4:00–5:30 pm
Zoom
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The last few years have seen wider discussion of and experimentation with innovative approaches to grading and assessment of student learning. While challenges with grading schemes, feedback practices, and other aspects of student evaluation may be a perennial feature of teaching life, these issues have taken on new salience in the wake of a pandemic that has spurred instructors to rethink many aspects of their pedagogy. In this panel, instructors from across the disciplines will discuss their efforts to implement new grading and assessment methods aimed at better supporting student learning and fostering an inclusive classroom environment. Panelists will discuss specifications grading, contract grading, and feedback and revision practices, among other topics. By highlighting experiments that are in various stages of progress, the panel aims to foster an open discussion of the aims and challenges of designing a learning-focused grading and assessment scheme.
Panelists:
- Kendra Burbank, Associate Instructional Professor, Statistics
- Lara Janson, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the Social Sciences & Sociology
- Valerie M. Levan, Assistant Senior Instructional Professor & Humanities Core Teaching Coordinator, Humanities Collegiate Division
- Borja Sotomayor, Associate Senior Instructional Professor & Director of the Master’s Program, Computer Science
The panel will be moderated by Joe Lampert, Interim Director, Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning and Senior Lecturer in the College.