Micro-Credentials as Evidence of Preparation for Future Learning: An Ideation and Design Workshop

微型证书作为未来学习准备的证据：构思和设计研讨会

• 批准号: 1545851
• 负责人: Barry Fishman
• 金额: $ 9.95万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1545851&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Micro; Credentials; Evidence; Preparation; Future

This project will convene a workshop focused on digital micro-credentials, also known as digital badges, and the role they might play in the high-stakes process of college admission. Digital micro-credentials represent one potential mechanism for broadening access for underrepresented groups to higher education. Digital micro-credentials enable students to present a broader view of themselves as learners that connects different domains of their lives: academic, social, and personal interest-driven. As such, digital micro-credentials enable students to represent expertise and potential in ways that go beyond traditional high school grade point averages and standardized test scores. The workshop addresses questions such as: Can micro-credentials serve as valid and reliable measures of learning? What "gap" in current assessment practices can be filled by micro-credentials? What is required for micro-credentials to be useful as evidence of preparation for future learning in the college admission process?The project's principal investigators will employ case studies, drawn from the Chicago City of Learning network (chicagocityoflearning.org) and Mouse (mouse.org) in New York City, to better understand the use of micro-credentials for learning in STEM-focused extracurricular activities. During the workshop, participants with expertise in student learning from a range of perspectives will design representations of the knowledge or skills demonstrated by students. Participating admissions officers and STEM faculty will critique the designs with respect to how well the designs demonstrate evidence of preparation for future learning by students. The workshop outcomes will include sample designs of micro-credentials that show promise to both promote learning and support college admissions. The workshop will also result in a white paper discussing the potential of micro-credentials for college admission in STEM fields by youth from underrepresented groups.

该项目将召开一个研讨会，重点讨论数字微证书，也被称为数字徽章，以及它们在高风险的大学录取过程中可能发挥的作用。数字微证书是扩大代表性不足群体接受高等教育机会的一种潜在机制。数字微证书使学生能够以更广阔的视角展示自己作为学习者，连接他们生活的不同领域：学术、社会和个人兴趣驱动。因此，数字微证书使学生能够以超越传统高中平均成绩和标准化考试成绩的方式代表专业知识和潜力。讲习班讨论的问题包括：微型证书能否作为有效和可靠的学习衡量标准？微证书可以填补当前评估实践中的哪些“空白”？在大学录取过程中，微证书作为准备未来学习的有用证据需要什么？该项目的主要研究人员将采用来自芝加哥市学习网络（chicagocityoflearning.org）和纽约市Mouse （mouse.org）的案例研究，以更好地了解微证书在以stem为重点的课外活动中的学习用途。在研讨会期间，具有学生从不同角度学习的专业知识的参与者将设计学生所展示的知识或技能的表示形式。参与的招生官员和STEM教师将对设计进行评估，评估设计是否能很好地证明学生为未来学习做准备。研讨会的成果将包括微型证书的样本设计，这些设计有望促进学习并支持大学录取。研讨会还将产生一份白皮书，讨论来自代表性不足群体的年轻人在STEM领域的大学入学微型证书的潜力。