Presentation
Towards Ungrading
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.
Derrick Burbul
Derrick Burbul is a Professor in the Art and Design Department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney teaching foundation arts and photography classes. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from the University of Idaho in May of 2000 and a Bachelors of Science in English with a Minor in Photography from the University of Wisconsin—Superior in 1996. He grew up in the Lake Superior basin of Northern Wisconsin, which piqued his curiosity about nature, and, his travels have caused him to consider many questions about the relationship between humans and nature.