Mindset in Motion (MIM)
Mindset in Motion (MIM) is a podcast made for university and college educators, career counselors, and leaders invested in supporting students and recent graduates with the tools and resources to thrive in their hopeful careers. Tune in to hear about the groundbreaking research, insights, and stories shaping experiential learning delivery excellence - all on one platform. MIM is brought to you by Symplicity's Mindset and hosted and produced by Director of Mindset, Bill Heinrich. Symplicity is a two-decade-long leader in technological innovation and deployment supporting higher education partners to deliver on the promise of student career readiness. Mindset connects big ideas to repeatable educational practices, guiding informed decision making, and learning experiences that support student success.
Mindset in Motion (MIM)
Badging & Micro-credentialing, Part Two, With Guests Laura Hilliger, Noah Geisel, & Doug Belshaw
Learning happens everywhere. How we capture it is a hot topic.
Not only is how we capture learning shapeshifting but so too is the recognition of what is captured and what is means.
There are brilliant minds in higher education, data, and technology doing the thinking that will shape the future of badges, credentials, and recognition.
Laura Hilliger, Noah Geisel, and Doug Belshaw are a few of these individuals and they sat down with Dr. Bill Heinrich, Director of Mindset, to discuss the underpinnings and possible uses of badges and credentialing, the hurdles to implementation, their work to-date, and how we can use badges and micro-credentialing to empower learners and validate their experience.
To quote Laura, "How do we change a system from within a system, and what are the types of work that go into it?"