...and @youtoobio.bsky.social presented results showing that using multiple grading schemes especially benefits students excluded based on their ethnicity or race in STEM courses. Also, this doesn't negatively affect their performance in subsequent courses in a series! #AltGrading

The idea of "tolerance for error" comes from the original Universal Design framework (not UDL) - the idea that a well-designed item or space should be easy to use and resistant to people using it incorrectly and causing any kind of issue.

Learning the details of transcription is helpful, but what's WAY more helpful is learning what experiments were needed to get us here and how to analyze that data.

Really struck me, as I am a huge process-knitter and could mainly care less about what I'm actually making. 😅

Thinking about how to communicate this idea more overtly to students in my bio classes:

@thegradingconference.com

Bahahahaha. Voluntold!

My husband finally convinced me to get some Bose (I thought the $ was too self-indulgent) and so glad I did!!

Pattern (my own work): www.stitchfiddle.com/c/sfjf1y-8qs...

Oh, there is SO MUCH more tea. Will have to tell you privately, lol.

100%. I have been bolstered recently by @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social’s entreaty not to obey in advance and @drew-lewis.com’s reminder that if ppl aren’t complaining about you right now, you might not be doing enough. Love this community. 💜

They said it was racist and sexist.

Someone filed an official complaint this week to our Office of Equal Opportunity about this cross stitch outside my office door.

Thank you, Rissa! This is a good strategy.