Emily Pitts Donahoe

The Dangers of using AI to Grade Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains

Please do not use AI to grade. If demands on your time are such that you cannot provide students with timely and substantive feedback, that is a labor issue, and you should join your union. open.substack.com/pub/marcwatk...

I'm one of the facilitators for the institute, along with my fab colleagues @derekbruff.bsky.social, @drew-lewis.com, Michael Palmer, Adriana Streifer, and @lindsaymasland.bsky.social. We're looking forward to working with a great group of educators on their alt grading practices!

Only one week left to apply for the Center for Grading Reform's Alternative Grading Institute! This two-day, hands-on, virtual experience offers opportunities to connect grading with your values and design an alt grading system for one of your courses. www.centerforgradingreform.org/alternative-...

Really honored to be included in this list!

Really enjoyed this conversation with colleagues about AI in the classroom! It left me with lots to think about.

Thank you, Bonni, I am so honored that you thought of me for this episode 😭

Thank you, Cyndi, I was so honored that Bonni asked me to participate!

Learning About Grades from an Emerging Failure and Special Guest Emily Donahoe – Teaching in Higher Ed Emily Pitts Donahoe shares what we can learn about grades from an “emerging failure” on episode 588 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Absolutely thrilled to be on a very special episode of @tihe.bsky.social with @bonni208.bsky.social today for a discussion about Grading for Growth (cc @dccmath.bsky.social and @roberttalbert.bsky.social)! teachinginhighered.com/podcast/lear...

Are you ready to align your grading practices with your values?

Join us December 17–18 for the Alternative Grading Institute (online), which will bring together faculty from across higher education for a two-day, hands-on experience in standards-based, specifications, and collaborative grading.

Donate to Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague, organized by Angel Matos Recently, our colleague Melissa McCoul was fired from her position as a S… Angel Matos needs your support for Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague

I overlapped with the instructor, Melissa, as grad students in Notre Dame's English department. One of her former ND colleagues has started a GoFundMe for her: gofund.me/3f5b12078

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 3 What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

Third & final post in my series on Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading w/ @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social

We share some of our thoughts on how to make alt-grading more neurodiversity-informed, based on our research and conversations, plus ideas for future research
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Well, it's been real, I guess!!

I'm really looking forward to visiting the UM CETL in October! Gonna talk about Snafu Edu & hang out with #SoTL superstars like @josheyler.bsky.social, @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social & @liznorell.bsky.social.

Excited to share this new post in our series on neurodivergence and alternative grading!

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 2 Some existing discourse

The second post in a series on neurodivergence and alternative grading by @sarahesilverman.bsky.social and myself is live! In this post, we review some existing discourse on the topic. beyondthescope.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

Thank you, Nicole! It was a pleasure to speak with you all. I’m glad we’re able to connect here!

Someone once asked me why it took me 11 yrs of higher ed to earn a PhD in English when I could have been a neurosurgeon in roughly the same amount of time. The implication was: it shouldn’t take me that long to learn all those Shakespeare facts. He fundamentally didn’t get what studying lit *was*.

And this is why “historian” is usually at the top of those dumb lists of professions most vulnerable to AI. It’s because people don’t understand what historians, or the humanities more broadly, *do*! They think it’s just learning and regurgitating facts!

I'm really excited to be working with @sarahesilverman.bsky.social on this series about neurodivergence and alt grading. More coming soon!

“Anything an instructor can do to promote acquisition of skills over acquisition of certification is…disruptive to the technofeudal model of education.”

Against Technofeudal Education Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI

“The tools EdTech entrepreneurs hope to make part of the core infrastructure of education…take for granted that students will accept almost any inconvenience, indignity, and even physical discomfort if they know it is required to attain a high grade.” theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...

Out Now! "Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom" by @geekypedagogy.bsky.social is like a preparedness kit and gives teachers an educational “go-bag” of insights and strategies to have at the ready when things go sideways. www.oupress.com/978080619546...

Off the Rails: Reflections on a Semester with “AI Tracks” and Rethinking Student AI Agency A guest post by Noël Ingram

I'm excited to share last week's blog post by guest contributor Noël Ingram! I definitely learned a lot from Noel's experiences. If you're thinking about how to handle AI in your classroom this fall, her reflections are a must-read. emilypittsdonahoe.substack.com/p/off-the-ra...

In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, @geekypedagogy.bsky.social joins us to discuss her new book, Snafu Edu, which explores ways of addressing classroom issues and offers recommendations for proactive approaches to these issues. teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/snafu-edu/ @cyberthread.bsky.social

Why I Teach Literary Theory to High Schoolers (and you should too) Helping students read the word and world-system one lens at a time

Teaching literary theory has been the most influential approach I’ve used to improve HS students’ interpretive ability.

Theory helps them see what’s possible with interpretation, not just what’s permitted by “correct” readings.

#literacies #iteachenglish #edusky

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Today's the day! Can't wait to get started with the 2025 Grading Conference!

This is great, Adam! I love the conclusion: “there are few productive/constructive ways of talking about artificial intelligence in higher education without interrogating our ideas about what learning is, what intelligence is, etc. (and why these things matter).”

Exploring and Defining an Educator's Scope of Practice — UVA Teaching Hub <p>It can be challenging to manage all the responsibilities associated with teaching, advising students, and engaging in research and service to your department, college, or discipline. Reflecting on ...

New on the UVA Teaching Hub: "Exploring and Defining an Educator's Scope of Practice," a collection curated by Penny Edwards featuring useful resources from @karencosta.bsky.social and @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social. teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...

I had the BEST TIME chatting with @covingtonedu.bsky.social this morning! I’m such a YAPPER, but it was the BEST convo about AI + the purpose of education! Can’t wait for y’all to hear it soon!

98 – Sessions and Topics and Toolkits – oh my!!! Previewing the 2025 Grading Conference with the Conference Organizing Team. In this episode, many of the organizers of this year’s conference join Sharona and Bosley to preview the upcoming conference and talk about some o...

This conversation got me excited for The Grading Conference. Hope you can join us! thegradingpod.com/episodes/98-...