Unmaking the Grade

A Short Break

Taking a pause in 2026 to tend to some growing things

Feb 20 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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(More) Student Perspectives on AI Policy

What I learned from last semester

Feb 6 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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January 2026

(More) Student Perspectives on Collaborative Grading

What I learned from last semester

Jan 23 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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December 2025

Airing of Grievances, 2025

In which my colleague Liz Norell and I (continue to) observe a Festivus tradition

Dec 22, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe and Liz Norell

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Alternative Grading in Large Classes

How to implement pedagogical values within logistical constraints

Dec 12, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe, Jayme Dyer, Katie Mattaini, and Eden Tanner

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Air Your 2025 Grievances

Plus more on AI, and alternative grading in large courses

Dec 9, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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November 2025

More on AI in the Writing Classroom

Updates on a Fall 2025 experiment

Nov 7, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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September 2025

Sharing My Course Documents

And some other resources that might be of interest

Sep 26, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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"A Free Education"

Or lack thereof

Sep 12, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe

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August 2025

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 3

What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

Published on Beyond the Scope • Aug 29, 2025

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 2

Some existing discourse

Published on Beyond the Scope • Aug 15, 2025

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 1

Why we're curious about this topic

Aug 1, 2025 • Emily Pitts Donahoe and Sarah Silverman

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