In case you missed it:
Dr. Martha Oakley, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
http://www.chem.indiana.edu/faculty/martha-oakley/ provided us with great information on why she began using mastery grading in her teaching practice as well as what mastery grading can look like in large enrollment classes. Please see the video and related resources below:
Sources mentioned in the video:
- SEISMIC: https://seismic.indiana.edu/
- Kovener Fellows: https://college.indiana.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/kovener-fellows/index.html
Related Resources
- Books
- Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/19431560
- Specification Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/17573382
- Grading for equity : what it is, why it matters, and how it can transform schools and classrooms https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/18696584
- Sites
- Grading for Growth: https://gradingforgrowth.com/ – Grading for Growth is a newsletter/blog about this emerging revolution in grading. Once a week the site features research, news, and ideas on alternative grading practices to keep you informed and inspired. A book based on these ideas, titled Grading for Growth, is coming from Stylus Publications in July, 2023.
- Promoting Community Learning in the Classroom: https://www.jaymedyer.com/blog/promoting-community-learning-in-the-classroom
- Matt Salamone – Standards Based Grading: http://matthematics.com/category/standards-based-grading/
- Articles
- Tsoi, Mai Yin; Anzovino, Mary E.; Erickson, Amy H. Lin; Forringer, Edward R.; Henary, Emily; Lively, Angela; Morton, Michael S.; Perell-Gerson, Karen; Perrine, Stan; Villanueva, Omar; Whitney, MaryGeorge; and Woodbridge, Cynthia M. (2019) “Variations in Implementation of Specifications Grading in STEM Courses,” Georgia Journal of Science, Vol. 77, No. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.gaacademy.org/gjs/vol77/iss2/10 - Yes, Virginia, There’s a Better Way to Grade
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/01/19/new-ways-grade-more-effectively-essay - Specifications Grading #5: End of Term Report and Reflections: https://activelearningps.com/2016/12/19/specifications-grading-5-end-of-term-report-and-reflections/
- Lunch and Learn: Innovative Grading Strategies (John Hopkins) https://ii.library.jhu.edu/2019/03/08/lunch-and-learn-innovative-grading-strategies/
- Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently) overview (lit review) in Life Sciences Education journal https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.cbe-14-03-0054
- Tsoi, Mai Yin; Anzovino, Mary E.; Erickson, Amy H. Lin; Forringer, Edward R.; Henary, Emily; Lively, Angela; Morton, Michael S.; Perell-Gerson, Karen; Perrine, Stan; Villanueva, Omar; Whitney, MaryGeorge; and Woodbridge, Cynthia M. (2019) “Variations in Implementation of Specifications Grading in STEM Courses,” Georgia Journal of Science, Vol. 77, No. 2, Article 10.
- Conferences
- The Grading Conference (June 9th and 10th, Online) https://thegradingconference.com/ – The Grading Conference is a place where faculty join together to learn about grading practices that best support student learning, promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom, and enhance student and faculty classroom experiences. Now in its fourth year, the purpose of the conference is to support instructors as they strive to challenge traditional grading practices that have been shown to be damaging to students and their learning.
- Examples:
- Helping students learn how to reflect honestly on their own learning and performance in a class: http://bit.ly/3JjEjrI
- Participation Self-Assessment Resources by Alanna Gillis (Scroll to Open-Access Teaching Resources) https://www.alannagillisphd.com/teaching
NACRA’s Case Research Foundation invites doctoral students and junior faculty to apply for its Paul R. Lawrence Fellowships: Deadline April 3, 2023
The Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship program provides fellowships to doctoral students and junior faculty in the first three years of a tenure-track or equivalent appointment to be trained in case research, writing, and teaching at the annual meeting of the North American Case Research Association (NACRA).
The fellowship pays a stipend that covers the NACRA conference registration fee, travel, and lodging for the 2023 conference in October in San Antonio, Texas. Due to exceptionally long delays in processing visas for foreign scholars to enter the United States, the Fellowships in 2023 will be limited to individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States, citizens of Canada, or others with a visa or visa waiver to enter the United States that will be valid in October 2023.
Each fellowship recipient receives special case research training at the conference, attends all delegate sessions at the conference, and is paired with an experienced case writer and teacher that shares substantive interests with the fellowship recipient. Previous Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship recipients have gone on to become award-winning case researchers and teachers, and continue to play leadership roles within the academia.
“Best experience ever! The program for fellows was very well-designed. I met awesome people and gained so much from those wonderful seminars, constructive discussions and helpful mentoring. What touched me the most was the servant leadership exhibited by the NACRA team. In the amazing three days, NACRA’s unique culture won my loyalty.” Caleb Chen, Macau University of Science and Technology
“By bringing in talented early-career scholars from around the world, our fellowship program helps promote the development of outstanding cases that will be relevant to the experience of students from many cultures.” Anne Lawrence, Chair of the Case Research Foundation
The Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship is supported by Ivey Publishing, Emerald Publishing, Sage Business Cases, and many individual donors. To learn more about the Fellowship, and to apply by April 3, 2023, please see https://
AI in Education Resource Directory
Site: bit.ly/ai-in-ed-resources This document serves as a landing page for links to other documents, webpages, shared folders, etc. related to a large range of AI Tools,
Compilations of Readings and Videos, Resources for Instructors, Links to AI Institutional Policies & Info on Faculty Development Websites, as well as a link to the AI in Education Google Group.
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