6 Technologies and Practices Impacting the Future of Higher Education 4/19/2022 Campus Technology https://campustechnology.com/Articles/2022/04/19/6-Technologies-and-Practices-Impacting-the-Future-of-Higher-Education.aspx?s=ct_it_280422&oly_enc_id=3871F1224556D3X&Page=2

Microcredentials and other forms of skills-based certifications may be positioned to overtake the traditional college degree as the most common and even most preferred form of postsecondary education and training," the report noted. With their practical focus on skills and competencies, microcredentialing programs "can help instructors, students, and advisors establish clearer linkages between students' curricular goals and the skills needed for job placement and success in the workforce of the future." For that reason, Horizon panelists rated this practice highly for its potential to impact students' learning outcomes.