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Engaged Black Bear Digital Badging Initiative, Claire F. Sullivan, Crisanne Blackie, Kate Axelsen Foster, University Of Maine Division Of Academic Affairs And Provost Office
Engaged Black Bear Digital Badging Initiative, Claire F. Sullivan, Crisanne Blackie, Kate Axelsen Foster, University Of Maine Division Of Academic Affairs And Provost Office
General University of Maine Publications
To help meet the vision of student-‐centered, learning pathways the University of Maine Provost sought to create a digital badging system as a means of identifying and validating the rich array of people's skills, knowledge, accomplishments, and competencies. This program ended in Spring 2020. See attached supplemental document.
Faculty Forum: Action Plan On Retention And Graduation - Implementation Update, Jeffrey E. Hecker
Faculty Forum: Action Plan On Retention And Graduation - Implementation Update, Jeffrey E. Hecker
General University of Maine Publications
The University of Maine is committed to providing the best possible academic and interpersonal experience for our students. This effort is critical as we endeavor to develop engaged, active and successful students who will make a real difference in Maine, the region and beyond. Provost Hecker's commitment to the importance of t his work is evidenced in the Provost's Action Plan for Retention and Graduation. This data-informed plan was developed by faculty and administrators serving on the Advisory Group on Retention and Graduation over the 2013-2014 academic year.
This forum provided an update on implementation activities of the Action Plan …
Engaged Black Bear Digital Badge Menu, University Of Maine Division Of Academic Affairs And Provost Office
Engaged Black Bear Digital Badge Menu, University Of Maine Division Of Academic Affairs And Provost Office
General University of Maine Publications
The Engaged Black Bear (EBB) is an innovative digital badging initiative, created to aid the University of Maine in meeting its vision to become the "most distinctively student-centered and community engaged of all the American Research Universities." EBB Learning Pathway Digital Badges were created to engage undergraduate students at three levels - taking them from a participant to leader within a chosen area of interest. Pathways include important societal issues such as: Global Perspectives, Service to Community and Environmental Stewardship. Badges are awarded to students who meet the defined criteria and provide evidence of their experiences, extending their learning beyond …