David Clark discusses using alternative grading practices to foster student learning on episode 511 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Does this represent what I really care about?
-David Clark
Most of us are used to giving feedback in some way, but making it helpful is the tough part.
-David Clark
A reassessment always needs some reflective parts, some metacognition, because that’s part of the feedback loop.
-David Clark
People aren’t going to remember everything that they’ve learned in our classes for all time.
-David Clark
As soon as there’s a grade assigned, students tend to lose the intrinsic motivation they might have to learn these things and focus entirely on that extrinsic grade aspect.
-David Clark
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Teaching with AI
Thinking with and About AI
Presence in the Online World
Faculty’s Role in Student Success
Transformative Education: Lessons From More Than 50 Years of Teaching
How to Develop MicroSkills – Small Actions for Big Impact
How to Create Engaging Microlectures
The Principles of Grading for Growth
How to Teach in Active Learning Spaces
How Curiosity Can Transform Lives and Change the World
Higher Education for All (Including Those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities)
How to Use High Structure Course Design to Heighten Learning
How Role Clarity and Boundaries Can Help Us Thrive
Higher Education for Good
Online Learning Around the Globe
Learning in a Time of Abundance
Expanding Our Collective Understanding of Generative AI
Generous Lessons from You
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