The next stage of the DCC
When WAO closed back in May I was delighted to be able to continue working with longtime friend and all-round awesome person Kerri Lemoie, Director of the Digital Credentials Consortium (DCC) through Dynamic Skillset. They've been based out of MIT Open Learning for the last eight years.
Today, the announcement has gone out that the DCC is moving to the Strada Education Foundation, and that the DCC will be renamed the Digital Credentials Commons. It's an important distinction, as
In addition to a broad set of partnerships and engagements that DCC can leverage to advance its activities, Strada brings significant experience supporting strategy-aligned affiliated organizations and initiatives that maintain distinct missions and governance. Walmart recently provided DCC with a $2 million grant to support growth and scaling over the next two years as part of its broader investments to support digital credentialing and data interoperability.
Executive Director Dr. Kerri Lemoie will continue to lead DCC, providing both technical credibility and strategic vision for the organization's direction. Lemoie brings decades of experience in technology development and adoption, and is a widely respected authority in open standards communities. “Our next phase builds on the consortium's research, open standards, and open-source work, connecting the platforms and organizations issuing digital credentials to make issuance more efficient and credentials more useful," said Lemoie. "We're excited to work with Strada to pursue this next phase of our growth and impact."
Strada will provide DCC with organizational infrastructure and overhead support, while DCC retains its own mission, leadership, and governance. Strada’s operating support will enable DCC to direct future philanthropic funding and membership revenue toward advancing and scaling its mission.
Conversation with Kerri suggest there will be much more focus on the learner/earner with the new DCC. I was delighted to help her with her short presentation for The Badge Summit, which is happening while I'm in Lisbon this week.