Faculty
Micro-Credentials help students succeed
Do you have students who are struggling and could benefit from one or more digital skills? Recommend that those students take micro-credentials to acquire needed digital skills. They can fit micro-credentials into their schedule and move as fast as they are able to master the content.
Do you spend valuable class time helping students master a digital skill instead of teaching your content? Add a micro-credential as a prerequisite to your 12-week course and ensure every student is ready to learn on day one.
Would a particular micro-credential enhance your existing course? Add a 3-week micro-credential as supplemental coursework and give your students the added benefit of an in-demand digital skill that complements your curriculum.
Micro-Credentials benefit you as a Professor
Help you help your students
Empower your students to be successful in their academic and career paths by ensuring they have in-demand digital skills
Save time
Prepare your students to be successful in your course and spend less class time teaching fundamental digital skills
Enrich your course material
Enhance your course curriculum with micro-credentials in digital skills that add to your student's experience and knowledge
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Micro-Credentials are Flexible
Recommend students take a Micro-Credential
In this student-driven option, the student registers for the micro-credential on their own, due to either a professor’s recommendation or by personal choice. Students have up to 5 weeks to complete a micro-credential at a time that is convenient for them.
Integrate with a course
There are two professor-driven options for integrating micro-credentials into a course.
4 week/12 week – Require students to take a 4-week micro-credential prior to your 12-week course to ensure every student has the digital skills they need to be successful before your class starts.
Co-curricular – Add a 3-week micro-credential at any point within your 16-week course schedule as supplemental to your traditional content. This model could be used to enhance your course material.
Micro-Credentials are plug and play
Content is developed
- Competency-based
- Credit for prior learning
- 20-27 hours of learning
- 3, 4, or 5-week modalities
Dedicated Digital Navigator
- Guides and encourages students through content
- Qualified and trained in the delivery of a specific micro-credential
- Will provide faculty with student outcomes when micro-credential integrated with a course
Badges
- Students earn digital badges which they can post on social media and show employers
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Frequently Asked Questions
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All 16 DFI micro-credentials are now available.
Micro-credentials are offered online and may be offered in a hybrid model in the future.
Opt-in students have up to 5 weeks to complete a microcredential. Professors embedding micro-credentials in their courses may allow students more time to complete based on the availability of the digital navigator.
The micro-credentials are non-credit, but students will earn a portable digital badge that they can share with employers and post on social media. Students completing a micro-certificate may be eligible to receive credit in one of four courses in Information Technology. A student must have an ACC transcript to be awarded credit.
The micro-credentials are open to current ACC students, faculty, and staff. Faculty and staff will be able to earn professional development credit and digital badges.