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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Karen, really interesting question. Microcredentials are becoming a big thing here in Australia. From a professional’s and also manager’s perspective,
we are being asked to show any micro credentials we undertake and our staff need to identify them in their professional development profiles as evidence of their ongoing learning and development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">So my 2 cents worth are that badges would be useful
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Jodie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F3864">Morning Everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F3864">I’m looking into the potential of adding micro credentials/badging to my online content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F3864">I’m also looking into providing coaching opportunities with or without micro credentials/badging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F3864">Is it important to “you” to get a badge for attending an online workshop or for coaching? My online content is more of a resource so I’d add a project to prove skills if someone wanted a badge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F3864">I’m up in the air about this and welcome your thoughts on micro credentials/badging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F3864">Cheers, Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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