Co-creating an SDG focused micro-credential

This project describes the development and co-creation of a micro-credential programme on the UN SDGs by a team of lecturers and instructional designers from an Irish Technological University. The project explores how the programme and module content development process is enhanced and improved through a mutually respectful collaborative co-creation approach that iteratively evolved in response to student feedback and advances in technology and artificial intelligence. The project output is an on-line asynchronous 20 credit programme consisting of 4 x 5 credit modules, all of which are micro-credentials. The project highlights and demonstrates the potential benefits of lecturer/ID co-creation and collaboration, through the use of a structured design approach, storyboarding, continuous review and an openness to embrace and fully engage with student and peer feedback. Mutual respect and a shared understanding of pedagogical approaches enabled the team to transform the challenges of asynchronous material development into opportunities for innovation and enhanced learning experiences.