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

Edalex Podcast

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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