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87 – The Impact of AI on Alternative Grading: Talking with Dr. Robert Talbert

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Mar 13

New episode out! This week we bring @roberttalbert.bsky.social back on the pod to discuss how AI is impacting his classes and his methods of assessing and grading. Check it out!

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Description In this episode we welcome back to the pod Dr. Robert Talbert. A mathematics professor at Grand Valley State University, author of books on ...

84 – Standards Based Grading in Engineering, A Method for Focusing on Learning – an interview with Dr. Corin Bowen

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Feb 23

New episode out! This week we talk about Standards Based Grading in Engineering with Dr. Corin Bowen. Join us for another great conversation!!

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Description In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Corin Bowen, an Engineering Education researcher and assistant professor in the Civil Engi...

81 – The role of DBER in researching the impact of Alternative Grading Practices, an interview with Dr. Jenny Momsen

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Jan 31

Check out our new episode about the role of discipline based Ed research in evaluating the effectiveness of alt grading with Dr. Jenni Momsen!

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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Jenny Momsen, faculty member in the department of Biological Sciences at North Dakota State University and head of the Discipline-Based Education R…

80: The Results are IN! Traditional Grading and Alternative Grading Went HEAD TO HEAD!!! What happened?

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Jan 21

The results are in! Traditional grading and alternative grading went head to head. Check out this week’s episode to find out what happened!!!

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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley share some of the top line results of a direct comparison between traditional grading and alternative grading. In a tightly coordinated course with many instruct…

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Jan 14

New episode out! A fantastic interview with Phil Stringer about getting his whole school to go for standards-based grading.

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Reimagining Grading as a Tool for Student Success

73 - Alt Grading in the Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences: An Interview with Annie and Ed Ransom (And our FIRST Alt Grading Love Story!)

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Dec 3

New episode out! Meet Annie and Ed Ransom, a science teacher and a social science teacher both doing alt grading in their respective schools. It’s our very first alt grading love story!

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72 – Off the Mark – an Interview with author Dr. Jack Schneider

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Nov 29

New Episode this week! Fantastic interview with author Jack Schneider about his book “Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To)” check it out!

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Join Sharona and Bosley as we talk to Dr. Jack Schneider, one of the co-authors of the book “Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To)”. In …

71 – False Signals: The Mismatch Between Grades and Learning

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Nov 19

New episode out! We talk about new reporting that shares the increasing mismatch between grades and learning.

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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley look at what some of the complications are when there is a mismatch between grades and actual learning. Based on some research coming out about grades not matchi…

69 – Thinking Critically about Homework’s Role In Alternative Grading

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Nov 17

Check out our episodes from the last few weeks!

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Let’s discuss the role of homework (or other effort pieces of learning) in an Alternatively Graded course in more depth. In this episode, Sharona and Boz look at a recent research study about…

68 – Busting 4 Common “Myths” about Alternative Grading

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Oct 30

Let’s bust some myths about alternative grading! Check out our new episode for real talk about what we can say to the critics!

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We’ve all heard them! The “criticisms” about alternative grading practices that don’t seem quite “right” but are hard to debunk in the moment. This is the episod…

66 – Perseverance as a Critical Skill for Student Success in Alt Grading

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Oct 17

Great episode out this week! Check out our discussion about the impact of student perseverance on student success in an alt graded class and how we as instructors can help students learn perseverance.

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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss student perseverance and how we might effectively help build it in our students. Looking at several research articles and providing concrete examples of …

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Oct 5

Check out our new episodes! Last week we talked to Mary Reeves about using alt grading in a math 4 elementary teachers. This week we talk to a new teacher, Mariah Muller, about using alt grading from the very start of your career.

#altgrading #gradingforgrowth

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Reimagining Grading as a Tool for Student Success

62 – Listener Questions: Learning Outcomes, Interim Grades, Effort, and Why we do this?

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Sep 17

New episode posted! We answer YOUR questions on Learning Outcomes, Interim Grades, the role of Effort, and why do we do what we do? Check it out!

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In this episode we explore several questions sent in by listener’s of the pod. From Interim Grades, creating learning objectives for high school science courses and how to track effort to why…

60 – The Role of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Aligning Assessments to Learning Outcomes: An Interview with Erik Francis

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Sep 3

Another great interview on The Grading Podcast! Today we talk to Erik Francis about using Depth of Knowledge to align assessments to learning outcomes.

