Marshall University will use the certification in two different ways. A sampling of freshman will take iCritical Thinking as a part of their first-year seminar as a way to benchmark skills and inform instructors about the topics that need to be covered.

Brooks plans to use the certification at the end of her Instructional Technology of Libraries class to measure how well students learned the advanced digital literacy skills taught during the class.

reveals whether or not a person is able to combine technical skills with experiences and knowledge.