How to get through the end-of-semester grading crush
By Jennifer Ahern-Dodson and Hannah Davis, Thompson Writing Program It’s December. You can see winter break on the horizon. You also see the stack of papers sitting on your desk …
Artificial Intelligence and Assignment Design
Generative AI Assignments There are both academic and practical reasons you may choose to incorporate generative AI assignments into your course. For example, you may believe that AI will be …
How Does Ungrading Bring Out an A+ Classroom?
Dr. Ben Van Overmeire, a professor at DKU, has implemented an ungrading approach and feedback practices in his courses. It inspired a CTL student partner who interviewed him to write the teaching story.
Some Thoughts on AI, Plagiarism and Student Assessment
There’s a great deal of discussion among faculty in higher education about ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. Faculty are concerned about students using this technology to generate essays …
Neurodiversity Event a Success
Learning Innovation was pleased to have Darla Swann Ph.D., a Learning Consultant with the Academic Resource Center, present on the topic Neurodiveristy in Your Classroom on October 6. Dr. Swann …
Faculty Learning Community Considers Inclusive Assessments
Carry the Innovation Forward grant recipients Stacy Tantum and Sophia Santillan organized a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) for the academic year 2021-2022 about Inclusive Assessment for Quantitative Disciplines. This group …
What is Ungrading?
Ungrading seems to be growing in popularity: there are hundreds of Tweets with the #ungrading hashtag, dozens of articles about ungrading and other alternative assessment practices regularly published in major …
Considering Equity in Grading in Computer Science
Dr. Kristin Stephens-Martinez teaches Computer Science 216, Everything Data; this large course introduces over 200 students to working with data – both fundamental concepts and computational tools – and finishes with a capstone …
Symposium Spotlights: Seven (Feasible) Ways to Beat the Grading Grind
Dr. Sharon Lauricella (Professor and Teaching Scholar in Residence at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario and @AcademicBatgirl on Twitter) gave the keynote address at the second Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium …
Creating Inclusive Learning Environments: Webinar Summary
On March 24, 2022, Dr. Rita Kumar and Dr. Brenda Refaei moderated a webinar focused on their new edited volume “Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Strategies for Teaching.” The …