March 21, 2022Academic Book Publishing: Tracking Revisions of Your Writing Projectby Jennie GoforthWe’ve all done it. You know, you’re working on a writing project and you have every intention of staying organized. But then, all of a sudden, you have a folder with 43 documents in it—all named “helpful” things like draft2.docx,…
March 15, 2022Ableism in Academia: Ways to Build Habits of Action in Our Classroomsby Caroline J. KetchamAs I challenge us to think about our structures and systems in academia that promote ableism (NCCJ, n.d.) often under the guise of rigor (Ketcham 2022), perhaps introducing some ways to enact change would be helpful. I do know that…
March 1, 2022I’ve got it! What if they grade each other?by David BuckIn previous posts, I’ve discussed how collaborative assignments pose a challenge for valid assessment because the resulting product typically reflects pooled ability and effort (for a good review, see Webb et al. 1998). One way instructors have attempted to overcome…