Introducing Ungrading with Dr. Susan Blum | Season 2 Episode 1
Beyond the Curriculum
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Dr. Susan Blum is a professor of anthropology a the University of Notre
Dame and the editor of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines
Learning (and What to Do Instead).
In this episode, Susan discusses what led her to compile the book, what the
book represents, and how it has been received.
This the first episode of a six-part series where you will hear from the
chapter authors who will help us dive deeper into their ideas around
assessment.
Grades are a subjective rating masquerading as an objective evaluation.
— Alfie Kohn
Dr. Susan Blum is a professor of anthropology a the University of Notre Dame and the editor of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead).
In this episode, Susan discusses what led her to compile the book, what the book represents, and how it has been received.
This the first episode of a six-part series where you will hear from the chapter authors who will help us dive deeper into their ideas around assessment.
Follow:Resources:My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture (2009)
“I Love Learning; I Hate School”: An Anthropology of College (2016)
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) (2020)
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