Shifting Instructor and Student Focus From Grades to Learning
Identifying ways to improve student learning by focusing on assessment and its relationship with grading practices and grades.
Eligibility
Full-time teaching faculty/instructors and graduate students
Amount
Each participant will receive $250 in professional development funds
Submission
Online Application (Invitation only)
Deadline
May 12, 2023
*This FLC is for the Fall 2023 semester only.
Purpose and Description
The purpose of this community is to identify ways to improve student learning by focusing on assessment and its relationship with grading practices and grades.
This community will examine the literature on assessment as it pertains to "ungrading," student motivation, development, and performance, student-centeredness, diversity, content mastery, and reportable metrics.
The community will also explore how grading practices influence student-teacher relationships and how this shapes participation, engagement, and learning.
Activities
- Identify literature aligned with the goals of the FLC.
- Synthesize the literature.
- Generate useful applications to course assessment and structure.
- Attend the Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching to explore its suitability for dissemination.
- Attend and participate in face-to-face 2-hour meetings approximately every 3 weeks.
Members
2023-2024 (Fall Semester)
- Aaron Abbott, Sociology and Gerontology
- Mia Gaddis, Finance and Political Science (Undergraduate Student)
- Hillel Gray, Comparative Religion
- Chelsea Green, Finance, Facilitator
- Karen Meyers, Finance
- Sherrill Sellers, Family Science and Social Work
- Carolyn Slotten, Family Science and Social Work
- Zara Torlone, French, Italian, and Classical Studies
- Chris Welter, Management
2022-2023
- Aaron Abbott, Sociology and Gerontology
- Chelsea Green, Finance, Facilitator
- Yildirim Dilek, Geology and Environmental Earth Science
- Kerrigan Grabow, Student Associate
- Karen Meyers, Finance
- David Scoville, Computer Science and Software Engineering
- Sherrill Sellers, Family Science and Social Work
- Carolyn Slotten, Family Science and Social Work
- Zara Torlone, French Italian and Classical Studies
- Chris Welter, Management
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