The Microcredentialing Task Force has the following charge:
Goal 3, Objective 2 of the Academic Affairs Strategic Plan identifies continuing to develop JMU’s online capacity, presence and expertise as a priority for our division. Higher education institutions, including many R2 universities, are responding quickly to the changing post-COVID economy and workplace expectations. One significant movement is towards micro-credentials as a “new currency of learning,” where employers and students expect “demonstrated skills and competencies completed through more stackable pathways of higher education” (UPCEA & Modern Campus, 2021).
This task force will:
- Establish clear goals and vision for JMU’s approach to micro-credentials that responds to industry and employer needs while maintaining JMU’s institutional identity and brand.
- Make recommendations for both specific topic areas to explore and procedures and guidelines for development, including funding, curricular approval, issuing digital badges, and other institutional policies.
Members:
- Nick Swartz, School of Professional and Continuing Education, Chair
- Michele Estes, College of Education
- Lori Gano-Overway, College of Health and Behavioral Studies
- Gilpatrick Hornsby, Center For Faculty Innovation
- Sarah MacDonald, School of Professional and Continuing Education
- Meg Mulrooney, Faculty Affairs and Curriculum
- Leigh Nelson, College of Arts and Letters
- Scott Paulson, University Studies
- Sam Prins, College of Science and Mathematics
- Rhonda Syler, College of Business
Reports:
Office of the Provost
