{"id":258,"date":"2023-02-02T14:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2025\/09\/10\/inside-higher-ed-adaptation-across-the-higher-ed-landscape\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:33:06","slug":"inside-higher-ed-adaptation-across-the-higher-ed-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2023\/02\/02\/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=\"258\" class=\"elementor elementor-258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1e8b4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f1e8b4c\" 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-7e2fa901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e2fa901\" 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>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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1961648a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1961648a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32543e58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32543e58\" 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-25386cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25386cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\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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