The Grading Podcast 32 - Active Learning and Alternative Grading: When Intentional Pedagogy and Intentional Assessment Truly Align
On this week's episode, Sharona and Bosley speak with Dr. Theron Hitchman (TJ) about his experience with "accidentally" changing his grading while intentionally changing his classroom pedagogy to bring in Inquiry-Based Learning. Dr. Hitchman is a mathematics professor at the University of Northern Iowa. He teaches a variety of courses from upper-level Mathematics courses for majors to courses for future teachers, biologists, and physicists.
His story of intentionally and transparently changing his pedagogical practices by getting colleague and administrative buy in while simultaneously changing his assessment practices "under the radar" provides an interesting look at how pedagogy and assessment intertwine to allow each to become more effective.
Links
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Mentioned in the Episode:
- Jane Shevtsov on Twitter
- The Academy of Inquiry Based Learning
- Stan Yoshinobu, University of Toronto
- Mike Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
- Carol Schumacher, Kenyon College
Resources
The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.
Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:
Recommended Books on Alternative Grading (Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!):
- Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark
- Specifications Grading, by Linda Nilsen
- Undoing the Grade, by Jesse Stommel
- Grading for Equity, by Joe Feldman
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