You are invited to register to this online session, that is intended to give participants the opportunity to delve deep into the practical aspects of, and get hands-on experience in, the design and issuing of digital credentials and micro-credentials. The rough schedule of the programme blocks, that may change according to the interest and demand of the webinar audience will be as follows:

09:30-09:40 Introduction and welcome – EADTU
09:40-09:50 Brief background to ECCOE and Micro-credentials – Deborah Arnold, ECCOE Coordinator
09:50 – 10:05 Demonstration of ECCOE sample credential and its components – what have we found the most important building blocks and credential properties (credential quality criteria + Model Credit Recognition Agreement integration to customise credential template for the benefit of Higher Education Institutions and support micro-credential transparency and portability for learners)
10:05 – 10:35 How to become a credential issuer? Get a seal (mock-seal in the European Digital Credentials for Learning Infrastructure’s Playground environment), download and install NEXU, register an EU Login ID to use Online Credential Builder
10:35 – 11:00 Create your first credential template – what are the compulsory data fields you need to provide? What are achievements, activities and entitlements? – walkthrough with shared screen
11:00 – 11:30 Register issuing organisation’s data – walkthrough with shared screen
11:30 – 12:30 BREAK – refreshment and independent work with ECCOE partners’ support if some participants struggle but want to progress with mock-seal or EU Login ID creation, or download-install NEXU
12:30 – 13:00 How to create learning outcomes and link them to achievements? – walkthrough with shared screen
13:00 – 13:30 How to create data rich assessment descriptions and link them to achievements? – walkthrough with shared screen
13:30 – 14:00 How to incorporate MCRAs into your credential to aid and accelerate recognition procedures? – walkthrough with shared screen
14:00 – 14:15 How to issue your credential to your learner(s) in the Playground environment? – walkthrough with shared screen
14:15 – 14:30 Final questions and answers, activity wrap-up and closing