Introducing Ungrading with Dr. Susan Blum | Season 2 Episode 1

Dr. Susan Blum is a professor of anthropology a the University of Notre Dame and the editor of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead). In this episode, Susan discusses what led her to compile the book, what the book represents, and how it has been received.

“Grades are a subjective rating masquerading as an objective evaluation.”

— Alfie Kohn

Dr. Susan Blum is a professor of anthropology a the University of Notre Dame and the editor of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead).

In this episode, Susan discusses what led her to compile the book, what the book represents, and how it has been received. 

This the first episode of a six-part series where you will hear from the chapter authors who will help us dive deeper into their ideas around assessment.

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Resources:

• My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture (2009)

• “I Love Learning; I Hate School”: An Anthropology of College (2016)

• Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) (2020)

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