Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards

We ask students to build future-ready skills... but what about faculty? 🎓 Modernizing higher ed starts with giving professors the professional development they need to design, align, and grade industry-backed micro-credentials effortlessly. ift.tt/Z42gyNK #FacultyD…

Employers are moving away from degree-only filters and toward skills-based hiring 💼 Digital badges give hiring managers verifiable proof of technical competencies (like Google or IBM certs) before Day One. ift.tt/K9EJnCt #SkillsBasedHiring #HigherEd #FutureOfWork

What if graduation wasn’t the end of a student’s relationship with your university? 🎓 Upskilling needs to be continuous. By offering stackable micro-credentials to alumni, higher ed institutions can build true "return-to-learn" pathways for working professionals. More insigh…

How do I actually grade a micro-credential?" 🤔 I get asked this by faculty all the time. You don't just hand out pass/fail credit—you build crosswalk documents linking academic theory to practical application. Here’s a simple rubric framework to get started 👇 AI-driven fram…

Waiting 4 years for a "win" isn't cutting it for today's students—they want immediate ROI. 📈 Embedded micro-credentials give students milestone badges during their degree journey. The result? Higher engagement, better persistence, and clear skills progress. Explore my keynot…

Degrees show what students know—micro-credentials show what they can do on Day One. 💡 Stop treating industry certificates as optional extra credit. Here is how faculty can map badges directly into existing learning objectives without overhauling the whole syllabus 🗺️👇 Read …

Could stackable micro-credentials replace the traditional academic minor? 🧵 Instead of taking 18 credits in a single secondary discipline, students can stack targeted industry badges across data analytics, project management, and AI—tailoring their degree to exact career outc…

We ask students to build future-ready skills... but what about faculty? 🎓 Modernizing higher ed starts with giving professors the professional development they need to design, align, and grade industry-backed micro-credentials effortlessly. ift.tt/VtYMgl2 #FacultyD…

Employers are moving away from degree-only filters and toward skills-based hiring 💼 Digital badges give hiring managers verifiable proof of technical competencies (like Google or IBM certs) before Day One. ift.tt/iZXwdNE #SkillsBasedHiring #HigherEd #FutureOfWork

What if graduation wasn’t the end of a student’s relationship with your university? 🎓 Upskilling needs to be continuous. By offering stackable micro-credentials to alumni, higher ed institutions can build true "return-to-learn" pathways for working professionals. More insigh…

How do I actually grade a micro-credential?" 🤔 I get asked this by faculty all the time. You don't just hand out pass/fail credit—you build crosswalk documents linking academic theory to practical application. Here’s a simple rubric framework to get started 👇 AI-driven fram…

Waiting 4 years for a "win" isn't cutting it for today's students—they want immediate ROI. 📈 Embedded micro-credentials give students milestone badges during their degree journey. The result? Higher engagement, better persistence, and clear skills progress. Explore my keynot…

Degrees show what students know—micro-credentials show what they can do on Day One. 💡 Stop treating industry certificates as optional extra credit. Here is how faculty can map badges directly into existing learning objectives without overhauling the whole syllabus 🗺️👇 Read …

Could stackable micro-credentials replace the traditional academic minor? 🧵 Instead of taking 18 credits in a single secondary discipline, students can stack targeted industry badges across data analytics, project management, and AI—tailoring their degree to exact career outc…

We ask students to build future-ready skills... but what about faculty? 🎓 Modernizing higher ed starts with giving professors the professional development they need to design, align, and grade industry-backed micro-credentials effortlessly. ift.tt/4XTONsF #FacultyD…

Employers are moving away from degree-only filters and toward skills-based hiring 💼 Digital badges give hiring managers verifiable proof of technical competencies (like Google or IBM certs) before Day One. ift.tt/7c3kWf4 #SkillsBasedHiring #HigherEd #FutureOfWork

What if graduation wasn’t the end of a student’s relationship with your university? 🎓 Upskilling needs to be continuous. By offering stackable micro-credentials to alumni, higher ed institutions can build true "return-to-learn" pathways for working professionals. More insigh…

I’ve been there and done that. I am a sandwich generation #millennial and we have an obligation to our parents and children. No one trains us for this role. Insurance companies, investment companies, and employers should offer a training or micro-credential to help us! @USATODAY

How do I actually grade a micro-credential?" 🤔 I get asked this by faculty all the time. You don't just hand out pass/fail credit—you build crosswalk documents linking academic theory to practical application. Here’s a simple rubric framework to get started 👇 AI-driven fram…