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Microcredentials and Your Advising Conversations
A new data point you already have access to
This is the fourth post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. Here's a scenario that's becoming more common: an advisee mentions they earned a...
August 5, 2026 · 8:35 AM
Your Skills, Verified.
What's inside a badge and what it's worth on your resume
This is the third post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. If you've earned a UMBC microcredential, do you know what's actually in it? Not the...
July 29, 2026 · 8:35 AM
From Authentic Learning to Competency Recognition: The Designing Microcredentials Online Course Is Here
How to turn your learning experience into a microcredential
During Winter 2026, we held a Microcredential Mapping bootcamp for faculty and the Designing Learning & Microcredentials Beyond the Classroom series for staff. We received strong interest in...
July 27, 2026 · 8:05 AM
Your Teaching Already Does This. Let's Make It Count.
What faculty said after a bootcamp on microcredential design
This is the second post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. In January, six faculty members spent two days in UMBC's first Microcredential Mapping...
July 22, 2026 · 8:35 AM
A New Series: Understanding Microcredentials — From Wherever You Sit
Why one explainer was never going to be enough
If you've bumped into the word "microcredential" on campus this year, in a course, an advising conversation, a hallway conversation, a Shriver Center flyer, you've probably noticed it means...
July 15, 2026 · 8:35 AM
Embed a Microcredential Visual on Your Sites@UMBC Page
A quick tip for showcasing what your office offers
If your office, department, or unit offers a microcredential, there's a simple way to feature it directly on your Sites@UMBC page — no web development experience needed. Embed any...
May 27, 2026 · 12:44 PM
UMBC Transitions Digital Badges to Accredible
New platform enhances analytics, sharing, and value
UMBC is transitioning its digital credentialing platform from Parchment Digital Badges (formerly Canvas Credentials/Badgr) to Accredible. This move supports continued growth in microcredentials...
April 20, 2026 · 11:56 AM
Designing Learning & Microcredentials Beyond the Classroom
Applications Now Open – Due Monday, March 2 at Noon
UMBC students develop powerful, career-relevant skills across campus — through leadership roles, civic engagement, student employment, involvement programs, community partnerships, and other...
February 16, 2026 · 1:45 PM
Google Career Certificates Available to Help You Gain In-Demand Skills
Access Google Career Certs in AI, Data Analytics, and More!
In partnership with Google, The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH), The University System of Maryland (USM), and the University of Texas System (UT), UMBC is offering a...
February 5, 2026 · 2:19 PM
Designing Learning & Microcredentials Beyond the Classroom: Kick-Off & Info Session
Turning Campus Experience Into Recognized Skills
UMBC learners gain invaluable skills and competencies in diverse spaces across campus through leadership roles, civic and community engagement, student employment, involvement and engagement...
February 2, 2026 · 9:55 AM

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