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Any education worker can join the Education and Research Workers Industrial Union. Who knew!

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There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing and implementing a grading system, but approaching it with compassion and giving grace to both ourselves and our students is a good starting point.

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(I mean, yes, I know that, but never articulated it quite like that.)

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One of the best conferences I have attended in a long time. I particularly enjoyed thinking through the connection of alt grading and UDL. I will use what I have learned and the resources provided in my work with Graduate Student Instructors at Berkeley. Thank you!

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One of the best conferences I have attended in a long time. I particularly enjoyed thinking through the connection of alt grading and UDL. I will use what I have learned and the resources provided in my work with Graduate Student Instructors at Berkeley. Thank you!

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Link my values as an instructor to my methods of evaluation/assessment

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Link my values as an instructor to my methods of evaluation/assessment

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I feel so energized getting to hear such a large group of people considering the same challenges and opportunities as I am. I look forward to connecting with you all in community around this work.

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Your grading scheme has to be authentic to who you are as an educator and your values. Otherwise, you won't enjoy it and it'll feel disingenuous.

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Have students reflect on their learning multiple times throughout the semester

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So many things to digest from the 2 days and will use the next 2 months to digest. If I can take one piece from this weekend and implement for the Fall in a class of 250, will be a win. Each subsequent term add in another component and modify as needed. If we all made a change in our own classes, that's all it takes to make a change in the bigger neighborhood. Talking to the LMS programs may be an approach as well to implement alternative options. It is clear we need a change in approach and welcome the continued dialogue.

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One good thing to come out of the pandemic?

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One good thing to come out of the pandemic?

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Thinking about how many times someone said that the pandemic was an opportunity, or the pandemic led to an ungrading/alternative experiment.

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I want to encourage life long learning!

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I'm a Humanities major who practices SoTL in the everyday classroom and on projects requiring IRB Review. My friends in the Sciences have commented that they didn't realize that Writing could be "Scientific."  I discovered today that there are a lot of you in the sciences who are creative humanists!

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Not all students will strive for As even with alternative grading

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Not all students will strive for As even with alternative grading

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What appears equitable in one situation may not necessarily be so for another group of students. Also, there are multiple axes of equity to consider. It's daunting, BUT starting somewhere is better than not trying.

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More then anything, I'm leaving with the impression that this community (and alt grading writ large) approaches teaching with a very high level of compassion towards students.

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i learned that i am not alone!! i have been kind of the sole "voice" for ungrading at my institution and in my PhD program and here was a massive community spouting off the same philosophies and research i've been swimming around in :)

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i learned that i am not alone!! i have been kind of the sole "voice" for ungrading at my institution and in my PhD program and here was a massive community spouting off the same philosophies and research i've been swimming around in :)

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asking students to explain limitations of their knowledge/processes as part of deepening understanding! (thx Dr Wehrheim!)

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I just keep coming back to how important it is to pay attention to your individual context. What works for you and your students in this instance? It helps me keep thinking about flexibility.

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That much of what I have been doing in my teaching aligns with Ungrading and I didn't even know it.  :-) 

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That much of what I have been doing in my teaching aligns with Ungrading and I didn't even know it.  :-) 

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While it is harder to create community in a 2-day virtual conference, I think it is the Slack workspace and, in the case of the Bio folks, the ~monthly Zoom meetings we do that have helped me build community. Then coming to the conference is just like hanging out and hearing from my friends. But in general, doing this work in community has really helped me learn and grow (and feel like I belong)

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Self-determination theory and thinking beyond intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation

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Self-determination theory and thinking beyond intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation

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Thinking in a less binary way about intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation and considering multiple categories of extrinsic motivation that need not be thought of as "less than."

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With everything! With your time, with your reasoning for choosing your 'homebrew' of alt. grading, etc,

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It's MORE than  "OK" to establish a grading system based on MY values.

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It's MORE than  "OK" to establish a grading system based on MY values.

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I have had to defend my alternative grading choices...I feel so empowered now to champion it.

