Click on the article titles below to read more about the latest University of Maine System (UMS) Micro-Credential news, including links to outside articles and media that the UMS Micro-Credential Initiative have been featured in.
A report on micro-credentials across the University of Maine System (UMS) between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 is now available.
After two years as part of UPCEA’s ten-member Credential Innovation Consortium, the University of Maine System (UMS) Micro-Credential Initiative contributed to two reports on credential innovation and employer engagement.
Sara Bickford, Deputy Director of Somerset County Emergency Management Agency, put her new technical skills to work modernizing western Maine’s community responses to flooding.
News release also shared by Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission Less than two years after it was launched, more than 1,000 learners have earned the University of Maine System (UMS) Dawnland- Maine Indian History digital badge. A recent news release includes … Read More
The University of Maine System (UMS) Micro-Credential Initiative was featured in the recent University Business article These 10 schools found their footing creating quality alternative credentials. The article highlights UMS participation in UPCEA’s Credential Innovation Consortium (External Link) and the … Read More
The recording for each session is linked below. Mini-Grant Q&A Information Session Mini-grants of up to $10,000 are available for collaborative teams to develop and implement a revenue-generating, employer-engaged UMS micro-credential addressing workforce development needs in Maine. Learn more about … Read More
The University of Maine (UMS) Micro-Credential Initiative has long been viewed as a leader in micro-credential innovation in higher education. Claire Sullivan, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation in Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials for the University of Maine System, recently … Read More
Description: Designed by Volunteer Maine and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, this online training is for individuals getting started in a volunteer management role. Three self-paced courses make up the Introductory Volunteer Management micro-credential. Level 1, which takes about four … Read More
Kate Dickerson is the Executive Director of the Maine Discovery Museum and Founder of the Maine Science Festival. As host of the Maine Science Podcast (External Site), she recently sat down for a conversation with Laura Wilson, Director of Non-Academic … Read More
The Dawnland course was mentioned in the latest ICT Newscast. The newscast (which is the video at the top of the page, segment from 12:44 – 19:08) features John Bear Mitchell, who is the developer of the Dawnland micro-badge. The … Read More
Volume 2 Out Now!
Volume 1 Out Now! We sent out our first volume of the UMS Micro-Credential Initiative Newsletter today! Featuring:
The PBIS Micro-Credential was featured in an UMaine News Article profiling the Maine PBIS Tier 1 Trainer and Coach micro-credential. The article gives more information about the micro-credential and features Courtney Angelosante, who is the PBIS initiative coordinator and faculty … Read More
Claire Sullivan, Ph.D. (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation in Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials for the University of Maine System) recently was featured in the eCampusNews article How Two Institutions Tackle Microcredentials (External Site). Read the article hosted by eCampus News: … Read More
We were recently featured on Digital Promise (External Site) in a report called Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report (External Site). The research focuses on the impact of Micro-Credentials on rural learners in terms of … Read More
UMS Micro-Credential Initiative a Panelist in “Building a Learning Ecosystem with Micro-Credentials” Webinar Claire Sullivan, Ph.D. (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation in Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials for the University of Maine System) recently was a panelist in the Badgr webinar … Read More
We were recently featured on educause.edu (External Site) in the 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition (External Site) – we are featured in the “Micro-Credentials” section on pages 29-31. Download the report from educause.edu: 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon … Read More
We were recently featured on Digital Promise (External Site) in an article called Are You Using Micro-Credentials in Rural Communities? (External Site) – it was a focus on our work with All Learning Counts. The research focuses on the impact … Read More