The first Alternative Grading Community of Practice Meeting will be held on March 20, 2024 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST as a pre-conference event of the 2024 SIGCSE Technical Symposium in Portland, Oregon.
This event is the first event from a recently funded NSF grant (nos. 2235644, 2235337, 2235643) that is promoting a community of practice model for adoption of alternative grading practices in CS classrooms. Alternative grading practices have been shown to better support student learning and can help increase student learning gains and retention. This event is the first in a series of meetings of the community of practice members to allow time for face-to-face interaction, planning, and sharing of ideas.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm-1:15pm | Overview of project and timeline for year 1 and 2 |
| 1:15pm-1:45pm | Debunking Grading Myths Lightning Talks about specific techniques that participants identified as having used in the pre-meeting survey. Six participants will be asked to prepare 5 minute talks about their specific technique, pitfalls, and successes. |
| 1:45pm - 2:15pm | Small group discussion Your alternative grading journey |
| 2:15pm - 3:00pm | Grading Techniques Affinity Groups Speed Dating. |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Break with snacks |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm | Group share out Takeaways so far |
| 3:45pm-4:15pm | Small group discussion (part 2) Things to implement in the upcoming year. |
| 4:15pm-4:30pm | Individual work - finalize individual plans |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm | Next steps and virtual meeting scheduling. Share out to group and discuss scheduling of future cohort meetings. |
Stephen Edwards (main contact)
Virginia Tech
edwards@cs.vt.edu
Adrienne Decker
University at Buffalo
adrienne@buffalo.edu
Manuel Pérez-Quiñones
University of North Carolina Charlotte
perez.quinones@charlotte.edu
Bob Edmison
Virginia Tech
bedmison@vt.edu
Audrey Rorrer
University of North Carolina Charlotte
arorrer@charlotte.edu