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Reflections on a year of alternative grading
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I taught 4 different classes this past academic year, ranging widely across our curriculum. I used a different variation of alternative grading in each. That included Calculus 2 (a service course often...
Grading That Feels Good
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This week’s guest post comes from four authors based in Colorado, who shared a community of practice around alternative grading:
- Molly Gutilla, DrPH, Public Health and Epidemiology, Colorado State Uni...
Six things I think I think about rigor
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Last month, David posted an updated throwback post about “rigor” and what it might mean. The TL;DR1 of this article is: Rigor is a semantically empty concept that explains nothing and describes nothing...
Specifications Grading and Equity
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Mastery Exams
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A few years ago, I taught a brand new (to me) two-course sequence: Real Analysis 1 & 2. These are upper-level courses, required for some of our majors and taken by electives as others. Each class is c...
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Math professor, writer, bass guitarist, dad, Catholic. I write about alternative grading at gradingforgrowth.com and about working purposefully in academia at intentionalacademia.com. Main website: rtalbert.org
Associate professor of math at Grand Valley State University. Hiker, backpacker, and the least-winning boardgamer you've ever met.
Katie Baker is an Associate Professor of Writing at Rosemont College & Discipline Coordinator for English, Writing & Theater. She is an avid writer, reader, and runner, though not all at the same time.
Marilyne Stains is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on understanding STEM instructors' practices and ways of thinking about teaching.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Georgia. https://www.yikresearchgroup.org
Clinical Assistant Professor @ IU Indianapolis (Kelley School of Business)
Halley McCormick is a professor in the mathematics department at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC), a rural two-year college in eastern Washington State.
Kerry Mandulak is Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon ([email protected]).
Jess Rushing, PhD, MT‑BC, is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University. Trained at Florida State University and the University of Kentucky, she teaches and researches music therapy in medical and neurorehabilitation settings.
Associate Professor at Colorado State University, Colorado School of Public Health
Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lawrence University.
Mark Hussey is English Faculty and Chair of Design at Front Range Community College.
I'm a non-tenure track faculty member at UVA. I teach our main-sequence Introductory Chemistry Laboratories, serving over 1,600 students each year.
Ainsley is a clinical assistant professor and speech-language pathologist at the University of Georgia. She lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, two kids, and pup. You can reach her at [email protected].
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