Engaged Black Bear Digital Badge Menu

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 the classroom

Engaged Black Bears 21st Century Skills Checklist

The 21st Century Skills Checklist used as part of the Engaged Black Bears badge program to provide potential employers and/or graduate school admissions personnel an easy way to locate students with specific talents and skills

Engaged Black Bear Digital Badging Initiative

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\u27s skills, knowledge, accomplishments, and competencies. This program ended in Spring 2020. See attached supplemental document