{"id":164,"date":"2024-10-17T14:50:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2025\/09\/10\/sept-2024-qep-update\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:03:30","slug":"sept-2024-qep-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2024\/10\/17\/sept-2024-qep-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Sept. 2024 QEP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"164\" class=\"elementor elementor-164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404fcf44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"404fcf44\" 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-7a5d1694 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a5d1694\" 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-5897bc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5897bc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7481f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7481f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The month of September mostly focused on outreach efforts and developing a new microcredential. Meetings were held to discuss partnerships and grant opportunities, to further market the DFI program, and to discuss the impact of AI and how DFI microcredentials might be utilized.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work also continued with an ACC GROW Student to develop animated explainer videos to help students get started in the DFI microcredentials. Finally, significant progress was made in the development of the Advanced PowerPoint microcredential (12th to be developed).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-1b3df99a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b3df99a\" 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-305c5d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305c5d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22010bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22010bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\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 post for the Riverbat Echo newsletter, targeting students.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Media planning started to enhance DFI marketing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c2 Years in Review\u201d DFI Spark newsletter was sent out to 800+ recipients.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 3 &#8211; Met with Dr Umphrey (ACC Provost) and others to discuss the transformational impact of AI on IT jobs.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 3 &#8211; Met with Jamie Castleberry (Goodwill Industries), Chris Cervini (Assoc. VC Community and Public Affairs), Vanessa Errico (ACC Manager of Military Spouses and Families program), and Ursula Pike (Exec. Dir. Grant Development and Compliance) to discuss the NTIA Digital Equity Competitive grant.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 3 &#8211; Met with Mary Harris (VC Instructional Effectiveness and Grant Development), Ursula Pike, Andrea Kehoe (ACC Head of Product), and Christine Stanley (ACC Officer, Senior Resource Development) to discuss applying for the NTIA Digital Equity Competitive grant.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 4 &#8211; Met with Garret Groves (Chief of Staff and VC for Strategic Initiatives) and Laura Lucas (Dir. Strategic Initiatives) to discuss selling DFI MCs to other colleges.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 9 &#8211; Met Laura Lucas and Laura Marmolejo (Dean Adv. Manufacturing) to discuss curriculum licensing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 10 &#8211; Met with ACC GROW Student Kara to review animation and orientation video.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 10 &#8211; Met with cabinet from Central New Mexico College to present info on DFI microcredential program and discuss the possibility of a partnership.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 17 &#8211; Participated in Blackboard Ultra workshop to learn about the new LMS. ACC is requiring all online instructional programs to convert to BB Ultra by Fall 2025.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 17 &#8211; Met with ACC GROW Student Kara to review animation for orientation video.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 24 &#8211; Met with ACC Distance Education deans to provide an info session about the DFI MC program.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 25 &#8211; Met with Mary Kohls (Chair CSIT) to review details concerning the alignment of the future proposed DFI AI MCs with credit-bearing AI courses.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 27 &#8211; Presented to Phi Theta Cappa (ACC Honor Program) about DFI program.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Microcredentials\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced PowerPoint microcredential development continued.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACC Grow Student started creating LMS explainer animations and videos.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edits were made to the Presentation Software microcredential for 3 Fall session #1 co-curricular sections, to meet Fashion Design needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 17 &#8211; Participated in Blackboard Ultra workshop to learn about the new LMS. ACC is requiring all online instructional programs to convert to BB Ultra by Fall 2025.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Data<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data visualization created for DFI Spark \u201c2 Years in Review\u201d newsletter.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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-72ed6cd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ed6cd8\" 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-53ec1b7 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"53ec1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2024\/09\/17\/june-2024-qep-update\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.7 239l136-136c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L127.9 256l96.4 96.4c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L201.7 409c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-136-136c-9.5-9.4-9.5-24.6-.1-34z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">June 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:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2024\/10\/17\/august-2024-qep-update\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">August 2024 QEP Update<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><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\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>The month of September mostly focused on outreach efforts and developing a new microcredential. 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