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When Alternative Grading Meets Coordination

14 ways to find and build community

Will the circle be unbroken?

The Four Pillars of Alternative Grading

Specifications Grading in an Asynchronous Liberal Arts Math Course

Alice and Bob

Students as partners in learning assessment

What three research articles on deliberate practice say about grading

Specifications Grading and the LMS Gradebook

Knee-jerk reactions

Using collaborative grading as a new professor

Can deliberate practice be motivated?

Feedback, revisions, and the writing process

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A quick labor day break

Helping new TAs find value in required training

A start of school break

Throwback: Gateways, not gatekeeping

Alternative grading and deliberate practice

Mixing and matching SBG and Specifications (part 2)

Mixing and matching SBG and Specifications (part 1)

Throwback: How alternative grading supports the "heads and hearts hypothesis"

Alternatively graded discrete math in hyperdrive: A reflection

Happy Holidays (in July)

The Drama Triangle of Grading

Drawing on past experiences

Rethinking Grades: Preparing Social Workers for Practice, Not Just Papers

Alternative grading in a test-forward environment

Into the wayback machine

Whoops

A Student’s Perception of Alternative Grading

Alternative grading in a six-week asynchronous course

An end-of-year break

The enigma of "Exemplary"

Alternative grading as a graduate student

My AI-driven grading changes: A 3x3x3 reflection

Alternative Grading in Graphic Design Courses

Improving the feedback given to students

David's grading diary

Student-Led, Instructor-Guided

Navigating the challenges of assessment frequency

Tracking Alternative Grades Throughout a Course

Alternative grading in Saudi Arabia: A conversation with Susan Blum

Breaking the Grading Static

My go-to alternative grading templates

Tip-toeing into Alternative Grading: A Beginner’s Journey

Not all limits are the same

How AI is changing my grading approach -- for now

Alternative Grading in Speech Class