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How Education, Industry, Society and Technology are Converging to Embrace and Empower Alternative Credentials - Dan Mc Fadyen and Martin Bean


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In this conversation style interview, Dan McFadyen and Martin Bean, Founder and CEO of the Bean Centre, explore a how education, industry, society and technology are converging to embrace and empower alternative credentials.

Their topics of discussion include:

  • 1:40  - The Intersection of Factors Making Lifelong Learning an Imperative
  • 4:49  - The Importance of Aligning Multi-Sector Initiatives to Maximise the Power of Alternative Credentials
  • 10:28 - How Rich Skills Descriptors are Providing the Common Language Needed in the New Global Economy
  • 15:04  - Strengthening Cross-Sector Connections to Enable Integrated and Flexible Learning Pathways
  • 19:47 - How Highly Mobile Digital Badges are Delivering Rich Verification and Evidence of Skills
  • 21:35 - Blending Real-World Experiences Into Traditional Education and the Impact on Graduate Employability
  • 28:28 - Australia’s Position in the Global Knowledge Economy and the Vision of The Bean Centre


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