CUNY Academic Commons | Hollis Glaser | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/hollisglaser/activity/ Activity feed for Hollis Glaser. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 ded6ddc72b6e14a11b38bfbb8c9d75f2 Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:31:55 -0500 As much as I don’t want to grade, we all know we still have to submit a grade at the end of the semester.  I have now completed all of my syllabi for Spring 2022 and I’m going to take this post to explain how it […]

]]> dd508dfd1add4cd1eb65efb7b9c9b8cf Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=173 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:26:38 -0500 OK, so it’s been a few years since my last entry.  And since then, there’s been, you know.  Yes Covid, yes I had a leave of absence, and yes zoom and synchronous and asynchronous and so forth.

And since then I […]

]]> 6887706b8eb181937ae0567ed2c89afc Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-1011 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:03:12 -0500 I’m really glad you feel that way, Briceidi! That is my intention, to enjoy learning and not worry about the grade.

]]> 0ffb4b13e530311ebea33e72f8ea61c2 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-999 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:49:52 -0500 Yes, I’m not sure this would work for every class.

]]> c542965fc924f1b2e5a4f766e394d070 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-998 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:48:01 -0500 Exactly!

]]> 1a18302dc0cb1a79951323b474d27880 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, What makes a meaningful assignment?, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/23/what-makes-a-meaningful-assignment/#comment-997 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:47:15 -0500 OK, but I need to hear about it, the meaning you put into it and also the way you processed the experience of presenting the poem.

]]> d630a24ab05fbf24d864f8dd867ff03c Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-996 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:44:45 -0500 Glad to hear it! Yes, you will finish this course!

]]> e619104d1d260a9fea0c95d3f357e2c1 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The liberating grading system, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/10/the-liberating-grading-system/#comment-995 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:10:34 -0500 Thanks, Katherine. I’m glad you agree!

]]> 4178b8f8e410d18765af94d75263a9e8 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-953 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 20:43:48 -0500 Thanks Andy!

]]> 6f5d0a626c5ba0bfeffd568b9c3b84a7 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-946 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:41:47 -0500 I’m glad you’re not as nervous. It seems that the students can relax a little more with this system and so can I.

]]> 06dc726a8d3848121754b42f65966b51 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-945 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:40:16 -0500 Aw, thanks Megan! That’s very kind of you.

]]> 95b22261166b8a3e85807556c5fd87dd Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Specificity is Tyranny, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/15/specificity-is-tyranny/#comment-944 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:39:44 -0500 Funny! Yes, I hate them too. It’s just not the way I think.

]]> c37cb47a02e824876d3fa0702cc6c730 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The liberating grading system, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/10/the-liberating-grading-system/#comment-943 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:38:34 -0500 Exactly.

]]> a5b5dea8c4660792b29fa0de274ee8fd Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-928 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:36:19 -0500 Right. I’m trying to get students to focus on learning, not their grades.

]]> c762a50c1f887da398515da66c6559b3 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-923 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:54:37 -0500 Right. And I don’t do it with all my classes or recommend it universally. But I think it’s great for this class.

]]> 0ce758b4176ac704de3399f2477c83e0 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Grading is not Teaching, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/24/grading-is-not-teaching/#comment-922 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:53:41 -0500 True again, Crystal. That’s also why I don’t have verbal critiques from the students because they’re too uncomfortable with commenting on what could be improved. Nevertheless, I think it’s important that I’m not […]

]]> de40341d7711556b8d9caaeb928f2256 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The liberating grading system, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/10/the-liberating-grading-system/#comment-921 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:51:45 -0500 I agree that a lot of students have this issue and next semester, I’m going to put in deadlines for the other three assignments.

]]> dd9639b80e6ad76949ec055106acfe58 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Less Grading, Better Student Performance, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/05/less-grading-better-student-performance/#comment-333 Tue, 21 May 2019 12:06:29 -0400 Thanks Samantha!

]]> b5308871f66851565cf5609383b0065b Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Grading is not Teaching, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/24/grading-is-not-teaching/#comment-327 Mon, 20 May 2019 21:13:57 -0400 Great! That’s what I think too–feedback is better than grades.

]]> b082055ee20b878aae327aa3c8b76a10 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Grading is not Teaching, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/24/grading-is-not-teaching/#comment-320 Fri, 17 May 2019 12:48:38 -0400 Yes, I think it’s especially important for this kind of class.

