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Online Labs and the Question of the Relevance of the Lab Curriculum

Clarissa Sorens... | Thu, 07/16/2020 - 19:10

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This is the first of three consecutive blogs about online labs. This first blog centers on the question, "Is chemistry laboratory coursework still relevant?" The second and third blogs discuss if the lab curricula we currently use is achieving our goals and if lab coursework can be effectively moved to an online platform.

Ungrading: What is it and why should we use it?

Clarissa Sorens... | Tue, 01/14/2020 - 16:00

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Ungrading has long been associated with the idea of purposefully eliminating or minimizing the use of points or letters to assess student work. The focus of ungrading is to provide extensive feedback to students and then jointly (students and instructors) come to a consensus as to what the grade should be. This post addresses what ungrading is and why do it.