DLI Summer 2022: Specifications Grading
Overview
Higher education faculty consistently search for new ways to harness their grading practices to support equitable outcomes and deep learning for all students. DTEI recognizes such teaching needs have increased especially after the pandemic, and identifies “Specifications Grading” as the theme for the 2022 DLI program. Specifications Grading is an alternative grading strategy that incorporates the concepts of mastery-based grading and assignment resubmission to support students in mastering their learning through practice. It encourages students to prioritize learning over grades and also invites them to participate in the process of determining what counts as acceptable evidence of learning. Sixteen UCI faculty have already successfully implemented specifications grading in teaching, and we hope you can join this faculty learning community to support student learning. UCI faculty in any fields including research faculty, teaching faculty, unit 18, and grad students scheduled to teach a course between Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 are welcome to join the 2022 Digital Learning Institute. Participants will receive a DLI 2022 Certificate by attending 4 of the 5 cohort meetings and two individual consultation sessions. Faculty will receive a Specifications Grading Certificate after teaching with components of specifications grading and encouraging their students to participate in the pre and post surveys.
Eligibility:
Faculty from any discipline, including research faculty, teaching faculty, unit 18 faculty, and grad students scheduled to teach a course between Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, are welcome to join the 2022 DLI program.
Training Schedule: Monday and Thursday from 10 AM to 1 PM
- Online meeting: August 8, 2022
- On-site training: August 15, 18, 22, 25, and 29, 2022 (Lunch will be provided) → attend at least four of the five meetings to be certified
- Individual consultations (online or on-site) by appointment only
Certification Requirements:
- Join the initial onboarding meeting online on August 8 at 10 AM or 2 PM
- Participate in the pre and post faculty survey
- Attend four of the five training sessions on August 15, 18, 22, 25 and 29 from 10 AM to 1PM in ALP 2500
Application Deadline: Monday August 1, 2022
Apply for the 2022 Digital Learning Institute. For more questions, please contact DTEIsupport@uci.edu for further assistance.
DLI 2022 Certified Faculty
![Stephanie Au](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Au.png)
Stephanie Au
Nursing
![Yasmeen Baki](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/baki_Yasmeen.png)
Yasmeen Baki
Mathematics
![Natalia Chernyshoff](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Natalia-Chernyshoff_Square.jpg)
Natalia Chernyshoff
Economics
![David Copp](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_David_Copp_Mechanical-Aerospace-Engineering-1.jpg)
David Copp
Engineering
![Marina Federova](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/Portrait_placeholder.png)
Marina Federova
Computer Science
![Brandon Golob](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/B.Golob_Square.jpg)
Brandon Golob
Social Ecology
![Mariana Grohowski](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_grahowski.jpg)
Mariana Grohowski
Humanities
![Joseph Lam](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Lam.jpg)
Joseph Lam
Education
![AnneMarie McEvoy](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_McEvoy.jpg)
AnneMarie McEvoy
Education
![Olga Muranova](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Muranova.jpg)
Olga Muranova
Humanities
![Victorya Nam](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Nam.jpg)
Victorya Nam
Humanities
![Emily Navarro](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Navarro.jpg)
Emily Navarro
Computer Science
![Xuxu Song](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Xuxu-Song-1.jpeg)
Xuxu Song
Humanities
![John Whiteley](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/JohnWhitley.jpg)
John Whiteley
Social Ecology
Faculty Presenters & Facilitators
![Natascha Buswell](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_Natascha-Buswell_Mechanical-and-Aerospace-Engineering.png)
Natascha Buswell
Engineering
![David Copp](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_David_Copp_Mechanical-Aerospace-Engineering-1.jpg)
David Copp
Engineering
![Christopher Davis](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_Christopher-Davis_Math.jpg)
Christopher Davis
Mathematics
![Michelle Digman](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_Digman.jpg)
Michelle Digman
Engineering
![Celia Faiola](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_Faiola.jpg)
Celia Faiola
Biology
![Alfredo Freites](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_AlfredoFreites_Chemistry.jpg)
Alfredo Freites
Chemistry
![Patrick Hong](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/PHong_Square.jpg)
Patrick Hong
Engineering
![Stephen Mang](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DSC_5776_Steven_Mang.jpg)
Stephen Mang
Chemistry
![Rachel Martin](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_Rachel-Martin_-Chemistry.jpg)
Rachel Martin
Chemistry
![Laura Tucker](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_Tucker_Square.jpg)
Laura Tucker
Physics