Monthly Summary
In July, Linda Smarzik and Raquel Racusin presented at the Summer Innovation Institute at Central New Mexico College, focusing on ACC’s progress and strategies for supporting student success within the Digital Fluency micro-credentials model. Meetings were held with various teams to debrief schedule development, coordinate batch enrollment for students, and refine the Micro-credential Development Guide. Discussions also took place on the potential of becoming a Digital Navigator and experiences with digital badging implementation. Additionally, D2L functionality in support of micro-credential delivery was explored, and work on the Summer edition of the DFI Newsletter began.
Development and deployment of a marketing campaign for Fall micro-credentials continued, and Blackboard Ultra courses were created for the Summer session, which began on June 9th. The Systems Thinking and Project Management micro-credentials were finalized and offered for the first time. Syllabi were updated for accessibility, and certificates were created for Non-Profit learners. Data highlights include 220 students enrolling through the opt-in process and 49 through the co-curricular process. One new Co-Curricular Digital Navigator joined the program, and completion rates for active students earning a digital badge remained steady. The Digital Fluency Micro-credentials exceeded the year-three enrollment target, with 3,602 students enrolled.
Highlights
Outreach
- Linda Smarzik presented at the Summer Innovation Institute at Central New Mexico College, highlighting ACC’s progress and approach to Digital Fluency micro-credentials.
- Raquel Racusin, DFI Student Support Specialist, also presented at the Institute, sharing strategies and insights on supporting student success within the micro-credential model.
- Linda Smarzik and Nancy Hernandez met with Grant Potts, Georgia Branch, Manal Mahmoud, and Erasmus Addae to debrief the schedule development process for the DFI program.
- Linda Smarzik, Karina Hernandez, and Nancy Hernandez met with Rosalee Godwin, Sonia Castillo, and Hanna Nadir from Continuing Education to coordinate batch enrollment for Digital Fluency students.
- Linda Smarzik and Karina Hernandez met with Susan Warner-Sanchez, Grant Potts, and Manal Mahmoud to continue refining the Micro-credential Development Guide for broader application and alignment.
- Linda Smarzik met with Philip Collins to discuss the potential of becoming a Digital Navigator.
- Linda Smarzik and Karina Hernandez met with Merryl Patterson, Megan Krou, Samantha Croft, and Susan Burkhauser to share and reflect on experiences with digital badging implementation.
- Linda Smarzik and Karina Hernandez met with Joanna Han, Kendall Murray, Michael Beattie, Steve Palenik, and Sebastian Jimenez to discuss D2L functionality in support of micro-credential delivery.
- Work on the Summer edition of the DFI Newsletter began.
Micro-Credentials
- Development and deployment of a marketing campaign to promote both the DFI program awareness and registration for Fall micro-credentials continued.
- The Blackboard Ultra courses were created for the Summer session.
- Systems Thinking micro-credential development concluded and was offered for the first time in the Summer session.
- Project Management micro-credential development concluded and was offered for the first time in the Summer session.
- Summer Micro-credential session began on June 9.
- The syllabi for the micro-credentials were updated for accessibility in Blackboard Ultra.
- Created certificates for all the micro-credentials for Non-Profit learners outside of ACC to receive upon completion of a micro-credential.
Data
- 220 students enrolled through the opt-in process this Summer.
- 49 students enrolled through the co-curricular process this Summer.
- One new Co-Curricular Digital Navigator joined the program, recruited through targeted outreach at the adjunct faculty association meeting.
- Completion rates for active students earning a digital badge remain steady between 70% and 71%.
- Year three of the QEP set a target enrollment of 3,370 students. The Digital Fluency micro-credentials have exceeded that goal, with a year-three enrollment of 3,602 students.