Austin Community College District's Quality Enhancement Plan
Digital Fluency & Innovation was chosen by an inclusive and multi-staged process as ACC’s Quality Enhancement Plan, a requirement of the accreditation reaffirmation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Because of its important role in the Central Texas community, ACC serves a pivotal responsibility by promoting and developing digital skills and competencies for the workforce of the future.
The Digital Fluency & Innovation QEP core team is supported by the QEP Implementation Committee which is made up of representative members including faculty from both academic transfer and workforce areas, Student Affairs, Institutional Research and Analytics, Learning Labs, and other key areas of the college. These members assist in the achievement of the project plan, timeline, and budget, advocate for college-wide adoption of the microcredentials, and contribute to data collection and analysis.
Central goal of ACC’s QEP:
Promote equitable academic and career outcomes by providing microcredentials in digital and professional workforce competencies required by the 21st century workplace.
QEP Leadership
Dean, Digital Fluency & Innovation [email protected] Karina Hernandez
Assoc. Dean, Digital Fluency & Innovation [email protected]
QEP Implementation Committee
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QEP Monthly Updates
April 2025 QEP Update
This month’s outreach efforts included the production of a new Digital Fluency animation micro-credential video by ACC GROW student Kara Buckner. Linda Smarzik, Ann Kennedy,
March 2025 QEP Update
In March, Linda Smarzik participated in several outreach activities, including working with the Career and Life Design Center Committee and discussing the impact of Microsoft
February 2025 QEP Update
Migration from Brightspace Leap to Blackboard Ultra continued, alongside development on the Systems Thinking and the newly begun Project Management micro-credentials. The Spring Session #1
January 2025 QEP Update
A range of activities supported and advanced the Digital Fluency initiative in its current and future state.
December 2024 QEP Update
The month of December was shorter, due to the winter break and team members taking time off. Advanced PowerPoint, the newest micro-credential to be developed,
November 2024 QEP Update
The month of November saw the finish of developing the 13th QEP micro-credential, Advanced PowerPoint. Four more to go! Work was also started in creating
Detailed Reports and Data
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5-Year QEP Report
Read about how the QEP was formed and how it will operate, including identifying the topic, developing the framework and implementation plan, organizing the resources and budget, and assessing milestones and deliverables.
5-Year Timeline progress
Follow along with the progress of the QEP, step by step, for each year. View the detailed task items checklist from the QEP report in Google Sheets. This checklist will be updated as the QEP progresses through the full implementation.
DFI Dashboard
Check out DFI's Data Dashboard. View results from the first two years of the QEP. Data includes student data such as number of registrations, active learners, and badge attainment. Microcredential, Digital Navigator, and Outreach data also included.
Microcredentials Development Guideline
A comprehensive guide documenting our microcredenital development strategy and process.