]]> b47ebcdd7bb5bcff89cf6ad9e8bb3610 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Specificity is Tyranny, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/15/specificity-is-tyranny/#comment-306 Fri, 10 May 2019 13:02:36 -0400 I don’t really grade creativity or meaning. You get credit for completing the assignment at a moderate level. I just try to encourage creativity and meaningful assignments.

]]> 630f1c46ae38e02d456123be42dc8cdc Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-298 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:16:04 -0400 Glad you feel that! I think so too, that the students are more confident about passing this course and even getting the grade they want.

]]> 98c465140577206b99f6e92407eb84a8 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Grading is not Teaching, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/24/grading-is-not-teaching/#comment-271 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:17:44 -0400 Right. But I can still give meaningful feedback without the baggage of a grade. Know what I mean?

]]> 79198bcfecfabe5f52cff94604a9f9ae Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The Only-in-New-York Assignment, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/08/the-only-in-new-york-assignment/#comment-270 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:16:40 -0400 Great!

]]> 9d9868c153577ca60fbafc3f0ce2d42e Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Specificity is Tyranny, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/15/specificity-is-tyranny/#comment-256 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:15:44 -0400 Exactly! I’m trusting you! That’s way better than grading you.

]]> 7a0eaa1e2d6a3381b5c0d5ec9ba140a5 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The Only-in-New-York Assignment, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/08/the-only-in-new-york-assignment/#comment-238 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:22:55 -0400 Good! I hope you do it.

]]> 3034eb498014839d02841dc80c0ba9a7 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Grading is not Teaching, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/24/grading-is-not-teaching/#comment-237 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:21:57 -0400 Yes, exactly!

]]> 92c444643a9bbe1714b265e74f1758ef Hollis Glaser commented on the post, How far out can I push my students?, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/22/how-far-out-can-i-push-my-students/#comment-236 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:18:43 -0400 Yes, I think you’re right. That’s also how I use twitter and like I said, the twitter assignment didn’t really work.

]]> 3522fe1985b00bf6cf4772706520dfe5 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Specificity is Tyranny, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/15/specificity-is-tyranny/#comment-235 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:16:53 -0400 Thanks for that Genesis!

]]> 92cea8d24459c5865098e93e62db081d Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The Only-in-New-York Assignment, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/08/the-only-in-new-york-assignment/#comment-202 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:13:57 -0400 Great! Looking forward to it!

]]> 15e50deca0d9500d8cfce34ab6cd3408 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, How far out can I push my students?, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/22/how-far-out-can-i-push-my-students/#comment-201 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:09:21 -0400 Lawrence, I’m totally open to a different kind of assignment off campus. The Trump Tower assignment is optional. There’s also the option to do your own speech elsewhere. Let me know if you’ve come up with something else.

]]> 14af34102fc8dac2bab3f1b5c112f626 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The First Speech, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/25/the-first-speech/#comment-174 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:49:03 -0400 Great. I definitely want to reduce students’ anxiety.

]]> 70c8ee1e10b2efb0989701c336338dce Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Teach, don't grade, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/teach-dont-grade/#comment-173 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:46:01 -0400 Thanks! See, you can teach an old teacher new tricks!

]]> aa3ba59a1b850e22816bbdeddca50ca7 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The liberating grading system, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/10/the-liberating-grading-system/#comment-160 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:34:41 -0400 Thanks for that comment Shaje! That’s exactly how I feel–criticizing and judging my students. I hate that. That’s not teaching.

]]> 095c86900763b375c6a883e41819c093 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, How far out can I push my students?, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/22/how-far-out-can-i-push-my-students/#comment-159 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:28:56 -0400 Zach, your twitch activity could work as another assignment. Talk to me about that.

]]> 9ed801a7e51ba8e54a1316108a3f4e3b Hollis Glaser commented on the post, The Sixth Assignment, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/22/the-sixth-assignment/#comment-15 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 02:11:21 -0500 Yes, this was my favorite assignment, too. I really liked seeing what you would come up with. I think you were the first one to do a poem, and so that opened it up for everyone else to write their own poetry.

]]> d2bbf3ee8e2018dc482d7f89ef0405cc Hollis Glaser commented on the post, What makes a meaningful assignment?, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/23/what-makes-a-meaningful-assignment/#comment-10 Sun, 25 Nov 2018 14:57:48 -0500 Interesting! I like that. Some reflection is built into the WAC training but not necessarily required.

