2026 SPE Annual Conference: Catalyst for Exchange
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Derrick Burbul and Sam Rapien
Saturday, October 19 - 10:00AM to 10:30AM
Conference Hall
In this talk we will discuss ungrading and the potential benefits and pitfalls in our contemporary higher education ecosystem within art and design. Ungrading is generally defined as teaching processes focused more on learning through qualitative feedback, self-assessment, and reflection emphasizing dialogue, process, and a growth mindset. Though we are at the beginning of our ungrading journey, together we have explored a number of contemporary education strategies that have led us to some solutions and many questions. One thing that is clear: traditional grades are broken, especially in the arts.
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Derrick Burbul
Sam Rapien
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