{"id":302,"date":"2023-01-31T14:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2025\/09\/10\/january-2023-qep-update\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:37:41","slug":"january-2023-qep-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2023\/01\/31\/january-2023-qep-update\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2023 QEP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"302\" class=\"elementor elementor-302\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb934c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bfb934c\" 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-14c3747f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14c3747f\" 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-348617cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"348617cf\" 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-2b8fbf29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8fbf29\" 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>January marked significant program achievements. The first six microcredentials (M1-M6) were presented and approved as credentials by ACC&#8217;s curriculum committee (the first in the college), paving the way for DFI to award digital badges to students. The ACC&#8217;s badging process continues to be refined with a current target of being able to start awarding badges in March.\u00a0<\/p><p>Defining the digital navigator qualifications to meet SACSCOC requirements was another significant program achievement. Meeting this core dependency means that the DFI team can now finalize the digital navigator hiring and training processes.\u00a0<\/p><p>Finally, the criteria for getting credit for prior learning was strengthened by adding a competency capstone project in conjunction with the pre-assessment quiz.\u00a0<\/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-24fba522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24fba522\" 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-6d49a727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d49a727\" 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-16ccea2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16ccea2b\" 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><strong>Outreach<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Info session for ACC administrative assistant opt-in pilot<\/li><li>Substantial progress was made on the DFI website including the refinement and creation of brand elements, pages, navigation, and use experience<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Microcredentials<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Microcredentials M1-M6 were presented to the ACC curriculum committee and they were approved as a college credential<\/li><li>Added a competency capstone project requirement in addition to the preassessment quiz in order to grant credit for prior learning<\/li><li>Created competency capstone project rubrics for M1-M6<\/li><li>Created orientation and navigation videos in response to SACSCOC&#8217;s recommendation to ensure a good user experience with the new LMS for students and faculty<\/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-ea85b3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea85b3b\" 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-24d49262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d49262\" 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-629fca7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629fca7a\" 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>Scheduled Implementation Committee meeting canceled due to inclement 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