Tag: compassionate grading

SIP 14.14 Self-compassion and Compassion for Writers

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Let’s be honest about writing. In the professional world, writing timed essays isn’t common. And yet, in most academic disciplines, students are expected to produce quality writing, often research-informed, under the constraints of our prompts and deadlines while managing other end-of-semester projects and exams as well as off-campus life …

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SIP 13.15 Moving Forward in Fall

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? As this unprecedented academic year comes to a close, it is time to start thinking ahead to fall classes. Covid-19 has certainly altered the way we all teach, but are those changes permanent? Will students’ classroom engagement, goals and behavior be irrevocably marred by a year of Zoom, or …

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SIP 11.12 Compassionate Grading

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Last month, in the face of a global pandemic, faculty and students from around the country were forced to make a sudden and drastic shift to remote and online learning. Professors who were used to teaching their students in the classroom are now having to conduct their courses on …

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