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Today on the podcast Sharona and Bosley sit down with Erik Francis. An international author, educator, presenter and professional development provider, Erik has over 30 years of experience in educa…

58 – Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI: Diving into the Literature on Authentic Assessment

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Aug 21

We're on a roll! Check out our new episode about Authentic Assessment in the age of AI. Because what is Alt Grading without know how you are getting your evidence of learning?

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The introduction of easily accessible large language models has reverberated through academic at all levels. For practitioners of alternative grading this has impacted in two major areas:Are the as…

55 – Alternative Grading as a Healing Process Part 1 of 2: Exploring the Harmful Wordviews that Undergird the Letter Grading System, an Interview with Dr. Jeff Anderson

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Aug 10

Please check out the last 2 episodes! An unbelievable conversation about Healing through Alternative Grading and looking at how Grading sits at the intersection of Behaviourism, Racism, & Anti-democracy. In two parts - here is a link to the first part.

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In this, our first two-part episode on The Grading Podcast, Sharona and Bosley speak with Dr. Jeff Anderson, a community college math professor who has been thinking and writing about alternative a…

44 – Artificial Intelligence And Alt Grading: Challenges and Opportunities

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · May 14

New episode out! We discuss some initial thoughts about the challenges and opportunities that arise in alt grading as a result of AI.

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If you base your grades on “authentic assessment of student work”, then what do you do when technology catches up to the point where AI can do BETTER work than your students? And what a…

41 – Second Chance Grading: How Small, Gentle Approach to Changing Grading Led to Research Into Alt Grading

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Apr 30

Did you catch our incredible episode last week about the impact of second chance grading? Definitely worth a listen!

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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Brie Tripp and Dr. Rob Furrow, both from the University of California, Davis. Brie and Rob share their fascinating foray into introducing &#822…

42 – Metacognition, Power Structures in the Classroom, what is reasonable to expect of students? An Interview with Dr. Theresa Gaines.

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Apr 30

New episodes out!

We have a fantastic interview with Dr. Theresa Gaines on metacognition power structures and what we can really expect of students in an alternatively graded course. Take a look!

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In this episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Dr. Theresa Gaines (Gath) to talk about how they think about metacognition and power structures in the classroom. Having introduced ungrading in their…

40 – Data-Driven Instruction: Using Learning Outcome Data to Talk with Students, Instructors, and Administrators

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Apr 16

New episode! How the data from alt grading can drive meaningful conversations with students, fellow teachers, administrators and more!

#grading4growth
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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley go into more depth about how tracking student progress on learning outcomes can provide a wealth of data to use in supporting students, improving course designs,…

37 – Introducing The Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference plus What We’re Reading!

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Mar 26

New episode! Announcing the keynote speakers for this year’s Grading Conference as well as sharing some new and upcoming books we recommend!

#gradingforgrowth #thegradingconference

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In this episode, Sharona and Bosley introduce the three keynote speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference. They then share some of the new(er) and upcoming publications in the realm of grading refor…

36 – Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently) – an Interview with Jeff Schinske, 10 years later

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The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Mar 20

We sat down with Professor Jeff Schinske (one of the keynotes) on The Grading Podcast this week. Jeff is one of the co-authors of one of our favorite articles: Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently). What a phenomenal conversation! Take a listen: thegradingpod.com/episodes/36-...

In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Jeffrey Schinske, author of the article Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently). Jeff is a professor of biology at Foothill College, a Calif…

35 – An Interview with Dr. Joshua Bowman: Alternative Grading for over a decade, the Importance of Blog Posts

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Mar 14

Fantastic episode this week with one of our inspirations, Dr. Josh Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social !

Join us as we talk about alt grading, blogging, and the impact of his work after 10 years! (We hope to still be talked about after 10 years!!)

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In this week’s episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Joshua Bowman, mathematics professor at Pepperdine in California. Join us as we explore how the seeds sown through a blog over ten…

33 – An Interview with Dr. Thomas Guskey: A Journey through the History of Grading Reform Efforts

The Grading Podcast @thegradingpod.bsky.social · Feb 27

New episode out! Join us for an incredible interview as we sit down with Dr. Thomas Guskey, author of 25+ books on grading & learning and over 250 articles & other publications, including “The Case Against Percentage Grades”. You don’t want to miss this interview!!

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We are so very excited to be joined this week by Dr. Thomas Guskey, one of the pioneers in the area of grading reform and a huge inspiration to so many of us in this community. Join us for this ext…