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Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students

Invitation: All are invited to join us for closer look at Dr. Josh Eyler's new book, Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students.

Fri
18
Oct
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Oct. 18, 2024
The Inn at Ole Miss Butler Auditorium, Oxford Campus
Open to the public
Registration Required

Interested in ungrading, contract grading, or other alternatives to traditional grading? Join us as Dr. Tom Brady interviews Dr. Josh Eyler about his new book Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students, and What We Can Do about It.  Josh will share highlights from his research on how grades can interfere with learning and actually cause harm in many cases. This discussion will include suggestions for how faculty can moderate grading practices and get started with more equitable assessment strategies.

Please register by 10/11.

For assistance related to a disability, contact Hanna Lee: hannalee@olemiss.edu | 662-915-1391

Event posted by: cetl@olemiss.edu