Mike’s Affiliate project explores the concept of “labor-based grading,” or “ungrading,” as some call it. In an effort to address issues of accessibility, anti-racist teaching practices, and student-centered pedagogy, labor-based grading methods can be used to provide students with choice and flexibility both the assignments and the course schedule. He has been experimenting with labor-based assignments that are assessed according to quantity rather than evaluating quality. Mike is an Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric, and regularly teaches courses on rhetoric, writing, and global cultures. But as part of his Affiliate work, he plans to propose a new course focused on writing and games, a course that would rely heavily on labor-based grading in its approach to both project- and practice-based learning.
Michael’s Recent Blog Posts
Labor-based Grading and Lowering the Stakes
If like me you hate grading, you might be interested to read about some approaches to “labor-based” …
Labor-based Grading – A Short Annotated Bibliography Chapter One: The Bicameral Mind
This blog was written by Michael MacDonald as part of the work for the Hub Affiliates program. For d…