology, collaborative workflow, and expectations for autonomy and agility in the workplace, schools must develop non-cognitive skills for 21st-century learners. Micro-schools, an understudied innovative environment, embed strategies for developing student agency, a non-cognitive trait necessary for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Microcredentials
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Mindel van de Laar; Richard E. West; Paris Cosma; Dennis Katwal; Cristina Mancigotti – Open Learning, 2024
This research explores the effect of implementing educational open microcredentials on student motivation, engagement, and completion in open access online courses. Our case study reviews the impact on the Community of Learning for African PhD Fellows, a capacity-building project supporting PhD fellows in Sub-Saharan Africa. It builds on an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fellowships, Doctoral Students, Open Education
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Amy Cosby; Nicole McDonald; Kristen Lovric – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2024
Purpose: To identify a skilled micro-credentialled training pathway for agricultural careers. Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey consisting of open ended and Likert-type ratings questions regarding workforce skills requirements, training priorities and training delivery preferences was administered with 17 agricultural business managers and…
Descriptors: Guided Pathways, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Seasonal Laborers
Zachary R. Dane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this Action Research study was to understand and enhance the perceived efficacy of micro-credentialing and digital badging for K-12 educators within a large urban school district. Cycle 1 of this research engaged over 150 educators and included 14 semi-structured interviews, seeking to identify the primary reasons for engaging…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Recognition (Achievement), Program Evaluation, Elementary School Teachers
Candio Sekel, Julianne – ProQuest LLC, 2023
College instructors are critical to increasing completion rates and creating more equitable educational opportunities that position all learners for upward mobility. Yet, few have received formal, comprehensive training in inclusive teaching practices that positively affect student learning, improve retention and completion rates, and close equity…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Inclusion, School Holding Power
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Marita Ljungqvist; Anders Sonesson – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2023
At the present conjuncture of political, economic, social, and ecological crises, it is important to pay attention to the ways in which intensifying demands for equality, sustainability and social inclusion are met in education policy. In this article, we present results from a critical discourse analysis of an EU council recommendation on…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Educational Policy, Neoliberalism, Inclusion
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Areej ElSayary, Editor – IGI Global, 2025
By creating specific prompts, educators can harness the power of AI models to generate tailored content, provide instant feedback, and simulate real-world scenarios for deeper learning engagement. Whether it's creating personalized lesson plans, generating creative writing prompts, or assisting with problem-solving exercises, generative AI creates…
Descriptors: Prompting, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education
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Hannah John; John Kerr; Guillaume Andrieux – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024
Utilising the ABC Learning Design based on the ABC curriculum design method (Young & Perovic 2016) and the Conversational Framework (Laurillard 2012), specifically the six learning types that underpin that model, eight Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from Coursera or FutureLearn were examined. These MOOCs were selected because they…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Learner Engagement, Learning Modalities, Skill Development
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Sujatha Varadarajan; Savita Ladage – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The chemistry laboratory is an impactful platform for introducing inquiry and developing science practice skills. We designed a short lab course to introduce incremental levels of inquiry, also to interconnect and integrate different domains of chemistry. Indigo dye was the central theme of this short course wherein students synthesized indigo,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Undergraduate Study, Chemistry
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Mohammad Issack Santally; Yousra Banoor Rajabalee; Dorothy Cooshna-Naik; Wolfgang Greller – Journal of Learning for Development, 2024
Micro-credentials are certifications that evaluate knowledge and skills acquired through specific learning experiences. This research explores the perceptions of education and industry leaders in Mauritius regarding recognition, ease of application, and value of micro-credentials in higher education. Interviews were conducted with 10 education and…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Industry, Administrators, Leaders
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