Office of Micro-Credentials

Welcome FIU faculty and staff

FIU is committed to providing quality academic offerings to our students and community. The Division of Academic & Student Affairs is committed to working with faculty, staff, and industry partners to identify the skills that all learners need to be successful in the 21st century world of work.

As part of the Next Horizon 2025 strategic plan, the goal of the Office of Micro-Credentials is to support our partners to develop innovative programming and work with learners to identify competencies that align with their academic programming or professional interests.

Elizabeth M. Bejar, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs

Why create a Micro-Credential

Micro-Credentials offer a wide range of benefits to both faculty and learners. They provide faculty, academic programs, institutions, and organizations the flexibility to deliver on-demand knowledge and skills. These credentials enable faculty and instructors to validate demonstrated skills and competencies, and they provide learners with the opportunity to up-skill and re-skill as conditions demand. In addition, learners can gain access to competencies outside of their academic programs to supplement their learning experience.

The results are learners who area able to stay abreast of the skills and competencies needed to be successful in their disciplines or in new and emerging fields or industries.

Work with OMC to design a badge

Learn more about designing a Micro-Credential on this website or you can also schedule a call with our team to get started. Reach out to our office by emailing us at microcred@fiu.edu.

Sample badges

Intake form

The first step is to complete an Intake Form. This form notifies the Office of Micro-Credentials that you are ready to begin developing a Micro-Credential and would like to begin the process.

Intake Form

To fill out the intake form, you will be asked to provide:

Your contact information and the information of any additional collaborators.
Information about where you currently are in the development process and some information about the proposed Micro-Credential.

Once the Intake Form is received, the Office of Micro-Credentials will assign a program coordinator who will work with you in the development process. The coordinator will first schedule a consultation to go over important information, set deadlines and expectations, as well as answering any questions you may have.

Review period

After the intake and consultation process is completed, the proposed Micro-Credential is reviewed. The proposal form and assessment forms will be shared at this time.

Units/programs cannot publicize or market badges that have not completed the entire approval process, including final signatures. All forms must be complete and approved before marketing begins. The Office of Micro-Credentials will inform you once fully approved.

Submission of forms

The Proposal Form provides a breakdown of the Micro-Credential information including description, targeted audience, purpose, contact hours, etc.

The Assessment Form includes the breakdown of each Student Learning Outcome (SLO), artifact, method of assessment, and criteria for success. Each Micro-Credential must have at least:

4 SLOs per credential. When possible, please use direct measures of assessment.
At least one of your SLOs must be related to a culminating reflection that addresses how each of the competencies earned connect to each other and how earning the Micro-Credential impacted the learner’s academic and career trajectory.
Assessments are recommended to be scaffolded and varied in nature to ensure outcomes are fully measured, based on the ultimate goals of the Micro-Credential.

Please note that this process must be followed for each new Micro-Credential. Any forms submitted will not be reviewed until the Intake and Consultation process has been completed.

Staff

Bridgette E. Cram
Vice President, Academic Affairs: Student Success Operations and Integrated Planning
305-348-8435
bcram@fiu.edu
Eliana Guzman
Associate Director
emoguzma@fiu.edu
Beatriz Gonzalez
Program Manager
beagonza@fiu.edu
Ebony Monchoir
Coordinator
emonchoi@fiu.edu
Gali Milbauer Lefkowitz
Manager of Instructional Design
gmilbaue@fiu.edu
Gracia Solis
Instructional Design Consultant
ggsolis@fiu.edu
Frances Garcia
Instructional Design Consultant
garciafm@fiu.edu

Policy

New Micro-Credential proposals are initiated and developed by the faculty or an appropriate departmental/unit designee. Proposals will be submitted to the Division of Academic & Student Affairs for review.

Development and Issuance of Micro-Credentials #380.104 policy applies to the university community including faculty, and staff when developing and awarding Micro-Credentials.

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