Addressing the Digital Fluency Gap with Microcredentials

Presented by Linda Smarzik, Karina Hernandez, Ann Pamela Saez

Austin Community College (ACC) is offering a solution with 13 free microcredentials that cover essential digital skills to help students boost their digital skills and enhance job prospects. These flexible courses cover key digital competencies and award digital badges, building toward certificates and degrees in Computer Science and IT. As AI reshapes the workforce, ACC also offers AI-focused microcredentials to help students stay competitive.

Lemonade Moments When HyFlex   Systems Fail

Presented by Vanessa Nichols, PhD, RN, CNE, Robert Harris, MSN, RN

We would like to share our experience teaching our first HyFlex course and how we navigated the various technology challenges we encountered. Despite these issues, the class progressed, students benefited from the format, and we gained valuable insights into flexibility and creativity in teaching.

Psychology and AI: Where AI Dances with Psychology

Presented by Sadaf Sajjad

This presentation delves into the fusion of Psychology and AI in the honors course "Introduction to Psychology 2301." It explores how psychological insights influence AI systems while addressing ethical and cultural implications. Students will engage with foundational concepts, preparing to navigate the intersection of technology and human behavior.