October 2020 Slow Chat
Communicating about Ungrading
Here are the questions which we'll be discussing during the first week of October. (Curious about September? Here are the questions and archive.) We'll focus on one question each day, and then replay all questions on the final day, but or course you should feel free to answer any of the questions and in any order. For upcoming topics, see the Calendar.
Q1. What have you learned so far this school year about communicating with students about ungrading?
(for Thursday, October 1... but feel free to answer anytime with A1)
Q2. What strategies do you use for communicating with colleagues? How do you inspire them?
(for Friday, October 2... but feel free to answer anytime with A2)
Q3. What strategies do you use for communicating with administrators? What do you say / not say?
(for Saturday, October 3... but feel free to answer anytime with A3)
Q4. What strategies do you use for communicating with other audiences, e.g. parents, general public, other audiences?
(for Sunday, October 4... but feel free to answer anytime with A4)
Q5. How does your status (adjunct, department, courses taught, etc.) affect your communication about ungrading?
(for Monday, October 5... but feel free to answer anytime with A5)
Q6. What kinds of resources would be most helpful in broadening and deepening your ungrading conversations?
(for Tuesday, October 6... but feel free to answer anytime with A6)
Then on Wednesday, October 7, we'll share some final thoughts to wrap up the week.