Register to join the Office for Teaching and Learning for a light brunch as we welcome our keynote speaker, Robert Talbert, Ph.D., and recognize awardees of our Educational Development Grant.

Doors will open at 10 a.m., with a welcome from Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Keith Whitfield, at 10:30 a.m.

Keynote: Grading for Growth: Toward more humane, authentic, and trustworthy ways to evaluate student work

Grading as we know it is significantly broken. The traditional approach involving one-and-done assessment, points, partial credit, and averaging is demotivating for students, demoralizing for faculty, time-consuming, disconnected from science, and of questionable statistical validity. But it is changeable, and in fact, there is no better time than now to explore alternatives that prioritize student growth and align better with how humans learn. In this talk, we will explore the history and issues of traditional grading, propose a framework for "alternative" grading practices, and discuss how to implement them without excessive time or energy requirements.