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josheyler.bsky.social
Faculty & Director: University of Mississippi's CETL | Author: Failing Our Future (https://bit.ly/3UUdctd) and How Humans Learn (2018) | Speaker: http://bit.ly/jeyler | Newsletter: https://josheyler.substack.com | he/him
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Glad to see this conversation happening in a major outlet, and by Daniel Pink of all people! Really wish he had cited more of the folks who have been working on grading reform for many years (not necessarily me! just more people!) though. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Rah! Rationalising going gradeless is finding its way into the mainstream. This is our time!

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

“In the world that college students are about to enter, a 19th-century lettering scheme is about as useful in promoting excellence as a quill pen.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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This week, @josheyler.bsky.social and I signed a contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social for a new book called How to Grade: Alternative Models for the College Classroom. You can read more about the book today on my blog! emilypittsdonahoe.substack.com/p/announcing...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

As promised, here is @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social's blog post that explains more about our new book project with Princeton University Press. emilypittsdonahoe.substack.com/p/announcing...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I am beyond thrilled to be working on a new book about alternative grading with my colleague Josh Eyler! Find more details about the book in Josh's post below or on my blog tomorrow: open.substack.com/pub/emilypit...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Exciting news! @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social & I have signed an advance contract with Princeton University Press to write *How to Grade: Alternative Models for the College Classroom* for the Skills for Scholars series. We'll be working w/editor Matt Rohal, and we couldn't be more thrilled to do so.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

In 2015, I used Twitter and FB for a social media campaign to help get my wife medicine she desperately needed & that had been denied by insurance. We were eventually successful and--because of that--I said I'd be on Twitter until the lights went out. I just deactivated my account. No more.

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

No, [REDACTED ORG NAME], I won't be self-nominating to be part of [REDACTED] Committee until the leadership of [REDACTED ORG NAME] shows some degree of competence in responding to current crises in higher ed & providing Centers for [REDACTED & REDACTED] w/tools they can use in this moment.

submitted 15 days ago • 6 comments

No one understands how universities work, so it’s good to have clear explanations like this of why simple-sounding ideas don’t actually make sense.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

📢 ANNOUNCING AN ESSAY CONTEST FOR HS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS!!! 🚀 How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? Please share w/interested students! @gotlearning.bsky.social #ungrading #growbeyondgrades growbeyondgrades.org/contest?123

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

Alt-text: "Dear trans kids, this world is better with you in it and you are worth fighting for."

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

University of Mississippi faculty and grad students have shown up en masse for @bbarre.bsky.social’s fabulous talk on helping students to read more effectively!

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Come study with my amazing colleagues and me! I'm happy to talk to any students who are interested in applying and especially so if you are interested in research on grading or the science of learning.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Huge shout out to @josheyler.bsky.social & @rickwormeli.bsky.social for answering the call to contact Iowa legislators and educate them on standards-based practices in assessment, grading, & reporting!

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Educator friends in Iowa: have you heard about this new bill to prohibit schools from using standards-based grading? Can I be of any help? @covingtonedu.bsky.social @mctownsley.bsky.social www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publica...

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

From Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University: slate.com/life/2025/02...

submitted 25 days ago • 37 comments

Yes. Very disappointed. We had just finished a meeting planning a new professional development series when the email came in

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

It would be one thing to change directions for future grants, but to renege on an existing multi institutional grant contract? That’s terrible.

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

What he says. Deeply disappointed in @hhmi.bsky.social

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Dear @hhmi.bsky.social: As a private organization with billions of available dollars, you should have been exactly the kind of organization to resist government overreach. There is no earthly reason why IE3 should have been shut down. So many are saddened and angry.

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment