{"id":182,"date":"2024-06-17T14:50:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2025\/09\/10\/march-2024-qep-update\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:42:40","slug":"march-2024-qep-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2024\/06\/17\/march-2024-qep-update\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2024 QEP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"182\" class=\"elementor elementor-182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781007e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"781007e1\" 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-2227a4e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2227a4e1\" 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-37c8a02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37c8a02c\" 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-645b7044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"645b7044\" 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 DFI Microcredential program continues to grow and improve. March saw the addition of <strong>two new microcredentials \u2013 Data Analytics and Problem Solving with AI<\/strong> \u2013 bringing the total to eleven microcredentials developed out of the original 16 outlined in the QEP plan. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an effort to provide the best student experience, editing of existing microcredentials is ongoing, with Word Processing getting the most attention in March. <strong>Almost all opt-in sections for Spring Session #2 filled up<\/strong>, including two sections offered for Spreadsheets. <strong>Three students were awarded a DFI microcertificate<\/strong>, each of which is equivalent to a credit course in CSIT. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outreach efforts extended to Liberal Arts, Bioscience Incubator, and Engineering Technology.<\/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-36289c19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36289c19\" 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-2223eed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2223eed6\" 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-1d383ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d383ebd\" 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 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Outreach<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New sign created to display on digital signs throughout the district.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 1, Info Session for Faculty Advising for Liberal Arts Professional Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 19, Met with Misty Rasmussen and Missy Patterson for a QEP update.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 22, Met with Nancy Lyons of the ACC Bioscience Incubator to discuss microcredentials.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 22, Met with Anisha Morgan in the registrar&#8217;s office to continue discussion of assigning credit for microcredentials&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 25, Met with Victor Villavicencio to embed the Spreadsheets microcredential into the summer course of ELMT 2372 &#8211; Energy Efficient Structures and Assessment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Microcredentials&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Problem Solving with AI and Data Analytics microcredential development finished, along with quizzes and rubrics,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and loaded into the LMS.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional edits\/improvements made to Word Processing Microcredential.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rubrics added to Spreadsheets Microcredential.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Problem Solving with AI and Data Analytics microcredentials added to Suitable for badging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">133 badges awarded for Spring Session #1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three students obtained microcertificates, which also gave the learners credit for a course in CSIT.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Data<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spring session #2 saw almost all opt-in microcredentials fill up. A second section was offered for Spreadsheets with both sections filling.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A digital navigator survey was written and deployed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Data continues to be gathered and documented in multiple areas such as: <\/li>\n<ol>\n<li>Milestones <\/li>\n<li>Deliverables <\/li>\n<li>Microcredential Performance Indicators <\/li>\n<li>Student Learning Outcomes <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/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-6728f5f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6728f5f6\" 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-696d0c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"696d0c03\" 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\">Implementation Committee Meetings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c92a378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c92a378\" 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>No meeting was held in March<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b23184 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"28b23184\" 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\/04\/02\/february-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\">February 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\/06\/18\/may-2024-qep-update\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">May 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 DFI Microcredential program continues to grow and improve. March saw the addition of two new microcredentials \u2013 Data Analytics and Problem Solving with AI \u2013 bringing the total to eleven microcredentials developed out of the original 16 outlined in the QEP plan. In an effort to provide the best student experience, editing of existing microcredentials is ongoing, with Word Processing getting the most attention in March. Almost all opt-in sections for Spring Session #2 filled up, including two sections offered for Spreadsheets. Three students were awarded a DFI microcertificate, each of which is equivalent to a credit course in CSIT. 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