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Library micro-credentials

A guide to the content of the Library's micro-credentials and how teachers and lecturers can embed these creds in courses and programs.

Library micro-credentials

The RMIT Library offers micro-credentials in Information Literacy and Constructive Conversations, and supports the Academic Integrity Awareness module. The Library also supports a micro-credential for students participating in the Peer Mentoring program. While each cred can be completed separately, they are designed to complement and build on each other. For more information about each cred use the links provided in the side menu.

The Digital Literacy collection of micro-credentials is being reimagined into updated digital objects available for staff to include in their courses. As part of this process, the collection is being retired in their current form. Collaborating Online and Planning a Digital Communications Strategy will be retired at the end of 2024.

Questions regarding the future of these creds may be directed to the Library Creds team, email library.creds@rmit.edu.au 

 

Adding creds to a course

Why add a cred to your course

Being digital literate is crucial for study, employment and everyday life. Students entering the workforce must be digitally literate to navigate and adapt to changing roles and demands of technology. Many skills learnt from a digital literacy cred can be applied directly to students' learning, whether when engaging with specific coursework, or when developing more general, transferable capabilities.

Creds enhance student learning through improving their ability to navigate online, to work with others, and to interpret content and data. Creds also assist students beyond university, providing skills that boost employability as well as their ability to adapt to new roles, occupations and industries.

How to add a cred to your course

You can easily embed a Library micro-credential in a course using a curated Canvas landing page. Pages are available for all Library creds except peer-mentoring. They can be downloaded from Canvas Commons as a complete page and added to a course in Canvas.

All Library creds are auto-assessed, with no staff marking required.

The Academic Integrity Awareness credential is highly recommended to all students.

The Information Literacy: Key Concepts cred is are a foundation to digital literacy and it is recommended to be undertaken in the first year of studies.

The table below indicates the academic level where each cred is most appropriate.

Cred Name Foundational
First Year
Experience
Mid Program
Engage
Final Year
Postgraduate
Academic Integrity Awareness X     X
Information Literacy: Key Concepts X     X

Contacts

Library cred contacts

For more information and to discuss the content of a Library cred, contact one of the following teams.

Micro-credential Library team
  • Collaborating Online
  • Planning a Digital Communication Strategy
email: library.creds@rmit.edu.au
  • Academic Integrity Awareness
  • Constructive Conversations
  • Information Literacy: Key Concepts
email: studysupport@rmit.edu.au
  • Peer Mentoring
email: peer.mentoring@rmit.edu.au

College cred specialists

For advice on incorporating creds into your course design, contact your College cred specialist:

College Email
Business and Law

email: Learningandteaching.bus@rmit.edu.au

https://www.learningandteachinghub.com/

Design and Social Context

email: dsc.lt@rmit.edu.au

https://sites.rmit.edu.au/dsclt/rmit-creds/

STEM email: Stem-LTQ-Learning-Design-Development@rmit.edu.au
Vocational Education email: ve.learningexperience@rmit.edu.au