]]> 88e17e3bc3ba5611c6a80a8d1c20a3eb Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Specificity is Tyranny, on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/15/specificity-is-tyranny/#comment-9 Sun, 25 Nov 2018 14:56:35 -0500 I don’t give a grade, Gay. Just credit or no credit for assignments accomplished. And I don’t evaluate the degree of meaning. I’m just trying to encourage meaningful assignments.

]]> 1a4af7ee097734e68f89b2ce180c157a Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=113 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 16:06:08 -0500 Grading is grading. Teaching is helping the students improve their performance or increase their knowledge or change their thinking.

Grading doesn’t do any of that. Students learn by doing (writing, creating, […]

]]> 9319d397ce98729e2d8c0703f7c93dcd Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=105 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 23:08:29 -0500 I’ve been talking a lot about reducing the picky and endless details of the assignments in order to get the students to dig deeper and think more holistically so the whole experience becomes more meaningful.  But […]

]]> f7860f935727f94ab4aad41fb51f13da Hollis Glaser's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/538271/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:00:12 -0500 220e935c43ea83e7a7ef816a5f030916 Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=94 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:56:02 -0500 Out into the world that is.  This is a class in public speaking and so I’m taking the “Public” part seriously.  One of the things I tried to do this semester is to get my students to engage in a wider public […]

]]> 0cd87e71afb8665265ba2352689dd54c Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=86 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:24:30 -0500 You think specificity is good; we’re taught it’s good.  But it’s not.  It’s oppressive.  All those who hate rubrics, raise your hands.

I get it.  I spent many years being more and more detailed in my assignme […]

]]> bce9c69bf30af88f4d88b01a3c5366f2 Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=80 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:03:48 -0500 OK, so the commute is horrible and keeps getting worse with the increasing subway crowds and rent is ridiculous.  But this city gives back: awesome food and people and energy and a place for someone as weird as I […]

]]> 7969a8bbcd3bacd14281005ca117e22a Hollis Glaser commented on the post, What I've Discovered Teaching OER, So Far..., on the site BMCC CETLS https://bmcccetls.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/29/oer-berch/#comment-34 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:17:19 -0400 I hear you. It could very well take me a few rounds to go OER on this course.

]]> d4f0cc6c8c0efc17dc0df12ea50ad365 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, What I've Discovered Teaching OER, So Far..., on the site BMCC CETLS https://bmcccetls.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/29/oer-berch/#comment-32 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:26:17 -0400 Nice! I’m struggling with the extent to which I’m using OER. I have it for the basic public speaking class because the textbook is relatively inconsequential to what I need them to learn. But as I’m putting […]

]]> a204ab1f3e8e56947695d64157e4e088 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, Follow the (Student) Leader: How Students Can Be the Best Teachers, on the site BMCC CETLS https://bmcccetls.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/04/27/follow-the-student-leader/#comment-31 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:17:39 -0400 This is great, Adele. I’m letting my students lead a class discussion for 10 minutes as an optional assignment (haven’t done it yet), but this takes it to a different level. It’s so hard to let go of control in […]

]]> 086b115846418b68543ea510844aeef5 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, More Teaching, Less Grading, on the site BMCC CETLS https://bmcccetls.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/18/more-teaching-less-grading/#comment-30 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:43:23 -0400 Hi Ruru! I miss you! Yes, it’s a real shift and I think it’s a good one. Honestly, their performances are as good if not better. Giving 5 points for eye contact doesn’t seem to motivate them or make them do […]

]]> fb3b7b252405ea9a3c6d27bbd929149f Hollis Glaser wrote a new post on the site Teach more, grade less https://glaser100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=76 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:16:48 -0400 How did students do on their first speech? The short of it is:  I’m pleased.  The vast majority of the students did their speeches on time and they were just as good, if not better, as previous semesters.  Ac […]

]]> fbe7125bbfc5a1ab1195fa8059b530a5 Hollis Glaser commented on the post, More Teaching, Less Grading, on the site BMCC CETLS https://bmcccetls.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/18/more-teaching-less-grading/#comment-27 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 01:33:08 -0400 Thanks, Eliza. Even better: we coached a student in asking for a raise from her boss and she did it and got it! Come on! She is totally getting her money’s worth!

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