It’s Labor Day here in the US, which means we are taking a short break from posting. But as always, we’d like to share some things to get you thinking about alternative grading.
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About twice per month, we share posts by guest authors. These are written by higher education faculty from a huge range of disciplines, institutions, states, and countries. Guest posts are a key way that we share practical ideas and advice about alternative grading as widely as possible.
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Some recent guest posts
If you’re looking for inspiration over this long weekend, here are three of our recent guest posts, each giving a different view on what we can do with alternative grading.
The Drama Triangle of Grading
Today we bring you a guest post by Jordan Freitas, an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit University in Los Angeles, CA. She works on developing data collection and management systems that account for unique contexts and enable …
Alternative grading as a graduate student
Today’s guest post is by Carly Gray, a PhD candidate in developmental psychology at the University of Washington. Throughout graduate school, Carly has worked as a teaching assistant serving nearly 2,000 students, led a departmental graduate student working group to promote inclusive pedagogy, and dove into alternative g…
Improving the feedback given to students
Today’s guest post is from Prof. Sarah Hanusch, an associate professor of mathematics at SUNY Oswego, a regional comprehensive university in Central New York. She holds a Ph.D. in mathematics education from Texas State University, and researches the instructional practices of collegiate mathematics instructors, especially in proof intensive courses. She…
We’ll see you next week with more case studies, stories, philosophy, and nitty-gritty details from the world of alternative grading!