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Make sure you get buy in to the grading system from the students at the start of the class. I now have lots of ideas for how to do that.

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Make sure you get buy in to the grading system from the students at the start of the class. I now have lots of ideas for how to do that.

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Thinking about my values and how that is reflected in my grading system. Also terminology to use in my classes.

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Thinking about my values and how that is reflected in my grading system. Also terminology to use in my classes.

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This alternative grading community rocks! Especially when not everyone at my institution is so open to alt grading, it's inspiring to know many out there are!

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more opportunities for retakes

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There are so many awesome tools people have created. I want to find ways to use things others have made so I don't have to reinvent all the wheels myself.

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I'm really looking forward to implementing this in my classes. I'm going to a new institution next year where I probably have to go back to grading after a few years of ungrading. The idea of multiple grading schemes makes me feel a little better about this.

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the math faculty at my institution are convinced ungrading can't work in their discipline...this conference affirmed for me that it can!

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the math faculty at my institution are convinced ungrading can't work in their discipline...this conference affirmed for me that it can!

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I’m an instructional designer and don’t have my own classes anymore: the best thing I have to take to faculty is how many disciplines have implemented this successfully!

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Ask students to annotate or give feedback on exam or homework instructions to help identify ways the instructions are unclear/can be clearer

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Think about how I can adapt things to match my values and work in my classroom context.

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In the initial padlet, I mentioned that I came in an effort to overcome all of my grading anxiety. I'm persuaded that I need to find a way to make the work of responding to students an authentic extension of my values and personality. To that end, I have a lot of reflection to do in the follow-up to this conference!

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It is okay to start small and there are some amazing resources that will help me get started.  Thank you to those of you who are so kind to share your resources!!

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It is okay to start small and there are some amazing resources that will help me get started.  Thank you to those of you who are so kind to share your resources!!

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Different methods of communication are available

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Different methods of communication are available

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It's really important to have both flexibility and structure for assessments/assignments and revisions/retakes.

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Gamify by earning extra "lives"/tokens

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I always worry about doing ed research in my very small classes but I can still do good qualitative research, especially when I loop in my Dept of Ed colleagues.

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There is a GREAT and accessible alt grading community 

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There is a GREAT and accessible alt grading community 

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Grading is a process that requires constant reflection and opportunities for iteration. I appreciate all of the important self-reflection prompts I received during this conference.

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Multiple options, don't have to be too structured

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Multiple options, don't have to be too structured

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The community that believes in and practices alternative grading is large and this is very reassuring.

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The community that believes in and practices alternative grading is large and this is very reassuring.

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Different ways to approach colleagues (faculty and staff) who may be resistant to or skeptical of alternative grading, (un)grading, etc.

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Different ways to approach colleagues (faculty and staff) who may be resistant to or skeptical of alternative grading, (un)grading, etc.

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It might be ok and helpful to put limits of 3 attempts for learning objectives!

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One takeaway I had was the importance of reflecting on my dream classroom as I'm creating my class.

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One takeaway I had was the importance of reflecting on my dream classroom as I'm creating my class.

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There are a _lot more_ people like me than I realized!

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Do what works for your own context. There is no one-size-fits-all.

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Grading is a fluid process, what works one semester, or with one class, may not work with another one. It is okay to change your system

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I will consider having multiple grading schemes going forward.

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I will consider having multiple grading schemes going forward.

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MATH = Mistakes Allow Thinking to Happen

FAIL=first attempt in learning

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i learned the terms "homebrew" (for multiple types of alt grading blended together!) and "objectivity theater" re: the myth that grading can be super accurate/objective.

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i learned the terms "homebrew" (for multiple types of alt grading blended together!) and "objectivity theater" re: the myth that grading can be super accurate/objective.

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I'm super lucky to have the support of my college with new ideas. So many of y'all have to fight a battle that I don't.

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I'll be adding a portfolio to one of my courses.

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Careful planning... then be flexible anyway

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Careful planning... then be flexible anyway