# Linda Nilson

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How to Not Be Perfect in Teaching and Learning, with Rebecca Price

Rebecca Price shares how to not be perfect in teaching and learning on episode 450 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode When is it ok to say I made a mistake? -Rebecca Price I embrace mistakes. -Rebecca Price Perfection does not mean l…

Episode 124: Grading for Equity

Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Cult of Pedagogy episodes featuring MCP: Everything You Need To Know About Building A Great Screencast Video How to …

Teaching at its Best

New faculty often start their faculty roles without training in teaching. In this episode Linda Nilson and Todd Zakrajsek join us to talk about the evolving roles and expectations of faculty and explore the new edition of a classic teaching guide. Now Director Emeritus, Linda was the Founding Dire…

From The Archives: Specifications Grading - E107

This week, we are chatting all about specifications (or specs) grading. This is an alternative grading strategy that focuses on mastery of learning by defining specific requirements for what students need to meet.  If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a c…

Episode 21: Specifications Grading with Dr. Linda Nilson

In this episode, Linda and I get right to the conversation about how to implement Specs grading, a way of making grades more meaningful and transparent to students.

Higher Ed Then and Now

Teaching practices have gradually evolved as we’ve learned more about how humans learn. From one year to the next, these changes may appear small, but the cumulative effect is profound. In this episode, Todd Zakrajsek joins us to reflect back on the changes that have occurred in higher ed during ou…

An Oral History of the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching

Share your thoughts about this episode as a text message. In 1986, Vanderbilt University established a new Center for Teaching, a unit that would help thousands of faculty and other instructors at Vanderbilt and across higher education develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in …

92 - Researching Grading Reform: Building the Evidence to Change the System

In this episode, Sharona and Boz dive into what research around grading reform might look like. From the types of studies to the areas of interest and some options for focus. We look at what's been done, what's missing, and how the Center for Grading Reform is planning to launch a new initiative to…

157 - The Next Chapter of Specifications Grading with Joe Packowski

Specifications grading has become one of the most influential approaches in the alternative grading movement, but how has the model evolved since Linda Nilson first introduced it more than a decade ago? In this episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Joe Packowski to discuss the newly released secon…

159 - The Birth of Specs Grading: A Conversation with Linda Nilson

Few people have had a greater influence on the alternative grading movement than Linda Nilson. In this episode, Sharona and Boz welcome the author of Specifications Grading and Specifications Grading 2.0 to reflect on the origins of one of the most widely adopted approaches to grading reform. Linda…