Taming the snowball
What happens if we use an alternative grading setup and a student gets stuck on an early topic?
Grading
A growth-focused icebreaker
When I say that I’ve finally found an icebreaker activity that really works, and one that I can live with, it’s a big deal.
A three-headed monster
There's a three-headed monster at the heart of higher education that is eating away at the purpose of the university.
Grading for growth in an engineering math class: Part 1
Originally posted at Grading For Growth, it's part 1 of a two-part postmortem on my most recent use of specifications grading.
A media guide to ungrading
This article is a “read this first” guide for journalists and anybody else wanting to learn about ungrading, and all forms of alternative grading, and tell its story.