Robert Talbert

Mathematics professor who writes and speaks about math, research and practice on teaching and learning, technology, productivity, and higher education.

Giving marks that indicate progress

Apr 1, 2022 10 min read Alternative grading

Marks are how students interface with feedback loops. How can we make them work for us? (Repost from Grading for Growth)

Ungrading after 11 weeks

Mar 30, 2022 9 min read Alternative grading

I've been using ungrading in my Modern Algebra class this semester. At week 11, here's how it's been going.

Three things I learned about teaching by taking a short course

Mar 25, 2022 5 min read Teaching

Reflections from flipping the script on being a learner. Originally posted in 2012.

What it's like to teach in an active learning classroom

Mar 23, 2022 9 min read Learning spaces

After years of doing research and training on active learning classrooms, I've finally been able to teach in one. Here's what I've learned.

The care and feeding of helpful feedback

Mar 18, 2022 9 min read

This article originally appeared [https://gradingforgrowth.com/p/the-care-and-feeding-of-helpful-feedback] earlier this week at Grading for Growth [http://rtalbert.org/grading-for-growth/], a blog about alternative grading practices that I co-author with my colleague David