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Higher Ed Should Pay Attention to the Corporate World’s Growing Use of Skills Data

Edsurge

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift toward digital HR. Today, new technologies are reshaping employers’ talent strategies and hiring processes, including the growing use of AI-based recruitment tools, skills assessments and internal talent marketplaces.

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How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills

EdTech Magazine

Traditionally, that requires educators to take courses, whether in the classroom or online. . Also known as digital badges, these tools are increasingly used to improve student focus as well as provide a means to incentivize teachers to complete new disciplines. “The Reinforce the Need for Digital Expertise.

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STEAM Up Learning Outdoors! 15+ Ideas to Try Now or this Summer!

Teacher Reboot Camp

The main assessments for schools are multiple choice tests, which punish learners if they don’t choose the right answer provided from a list of narrow options. Students can document their observations using the iNaturalist iOS/Android app. One reason is too many curriculums encourage learners to produce answers.

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Four Signs It’s Time for Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Enter micro-credentials : competency-based recognition for educator learning that is supported by digital badges. Seat time” (the traditional recognition of American students’ learning in terms of the hours they spend in courses) doesn’t say enough about what learners actually know and are able to do.

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

The CoolCatTeacher

She also shares her micro-credential badging approach that has her fifth graders excited to learn. Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

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Address Learning Differences with These Micro-credentials from @DigitalPromise

The Innovative Educator

While this is helpful, there is now a way to jump-start, document, and become recognized for developing this expertise. Assessment and credit Upon completion of each micro-credentials teachers submit their work to assessors who determine if the educator has successfully demonstrated competency.

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Address Learning Differences with These Micro-credentials from @DigitalPromise

techlearning

While this is helpful, there is now a way to jump-start, document, and become recognized for developing this expertise. Assessment and credit Upon completion of each micro-credentials teachers submit their work to assessors who determine if the educator has successfully demonstrated competency.