{"id":17075,"date":"2025-07-01T08:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?p=17075"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:56:40","slug":"june-2025-qep-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/june-2025-qep-update\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2025 QEP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17075\" class=\"elementor elementor-17075\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518a57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5518a57\" 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-254fc4ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"254fc4ee\" 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-2381e1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2381e1d3\" 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-7af9e8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af9e8cf\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In July, Linda Smarzik and Raquel Racusin presented at the Summer Innovation Institute at Central New Mexico College, focusing on ACC&#8217;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.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.<\/span><\/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-285ce665 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"285ce665\" 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-4236109e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4236109e\" 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-5e9861cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9861cc\" 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\">Linda Smarzik presented at the <\/span><b>Summer Innovation Institute<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at Central New Mexico College, highlighting ACC\u2019s progress and approach to <\/span><b>Digital Fluency micro-credentials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raquel Racusin, DFI Student Support Specialist, also presented at the Institute, sharing strategies and insights on supporting student success within the micro-credential model.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linda Smarzik and Nancy Hernandez met with <\/span><b>Grant Potts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Georgia Branch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Manal Mahmoud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>Erasmus Addae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to debrief the <\/span><b>schedule development process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the DFI program.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linda Smarzik, Karina Hernandez, and Nancy Hernandez met with <\/span><b>Rosalee Godwin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Sonia Castillo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>Hanna Nadir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from <\/span><b>Continuing Education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to coordinate <\/span><b>batch enrollment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for Digital Fluency students.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linda Smarzik and Karina Hernandez met with <\/span><b>Susan Warner-Sanchez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Grant Potts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>Manal Mahmoud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to continue refining the <\/span><b>Micro-credential Development Guide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for broader application and alignment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linda Smarzik met with <\/span><b>Philip Collins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to discuss the potential of becoming a <\/span><b>Digital Navigator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linda Smarzik and Karina Hernandez met with <\/span><b>Merryl Patterson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Megan Krou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Samantha Croft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>Susan Burkhauser<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to share and reflect on experiences with <\/span><b>digital badging implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linda Smarzik and Karina Hernandez met with <\/span><b>Joanna Han<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Kendall Murray<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Michael Beattie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Steve Palenik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>Sebastian Jimenez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to discuss <\/span><b>D2L functionality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in support of micro-credential delivery.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work on the Summer edition of the DFI Newsletter began.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Micro-Credentials\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Development and deployment of a marketing campaign to promote both the DFI program awareness and registration for Fall micro-credentials continued.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Blackboard Ultra courses were created for the Summer session.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Systems Thinking micro-credential development concluded and was offered for the first time in the Summer session.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project Management micro-credential development concluded and was offered for the first time in the Summer session.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer Micro-credential session began on June 9.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The syllabi for the micro-credentials were updated for accessibility in Blackboard Ultra.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created certificates for all the micro-credentials for Non-Profit learners outside of ACC to receive upon completion of a micro-credential.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Data<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">220 students enrolled through the opt-in process this Summer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">49 students enrolled through the co-curricular process this Summer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One new Co-Curricular Digital Navigator joined the program, recruited through targeted outreach at the adjunct faculty association meeting.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Completion rates for active students earning a digital badge remain steady between 70% and 71%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.<\/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-62adae88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62adae88\" 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-1980a5a6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1980a5a6\" 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\">Implementation Committee Meetings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4099035d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4099035d\" 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>Add meeting date and link to Google Drive<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe8929 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"4fe8929\" 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\/may-2025-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\">May 2025 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\/july-2025-qep-update\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">July 2025 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>In July, Linda Smarzik and Raquel Racusin presented at the Summer Innovation Institute at Central New Mexico College, focusing on ACC\u2019s progress and strategies for supporting student success within the Digital Fluency micro-credentials model. 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