About Micro-Credentials & Digital Badges

Micro-credentials may...
  • Complement traditional degrees or certificate programs
  • Be offered as stand-alone credentials for students, faculty, staff, community members or corporations
  • Be for-credit or noncredit
  • Be offered on flexible timeframes
  • Be highly focused
  • Serve as a pathway to success by allowing the learner to meet academic or employer requirements

To learn more, review the resources in the right sidebar.

While traditional degrees and certificate programs recognize more robust programs of academic study, micro-credentials provide a way to recognize and document the acquisition of specific skills or competencies.

Upon successful completion of a micro-credential program, learners are issued a digital badge that allows achievements to be displayed and shared.听Just as diplomas serve to recognize degrees, digital badges are artifacts that offer recognition and storytelling about micro-credentials.听

Because they're digital,听badges contain metadata about the program's requirements and听learning objectives, as well as links to educational artifacts.听This makes them independently verifiable and portable, empowering learners听to use, share听and display their credentials however they see fit.

Micro-Credentials at 麻豆免费版下载Boulder听

麻豆免费版下载Boulder's micro-credential program听initiative was prioritized and sponsored by Financial Futures, and its policies informed by a universitywide Micro-credentials Advisory Committee (MAC).

This committee includes representatives听from academic colleges, Continuing Education, Student Affairs, OIT, the Center for Teaching and Learning, University Libraries and the Office of the Registrar, and听is responsible for:

  • Formalizing micro-credential structures and frameworks
  • Exploring new learning opportunities

  • Creating听clarity and meaning for stakeholders
  • Fostering inclusivity in learner recognition at 麻豆免费版下载Boulder

Proposing & Managing Micro-Credentials