There’s a project to get micro-credentials for higher education teaching in order

According to the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching, “several universities” have a range of programmes “with the intention to micro-credential.” The class of credentials is also important as universities expand teaching-specialist positions, which will need, “evidence-base and pathways for academics in these positions to promotion and fellowships.”

“Much is to be gained in understanding the potential for validation, stackability and cross-institution articulation of professional development and exit pathways to probation, promotion, advanced higher education fellowships and graduate certificates,” CAULLT announces.

Experts from the Innovative Research Universities are accordingly setting to work on a taxonomy of micro-credentials for CAULLT, to be piloted next year. Maree Dinan-Thompson from James Cook U is lead investigator.