Non-traditional grading methods are rare in Middlebury classrooms, but some professors are “ungrading” and experimenting with “labor-based” and self-evaluative assessments as alternatives to letter grades. “It just happens to work well because it’s a natural way to learn,” Biology professor Greg Pask said in reference to his “labor-based” grading system. “Regardless of what happens, this is what I was going to be doing anyway.” Read more of The Campus article.
The 2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts winter pedagogy series held sessions on the post-pandemic college, PBL, Universal Design, full participation through HIPs, publicly engaged scholarship and engaging the public with our scholarship. See the session recordings, slide shows and handouts at go/ctla.
The Middlebury Campus celebrated Hannah Laga Abram ‘23, the Ward Prize recipient for academic year 19-20. The winning paper was The Ecology of Folklore (Middlebury Community access). The prize is given annually for excellence in first-year writing. Read the article.
Writing Center Director and WRPR Professor Genie Giaimo’s research was featured in a two part interview Writing Center Wellness and Carework in Turbulent Times by WLN, a Journal of Writing Center Scholarship. See part 1 and part 2.
The Middlebury Campus featured the new Writing Center Director, Genie Giaimo, and changes to the process on becoming a writing peer tutor. Read the article.
