{"id":318,"date":"2022-08-31T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?page_id=318"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:32:01","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Faculty<\/h1>

Micro-Credentials help students succeed<\/h2>

Do you have students who are struggling and could benefit from one or more digital skills?<\/b> Recommend that those students take micro-credentials to acquire needed digital skills. They can fit micro-credentials into their schedule and move as fast as they are able to master the content.<\/p>

Do you spend valuable class time helping students master a digital skill instead of teaching your content?<\/strong> Add a micro-credential as a prerequisite to your 12-week course and ensure every student is ready to learn on day one.<\/p>

Would a particular micro-credential enhance your existing course?<\/strong> Add a 3-week micro-credential as supplemental coursework and give your students the added benefit of an in-demand digital skill that complements your curriculum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Micro-Credentials benefit you as a Professor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Help you help your students<\/h3>

Empower your students to be successful in their academic and career paths by ensuring they have in-demand digital skills<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Save time<\/h3>

Prepare your students to be successful in your course and spend less class time teaching fundamental digital skills<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Enrich your course material<\/h3>

Enhance your course curriculum with micro-credentials in digital skills that add to your student's experience and knowledge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Micro-Credentials are Flexible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Recommend Micro-Credentials<\/h3>

In this student-driven<\/strong> option, the student registers for the micro-credential on their own, due to either a professor’s recommendation or by personal choice. Students have up to 5 weeks<\/strong> to complete a micro-credential at a time that is convenient for them.<\/p>

Integrate with a course<\/h3>

There are two professor-driven<\/strong> options for integrating micro-credentials into a course.<\/p>

4 week\/12 week \u2013 <\/strong>Require students to take a 4-week<\/strong> micro-credential prior to your 12-week<\/strong> course to ensure every student has the digital skills they need to be successful before your class starts.<\/p>

Co-curricular \u2013 <\/strong>Add a 3-week<\/strong> micro-credential at any point within your 16-week course schedule as supplemental to your traditional content. This model could be used to enhance your course material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Micro-Credentials are plug and play<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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