{"id":3900,"date":"2023-02-13T14:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T20:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:44:09","slug":"inside-higher-ed-adaptation-across-the-higher-ed-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/inside-higher-ed-adaptation-across-the-higher-ed-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Higher Ed \u2013 Adaptation Across the Higher Ed Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3900\" class=\"elementor elementor-3900\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3783b37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3783b37\" 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-4d854e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d854e4\" 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>Inside Higher Ed&#8217;s special report by Hilary Daninhirsch features case studies spotlighting how some colleges and universities are addressing challenges and pressures of today&#8217;s higher education landscape. One of the case studies is about how Austin Community College is responding to the issue of workplace digital fluency gaps by offering stackable microcredentials in high-demand job skills and professional competencies.<\/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-2060445 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"2060445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAligning curriculum with workforce needs is a top priority of late for some forward-thinking institutions. In an era in which many if not most jobs have a digital component, Austin Community College formulated an innovative solution: offering stackable microcredentials as part of an initiative centered around digital fluency. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Hilary Daninhirsch<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c901bfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c901bfb\" 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-8378290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8378290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/content\/adaptation-across-higher-ed-landscape\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an article exploring college enrollment challenges across the nation, Austin Community College District&#8217;s Quality Enhancement Plan, Digital Fluency and Innovation, is featured as a case study. 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