Dive Brief:

• The report, from nonprofit ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise and consulting firm Grunwald Associates, surveyed teachers about the use of competency-based micro-credentials as part of professional development.
• Just 15% of teachers reported being "somewhat familiar" with micro-credentials. 
• After being debriefed, 70% of teachers expressed interest in possibly using them as part of their professional development. 

Dive Insight:

Some teachers are skeptical about the idea, citing worries about districts using the credentials as another form of assessment, eSchoolNews reports. In higher ed, micro-credentials are already viewed as an alternative to gaining advanced degrees and gaining skill mastery.

The nonprofit Educause has also entered the micro-credential market, with its "BlendKit2014 - Becoming a Blended Learning Designer" course.