[ATTW-L] Labor based grading contracts in editing course

[Baca, Isabel - Ph.D.]

Hi, Hannah and Joseph

I will be teaching Editing in the fall. Could you share with me what textbooks/readings you use? Would you also share your syllabi with me? I would appreciate any assistance and guidance. Thank you!

Blessings,
Isabel Baca

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On Jul 15, 2020, at 1:46 PM, Joseph Robertshaw <jwr0015 at uah.edu> wrote:


Hi Hannah,

I have an idea or two for you to consider.

In the Editing course I taught in Spring 2020, I turned my exams into several quizzes and released them over several weeks. Upon Joy Robinson's suggestion, I also made them available for multiple attempts. This allowed students to strive for mastery by retaking the quizzes and then the score in the end does reflect their labor investment. Alternatively I considered scrapping the exam in favor of more process documentation (progress reports, proposals, reflections). Ultimately I combined these approaches and used half of the exam to create quizzes while increasing the number of process documents for me to offer feedback on. Converting the quizzes to Canvas was highly problematic but I think it was worth the initial investment of effort.

I hope this helps you think about your course in a new way.

Joseph W. Robertshaw
[https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WGKSza1-3ECFta4Iz6jy00wiuPhGolIZ&revid=0B1osq0Aln_akK2hFdTM5aFRRUmJUbVJyYXJYWlF3VHB1clZzPQ]


On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 2:34 PM Bellwoar, Hannah (BELLWOAR) <BELLWOAR at juniata.edu<mailto:BELLWOAR at juniata.edu>> wrote:
Hi all,

I decided to make the move to labor based grading in all of my classes in the fall. However, I am teaching Professional Editing, and I typically give a mid-term exam in that course. I cannot wrap my head around how to grade an exam based on labor rather than correctness. Any suggestions or ideas for me?

Thanks, Hannah

Hannah Bellwoar, PhD
Director of Writing
Associate Professor of English
Juniata College



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