How to Make Group Work Not Suck: Scaffolding the Collaborative Process through Agency and Self-Regulation

By Paul Hanstedt

Collaboration both provides students with skills they need and deepens their learning by exposing them to viewpoints different from their own. But too often it doesn’t seem worth the hassle. Here are three tricks that, because they turn agency and responsibility over to the students, actually make group projects more manageable (for teachers) and a better learning experience (for students). Read More

Actionable Feedback in the Undergraduate Curriculum

By Benjamin Rifkin

When we return work to our students, we hope that they will study our feedback carefully and strive to improve on the next assignment. How frustrating it can be, then, when that doesn’t happen. Here are five suggestions for making feedback more actionable to students to guide them to greater progress in their learning. Read More

Big Changes at Flipgrid

By John Orlando

This summer, Flipgrid announced a number of changes, including to its name (now Flip). Here’s a rundown of those and other changes made since Microsoft acquired the app in 2020. Read More

Letter Grades, Percentage Scores, or Points

By Maryellen Weimer

The importance of grades to students is difficult to overstate. But grades do not measure the worth of a human being. They don’t assess ability or predict personal or professional success. Learning outlives grades across the board. For teachers the question is how to help students arrive at a healthier understanding of why grades do and don’t matter. Read More

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