If faculty could be granted one wish about teaching, it might be to eliminate grading. “Ungrading” is an imprecise, blanket term to explain a number of practices that resist traditional grading, backed by a growing body of scholarship including Susan Blum’s (2020) edited volume, Ungrading: Why Grading Students Undermines Learning (and What to do Instead). 

Take an opportunity to step away from your screen and listen to a podcast about this timely issue in teaching and learning, then meet online with your colleagues for a lively discussion. Before attending the synchronous session, please listen to Tea for Teaching Episode 145, featuring Dr. Susan Blum.

For a portable experience, download the episode using your favourite podcast application on your mobile device.

To read more about ungrading and alternative assessment practices, see Jesse Stommel’s blog post, How to Ungrade.

Facilitator: Andrea Phillipson

When: Thursday, March 17, 2022, 10:00-11:00am