Marc C-Scott

Why Are We Locking Students Into Early Judgments? Rethinking Point-in-Time Assessment Why Are We Locking Students Into Early Judgments?

My latest Substack piece - Why Are We Locking Students Into Early Judgments? Rethinking Point-in-Time Assessment substack.com/@echoesoflea...

My latest SubStack piece - Assessing vs Assessment: Are They Really the Same?

In higher ed, assessment and assessing aren’t the same, yet we often treat them as if they are. What happens when we rebalance the two?

#HigherEd #Assessment #Grading #Assessing

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Narrative Evaluation: Feedback That Helps Students Grow Assessment and feedback in higher education have long been dominated by grades, rubrics, and numerical scores.

The Power of Narrative Evaluation
Grades may measure achievement, but they rarely capture the story of learning…

👉 Read more: echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com/p/narrative-...

#HigherEd #Assessment #NarrativeEvaluation #Ungrading

EchoesOfLearningandTeaching’s Substack | Substack My personal Substack. Click to read EchoesOfLearningandTeaching’s Substack, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

I keep forgetting to post when I have new Substack each week. So here is a link echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com.

If you like it please subscribe, because I will forget to post here again.

#highereducation #assessment #learningandteaching

Band-Aids Don’t Fix Bullet Holes: Academic Integrity and the Future of Assessment The rapid advancement of digital tools has transformed higher education, offering students unprecedented access to information and new ways to “learn”.

Digital tools have reshaped higher education, offering new ways to learn, but also new ways to cut corners. Generative AI has magnified long-standing cracks in assessment practices, raising an urgent question: are we truly assessing what matters?

Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/echoesof...

Do I need more than one personal academic website?

The answer is nuanced. What's right for your colleague may not be the best fit for you.

I wrote an article to help you on The Social Academic blog, #AcademicSky theacademicdesigner.com/2025/types-o...

The False Precision of Grades: What Are We Really Measuring? For centuries, grading has been the dominant language of education.

My latest Substack piece, “The False Precision of Grades: What are we really measuring?”

Do grades really capture student learning? I briefly dig into this and the illusion of precision in grading…

echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com/p/the-false-...

I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignore, says academic Velislava Hillman

"Why are apps rooted in gamification and behaviour design – techniques developed to maximise screen time – now standard in classrooms? Why is a child’s future now assumed to be digital by default?"

Worrying questions, relevant for #HigherEducation, too:

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From Hilltop Hoods to Higher Ed: Why Silence Matters in Teaching Recently, I was listening to Hilltop Hoods’ new album, Fall From Light. They are a talented Australian Hip Hop group, but since this is a learning and teaching blog, I won’t dwell on this…

I have a new Substack, Echoes of Learning & Teaching. Here is the first piece - substack.com/home/post/p-... #HigherEducation #Learning #Silence #HilltopHoods #Inclusive #Teaching #MaryBuddRowe #WaitTime

Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game Replacing players with virtual avatars was partly a necessity due to exclusive media rights deals. But beyond that, it presents some opporunities.

Have you watched the #AusOpen live stream on YouTube? What did you think?

I have just written a piece for The Conversation about why the Australian Open’s YouTube live stream looks like something straight out of Wii Sports.

theconversation.com/why-the-aust...

Alternative Grading in Speech Class How grading for growth, not perfection, fosters confidence and learning in an introductory speech class.

My colleague wrote a fabulous article on alternative grading.

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Matt, this wasn’t directed at you, just a general comment. These alternative grading approaches aim to prioritise “assessment for learning”, which isn’t new. Whatever we call it I hope we see greater integration into education that reduces the reliance on grades as the primary “measure of learning.”

It’s interesting how, in this context, many interpret the “un” as completely eliminating grading. However, it’s more about “undoing,” rethinking, or, as Jesse Stommel puts it, “raising an eyebrow” at current grading practices.

Tomorrow, Assoc. Prof. Loretta Konjarski and I present at Swinburne’s inaugural Professional Learning Symposium! 🎤📚 Sharing insights on VU’s Grad. Certificate in Block Teaching & Professional Learning Program. Excited to connect and learn from others! 🌟🤝 #HigherEd #ProfessionalLearning #VUBlockModel

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The late, great Jerome Bruner reminded us that we want students to "experience success and failure not as reward and punishment but as information." This insight is so essential that I've come to call it Bruner's Law.

Thanks.

Thanks I’m based in Australia, so maybe an issues with the timing, but will listen.

Thanks Marcelo, I’ve added this to my list

Adding to the podcast list
@thegradingpod.bsky.social
@growbeyondgrades.org

#ungradingchat

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What are some great grading podcasts to listen to?

#ungradingchat #learningandteaching #podcasts #highereducation #alternativegrading

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Challenging Cheating. Volume 49, Issue 7 of Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

Great new Special Ed in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Volume 49, Issue 7 (2024) all about challenging that word we have far more over the past 12 months, Cheating!

Some great articles in this collection….
#Cheating #HigherEducation #Assessment

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Looking for other educators in Australian HE that are or have implemented #ungrading (or interested). Can be any discipline… if there is already an Australian group please let me know #ungradingchat

Thanks for sharing this.

Authentic assessment is not an educational panacea Enthusiasts claim that authentic tasks boost work-readiness, promote inclusion and diminish cheating, but the evidence remains unclear, says Tim Fawns

Be interested in other thoughts…

Tim Fawns argues Authentic Assessment “enthusiasts often overlook a number of important questions about authentic assessment. What exactly is the “real world”... How do we define “authenticity”?”

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/auth...

My little office sidekick Sadie says hi. She’s not on the old place, but is on Instagram #TheSausageDogSadie

The Ungrading Umbrella — Grow Beyond Grades While there is plenty of variety under the ungrading umbrella, we have more commonalities than differences. We all agree the current system needs to change, and we all recognize the way grading is int...

#Ungradingchat A2: Thinking abt our multiple approaches, perhaps it’s critical we acknowledge the wonderful diversity in our community. We know that learning & assessment are contextual. Do what’s best for you & your students! @susandblum.bsky.social explains… growbeyondgrades.org/blog/the-ung...

Sorry to hear about the tech issues. All good I just went to transcripts to find the 4 pillars, rather than hassling you 😉. But have found some of that info now.

Small Alternative Grading You can use alternative grading in your class tomorrow

For those new to #AlternativeGrading, here is an interesting article by David Clark (@dccmath.bsky.social)….

“You don’t have to completely blow up your whole assessment system to make a difference.“
#ungrading #highereducation #GradingForGrowth

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Thanks I’ll have a look. I did notice the website issues as I was looking for the transcripts to get the info of the pillars, before I reached out.

Towards social generative AI for education: theory, practices and ethics This opinion paper explores educational interactions involving humans and artificial intelligences not as sequences of prompts and responses, but as a social process of conversation and exploration...

Mike Sharples: Towards social generative #AI for #education: theory, practices and ethics

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