Month: January 2023
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“May inadvertently penalize students for positive behaviors”: The trouble with Perusall’s algorithmic grading
Note: This post is based on a Twitter thread that I posted back in August 2021. Since there has recently been a lot of further discussion about the drawbacks of how edtech products track and surveil students, including to give them computer generated grades, I though I would turn the thread into a blog post […]
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On the term “inclusive teaching”: Where did it come from and how has it changed?
Note: This work is in progress and I am open to feedback/suggestions on it. Peruse the “upcoming events” or even just the website of any contemporary teaching and learning center at a North American college or university and you are sure to find something related to “inclusive teaching.” I started learning about inclusive teaching as […]
Sarah E. Silverman 