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Can ungrading work in a fully asynchronous online course? This episode features an open-access article that examines how an alternative grading approach shaped students’ motivation, stress, and learning in a fully online course:

Emerson, Kerstin Gerst. 2026. “‘It Honestly Made Me Want to Work Harder’: Student Evaluation of Using Ungrading in an Online Asynchronous Course.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 14: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.3

This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric.

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University (https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/) .

Music: “Cryptic” by AudioCoffee (https://www.audiocoffee.net/) .

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