TLC Workshop: Toward Generative Assessment: Challenging punitive systems of grading

Monday, October 16th, at 12:00 PM-1:30
Online

Grading often emphasizes critique in ways that inspire fear and disengagement. Through generative assessment we aim to build relationships with our students, fostering intellectual development and enthusiasm for learning. 

In this workshop, we explore opportunities to provide feedback to students that generate curiosity and establish a culture of dialogue and trust. We also reflect on the tensions between the ideals of a collaborative learning environment and the reality of adjunct labor. We’re proposing generative grading strategies as a means to challenge surveillance, punishment, and competition in the classroom.

Together we will explore how assessment can affirm students’ interests, development, and academic skills, while helping instructors tackle one of the most unpleasant and labor intensive aspects of teaching (grades!). This workshop will introduce the concept of generative feedback, provide participants with a set of guidelines to make feedback a dialogue rather than one-directional conversation, and spend time annotating syllabi to identify opportunities to build-in generative practices.

A Zoom link will be emailed prior to the workshop.

Please register by visiting: http://cuny.is/tlc-f23.