Summary In this episode, I discuss a few assumptions that instructors might consider as it relates to how zero grades are issued. — Send in […]
Category: Assessment
The Evolution of ELT: Sharing Our Experiences in the Field
Today concludes the 25th Anniversary of the BA in ELT at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. I am sharing the two presentations from the conference […]
Academic Writing: Self-Assessment
In this fourth-semester class (English language teacher trainers/Spanish L1), I facilitate a group discussion around common writing errors stemming from their first drafts (of a […]
Academic Research Podcast 1 (#arpscholar)
Article Cooper, G. (2008). Assessing international learning experiences: A multi-institutional collaboration. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 88(1), 8. Problem Implicit: relying on standardized testing or one-shot […]
Introduction to EPortfolios
This month I had a chat with first-semester, English language teacher trainers about e-portfolios… [archiveorg Eportfolios_20170928 width=640 height=480 frameborder=0 webkitallowfullscreen=true mozallowfullscreen=true] https://sway.com/s/LVHO109GkBhkysjQ/embed
Test Scores Can Matter
I read over Couros's (July 13, 2017) Looking Beyond the Score and I believe I agree with his overall thesis, but admit I would frame […]
Giving Grades is not All Bad….
This week I read Chiaravalli’s Teachers Going Gradeless along with follow up remarks and felt compelled to share my thoughts on the matter in a […]
How can a diagnostic test determine "fossilization"?
I read today Why do we produce ESL students with fossilized errors and what can we do about it? and had a few thoughts. When I […]
Student E-Portfolios for Future and Current Teacher Practitioners
I am working this week in putting ideas together about student e-portfolios (for English language teacher trainers). Any comments that you might have about student […]
Establishing Expectations Around APA and Plagiarism
Attribution On Monday, July 25, 2016, I will be discussing with our academia expectations we have around APA and plagiarism related to academic writing essays […]