Jesse Stommel
@Jessifer
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Irascibly optimistic. @PlayForgeGames @HybridPed @UofDenver. Ungrading, critical digital pedagogy. Author of Undoing the Grade. One of Hazel’s dads. he/him.
Denver, CO
Joined December 2007
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Jesse is an author, speaker, and teacher with a focus on education, critical digital pedagogy, ungrading, composition, and documentary film.
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“Turnitin monetizes student intellectual property and contributes to a culture of suspicion in education.” I’m quoted in a recent article from @themarkup @CalMatters and @chronicle
https://t.co/3J3f9m9L5B
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Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive and require students to let the company keep their papers forever.
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It’s been almost two years since I’ve written something entirely new about ungrading. Really glad to have this out in the world. It’s a simple piece but it gets to some incredibly practical aspects of this work that I haven’t written about before.
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Ungrading inspects the inequities of schooling, asks hard questions of the structures of our schools, and offers a critique of the labor conditions for teachers at all levels of education.
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Connect with me on LinkedIn, if you haven't already:
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I have been teaching in higher education for over 20 years. I’ve worked with… · Experience: University of Denver · Education: University of Colorado at Boulder · Location: Denver Metropolitan Area ·...
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I’m proud to be serving on the Advisory Board for the #RealCollege Curriculum, a powerful new project in #highered from @BelieveStudents. Please join us on October 28 to learn more about it! https://t.co/EGdzrQEiAp
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Professors- what activities/ books etc do you keep on hand in case kids (toddler/ preschool age) visit your class with their parents? I’ve got a couple animal books and bubble wrap to pop plus white board markers, but seeking other ideas! Thank you! #RealCollege
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An email will never find me because I do not know what that is. I am a bear.
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Is grading doing us or our students any favors? Or do grades short circuit the rich, messy human interactions that are so important to meaningful learning? Check out our latest episode of Higher Listenings with @Jessifer to hear why breaking our addiction to grades may be easier
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$35,000.00 @Roll4Initiagive has now raised 35k to save lives in Palestine, Lebanon, Congo, Yemen, Chad, Ukrain & beyond. I’m proud of us. What we did. Please, give us a follow. With this landmark, I can officially say this: Stay tuned.
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I always wonder how other #highered experts approach their own kid’s #college process… So I wrote a little about ours.
Really good piece from the essential higher-ed reform advocate @saragoldrickrab, "Going to College Doesn't Have to Suck"
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It’s National Voter Registration Day. We are voting for Harris-Walz. The choice is clear. Check your voting status here: https://t.co/ZPKcYDR7aF
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After tonight’s debate there should be no doubt – no room for discussion – @KamalaHarris is the only candidate in this race who is ready to be President. I am once again urging everyone to roll up their sleeves and DO SOMETHING – phone bank, knock on doors, talk to any and
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Equal-time Rule “specifies that American radio and television broadcast stations must provide equivalent access to competing political candidates.”
en.wikipedia.org
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You mean, because they kept letting Trump interrupt and go over time? The FCC (and Title 47 of the US Code) agrees with you.
These moderators are a disgraceful failure and this is one of the most biased, unfair debates I have ever seen. Shame on you @ABC
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7-year-old Hazel: “Why is he smiling? That’s a suss smile there, man!”
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He sounds like a guy yelling at random people on 34th Street with a karaoke speaker
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