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Jesse Stommel shares about how to ungrade on episode 217 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
The worst rubrics don’t create space for surprise or discovery.
—Jesse Stommel
Asking [students] to evaluate themselves ends up being a really important learning experience.
—Jesse Stommel
Something as complicated as learning can’t be reduced to … rows in a spreadsheet.
—Jesse Stommel
Just taking the grade off the table doesn’t do the harder work of demystifying that culture we’ve created in education.
—Jesse Stommel
Resources Mentioned
- Digital Pedagogy Lab
- Why I Don’t Grade, by Jesse Stommel
- How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel
- The New Education, by Cathy Davidson*
- Cathy Davidson on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #169
- Peter Elbow
- Peter Elbow’s Website and Blog
- Bryan Dewsbury on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #215
- Parrish Waters at UMW
- Blue Pulse

How to Ungrade
teachinginhighered.comDigital Pedagogy Lab
digitalpedagogylab.comWhy I Don’t Grade, by Jesse Stommel
jessestommel.comHow to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel
jessestommel.comCathy Davidson on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #169
teachinginhighered.comPeter Elbow
en.wikipedia.orgPeter Elbow’s Website and Blog
peterelbow.comBryan Dewsbury on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #215
teachinginhighered.comParrish Waters at UMW
cas.umw.eduBlue Pulse
explorance.com