Evolution of Teaching Practices towards Ungrading and Student Engagement

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Exploring the journey of a teacher's pedagogical evolution over a decade, from traditional assessment methods to ungrading and engaging students in self-assessment discussions, focusing on cultivating critical thinking and reflective learning.

Clarissa Sorensen Unruh shares about intersectionality, power, and pedagogy on episode 522 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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The unfortunate thing about intersectionality is that once you start seeing the power lenses, you can never go back to not seeing the power lenses.

It is hard for students to accurately think about what their learning process looked like.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh

Not only is the system rigged for a certain dominant group, but it is purposefully sabotaging some groups.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh

The unfortunate thing about intersectionality is that once you start seeing the power lenses, you can never go back to not seeing the power lenses.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh

Our goal is not to get burnt out.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh