{"id":15746,"date":"2024-10-17T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?p=15746"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:25:06","slug":"august-2024-qep-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/august-2024-qep-update\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 QEP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15746\" class=\"elementor elementor-15746\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf9c90c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bf9c90c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af1e9ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3af1e9ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78afc058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78afc058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monthly Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7759e911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7759e911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>August was a huge outreach month. In addition to marketing and tabling events to promote the Fall micro-credential sessions, the team also created a newsletter highlighting accomplishments for the first two years of the program. Several meetings were held to discuss the DFI program within and outside of the college. Finally, further discussions were held with stakeholders about the collaboration between DFI and CSIT to develop AI micro-credentials and a credit course pathway, leading up to a Level 1 Certificate.<\/p><p>The major revamp of the Web Builder micro-credential was completed and the Advanced PowerPoint micro-credential development continued.<\/p>\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289341df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"289341df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c4caf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76c4caf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afd05f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afd05f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Outreach<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created a poster and ordered rack cards for ACC Military Families Center Biz Tech Clinic event to promote DFI micro-credentials to military spouses.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created marketing content to go in September BRASS, Riverbat Echo, and Faculty &amp; Staff newsletters.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Promoted DFI micro-credentials for Fall 2024 Back to School Welcome Event at SAC and HLC.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created a \u201cTwo Year in Review\u201d newsletter to be sent to DFI mailing list highlighting data and accomplishments for the first two years of the program.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created certificates to award to Nonprofit Austin Students and to Hybrid model students<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 2 &#8211; Met with Manal Mahmoud (TLED Badging Coordinator) and Nina Means (Chair of Badging Committee) to discuss the process of approving micro-credentials.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 2 &#8211; Met with Kathy Dowdy (Dean of Adult Ed) to discuss DFI micro-credentials.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 8 &#8211; Met with Venancio Ybarra (Dean of Computer Science and Information Technology CSIT) and Mary Kohls (Chair of CSIT) to discuss a collaboration between DFI and CSIT to build an AI micro-credential and credit program.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 13 &#8211; Met with Foundation Communities for ongoing collaboration<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 15 &#8211; Met with Dr Erasmus Addae (Assoc. VC of Distance and Alternative Learning) to discuss moving the DFI program to his division for supervision and support.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 18 &#8211; Met Nancy Lyons (Interim Director of the Bioscience Incubator grant) to discuss DFI micro-credentials and the history of the Student School to Business Center.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 19 &#8211; Met with Military Families to review poster and rack cards created to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">promote DFI micro-credentials to military spouses at an upcoming Biz Tech Clinic event.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 20 &#8211; Met with Patricia Hernandez (ACC Communications and Marketing) to discuss a hybrid delivery model for the Problem Solving with AI micro-credential at their staff development retreat.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 26 &#8211; Met with Barry Silverberg (NonProfit ACC) to discuss a paid model of delivering DFI micro-credentials to his clients.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 27 &#8211; Met with Delphine Gonzales (Director of Continuing Education Operations and Contracts) and Vanessa Errico (Manager of Military Spouses and Families program) to discuss building a process for registering military spouses into DFI micro-credentials.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 28 &#8211; Met with Foundation Communities to discuss MOU for partnership in delivering DFI MCs to their clientele.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 29 &#8211; Met with Melissa Mahoney and Joanna Han (D2L LMS) to discuss DFI program.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 29 &#8211; Participated in White House briefing on the Digital Equity Competitive grant to learn about the National Telecommunications and Information Administration\u2019s grant program.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Micro-Credentials\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced PowerPoint micro-credential development continued.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Revamp of Web Builder micro-credential completed (changes were made to offer two branching options to accommodate student needs: a free, starter site on WordPress.com, and a custom site using WordPress.org and purchase of a domain name and web host). Changes were also made to syllabus, web site, and Suitable badging to reflect new pathway options.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Updated all Master syllabi and Master micro-credentials to clarify when students should expect to receive badges.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Data<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Updated Data Dashboard to include Summer Completion stats.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">126 badges were awarded for the Summer 2024 session, up from 56\u00a0 badges awarded for the Summer 2023 session.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c135449 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c135449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d1463c elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"35d1463c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/july-2024-qep-update\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">July 2024 QEP Update<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/september-2024-qep-update\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Sept. 2024 QEP Update<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August was a huge outreach month. 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