Use Five Key Questions to stress-test proposed micro-credential competencies before drafting¶

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Description¶

Before drafting, issuing organizations respond to Digital Promise's "Five Key Questions for Identifying and Developing Educator Micro-credentials," which ask what discrete skill educators will demonstrate, whether it is demonstrable through artifacts scored against a rubric, what research supports it, what evidence indicates successful demonstration, and what related competencies connect. The paper says this vision "increases the likelihood that the published micro-credentials meet the rigorous and consistent standards of clarity and quality."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Issuers engage in training and an ongoing consulting relationship with Digital Promise to shape the concept and prepare for publication

Constraints¶

• Question four serves as a litmus test for competency granularity, screening out competencies too big or too small

Target Learners¶

• issuing organizations developing educator micro-credentials

Target Learning Goals¶

• defining demonstrable, research-aligned educator competencies

Related Strategies¶

• Align micro-credential offerings and recognition with student and educator performance standards
• Validate micro-credentials through construct validity review plus interrater reliability checks on the first 50 submissions
• Share a full support plan—vision, choices, incentives, supports, and timeline—before micro-credential implementation
• Use the Good, Better, Best Fit model to guide educators' selection of micro-credentials
• Adapt an existing micro-credential for a new context through translation, local assessor training, professional development, and coaching

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Dan Brown. (2019). Research and Educator Micro-credentials. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/6a538240-80bc-442b-a60d-7f537cbc3bec