A common approach to grading is to use a rubric. They provide clarity to students about grading criteria, may reduce student anxiety around grading, provide transparency around grading, and possibly reduce friction between students and faculty about scores. And yet, rubrics have their own challenges in teaching. They follow a…
Little rituals help me start class. I’m always nervous to start, and the rituals ground me until my nerves calm. I walk into the classroom with a smile, and say “Hi folks! How’s everyone doing?” I turn on the projector, and I open the websites we’ll need for class. I…
I recently had a conversation about open pedagogy and renewable assignments with Marisa Petrich, Instructional Design Librarian at the University of Washington Tacoma. We touched on what open pedagogy is, how it relates to OER, the making (and value) of renewable assignments, and some related ideas. This was part of…
Fireside Guest: David Goldstein We welcome David as our first fireside guest from our more local UW Bothell community! David will share some of his journey through various grading strategies in his classes here at Bothell. Many of you know David from campus, but some of you might not know…
Last quarter, I had the pleasure of teaching Science Methods and Practice, the course that had so much success last year. A previous blog talks about how I’ve improved student learning in the course with specifications grading. Students who score an 80% on an assignment “complete” it, and those who…
No doubt ChatGPT is making waves. As educators, we will need to wonder about how it fits in our daily classroom activities and how it will alter the future our students will experience. Not unlike the rise of the hand calculator or the computer, AI will be alongside our lives…
Faculty member Becca Price joins host Bonni Stachowiak as a guest on the podcast Teaching in Higher Ed. This episode is called “How to not be perfect in teaching and learning” and Price discusses how all of us start out as scientists. She also talks about how learning means embracing our…
With the help of a talented videographer and some modern tools like the Learning Glass, you can create engaging video content for your students. It is as easy emailing Marc with the Academic and Collaborative Technologies team (Formerly Digital Learning & Innovation) and setting up a date. The work below…
There were many interesting sessions but I will focus on a few ideas and organizations that were novel or changed my perspective, or may be resources we can use. 1. Twin pandemics: COVID and mental health. Supporting students has supported communities. Developing tools, including online tools, that had been underutilized…
We are excited to share some books. Literally! Our learning community purchased some books for our faculty to share. Several are by Claire Major, an educator and author we spend some time with last month. The books are here in the Digital Learning office space in LBA – 204 and…
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