{"583400":{"#nid":"583400","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Alternative, Stackable, and Microcredentials: Where are we headed?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchedule\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. EST\/(GMT-5)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWelcome and\u0026nbsp;Opening Remarks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMalcolm Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E, Director of EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYakut Gazi,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Assoc. 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They will discuss current efforts, successful examples, and emerging frameworks for the creation, interoperability, and sustainability of these innovations. The conversation will also address science and engineering since the rapid changes in these fields require professionals to quickly and continually gain new competencies, while receiving the appropriate and acceptable evidence that these competencies are attained. The question is, with the possible proliferation of alternatives to the commonly acknowledged \u0026ldquo;college degree,\u0026rdquo; how do we create a shared understanding, a common currency that we, higher education institutions and employers alike, will recognize and accept? 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