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Download full textBoud, David; Jorre de St Jorre, Trina – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2021
The rush to short courses and use of micro-credentials prompted by responses to the pandemic has greatly accelerated a trend already underway. However, few studies have examined the impact of short courses or micro-credentials on skills or employment outcomes, and this hasty move draws attention to major problems in the ways in which higher…
Descriptors: Credentials, Minicourses, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
Direct linkManeo Maiketso; Jacqueline Wolvaardt; Margot Uys; Marolien Grobler – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: The study explored whether an asynchronous short online course in mental health well-being and resilience for healthcare workers (HCWs) showed improved self-reported results among participants during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: A descriptive cross-sectional study evaluated the course outcomes…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Mental Health, Well Being, Resilience (Psychology)
Ferreyra, Maria Marta; Galindo, Camila; Urzúa, Sergio S. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
This paper estimates the heterogeneous labor market effects of enrolling in higher education short-cycle (SC) programs. Expanding access to these programs might affect the behavior of some students (compliers) in two margins: the expansion margin (students who would not have enrolled in higher education otherwise) and the diversion margin…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education
Gilda Azurdia; Richard Kazis; Caroline Schultz; Katerina Galkin – MDRC, 2024
Postsecondary education and middle-skills occupational training are viewed as important paths to higher-paying jobs and careers. Lifelong learning pathways geared toward working learners aged 25 and older also seem essential for career advancement and professional growth in the current job market. However, many learners face financial and other…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Job Training, Access to Education, Student Costs
Zahirovic Suhonjic, Anida; Despotovic-Zrakic, Marijana; Labus, Aleksandra; Bogdanovic, Zorica; Barac, Dušan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
This paper proposes and evaluates a model of crowdsourcing in microlearning that includes the balancing of collaborative learning and crowdsourcing mechanisms. The goal of the research is to implement a learner-centered approach through crowdsourced content creation and to improve the process and outcomes of learning. Crowdsourced content creation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Participation, Student Developed Materials
Lee, Kathy; Dabelko-Schoeny, Holly; Roush, Byron; Craighead, Sam; Bronson, Denise – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
Social work educators are increasingly exploring how to effectively use technology in their classrooms. The purpose of this study was to explore how a technology-enhanced active learning classroom influenced social work students' engagement and overall learning experiences. An online survey was conducted with 125 social work students from micro…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Active Learning, Educational Trends, Social Work
Hayes, Alison – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Since 2011, York St John University (YSJU) has run an annual one-day "Careers using Languages" conference for schools in Yorkshire and Humberside. It has the aim of demonstrating to school students the opportunities in life that speaking a foreign language opens up as well as showing how they will be able to offer an added bonus to their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Languages, Career Planning, Conferences (Gatherings)
