an image of an extremely anxious student trapped behind the blue lines of notebook paper

Un-Grading

Last year I was part of an informal faculty group interested in learning more about alternative assessment models. We consulted various resources but started with the book, Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning then we redesigned our fall 2021 course(s) to integrate non-traditional assessment models such as labor-based, opt-in or speculative grading. For ARGD 3060 Type & Image, a junior-level…