{"podcast":{"title":"The Grading Podcast","slug":"the-grading-podcast-6385485","podcast_index_feed_id":6385485,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-grading-podcast/","website_url":"http://www.thegradingpod.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6602f6ca-7705-4602-8ea1-d3ce35620d10/rzjO8KqmcSco4McBUhYcWCVM.png","author":"Sharona Krinsky and Robert Bosley","episode_count":160,"summary":"Grading is an extremely important and largely unexamined piece of the classroom puzzle. In this weekly podcast, Sharona Krinsky and Robert Bosley, two long time classroom instructors from the K-12 and Higher Ed worlds, explore the nuts and bolts of grading student work. From looking at traditional grading practices to other types of grading such as alternative grading, equitable grading, ungrading, and more, join us as we and our guests provide the research, practices, and details needed to create a more effective grading practice that supports student learning and success. For more information, check out our website, https://www.thegradingpod.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:20:32.773303+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-grading-podcast-6385485"},"episode":{"title":"151 - Designing Impactful Courses Using Self-Determination Theory - with Dan Guberman","slug":"151-designing-impactful-courses-using-self-determination-theory-with-dan-guberman","published_at":"2026-06-02T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-grading-podcast-6385485/151-designing-impactful-courses-using-self-determination-theory-with-dan-guberman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-grading-podcast-6385485","url":"https://thegradingpod.com/podcast-test-page/151-designing-impactful-courses-using-self-determination-theory-with-dan-guberman","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7148ac1e-99b1-4b47-a889-65de42a3bbc0.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Sharona and Boz welcome back Dan Guberman to discuss his new book, Designing Impactful College Courses: Applying Self-Determination Theory to Unleash the Potential of Autonomy-Supportive Learning Environments. The conversation explores how self-determination theory, which is a framework centered on autonomy, competence, and relatedness, provides a powerful lens for understanding both grading reform and course design more broadly. Dan shares his journey from music professor to alternative grading advocate, explains how traditional grading systems often function as tools for behavioral control, and argues that meaningful learning requires environments that foster internal motivation rather than compliance. Along the way, we dive into topics like backwards design, standards-based assessment, late work, intrinsic motivation, and why so many grading decisions are far more arbitrary than we realize. Blending theory with highly practical classroom examples, this episode ultimately challenges all of us to rethink not just how we grade, but how our entire course structure shapes students’ relationships with learning. Links Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Clicking on them and purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support! Use discount code ADC26 to get 30% off of Designing Impactful College Courses Designing Impactful College Courses: Applying Self-termination Theory to Unleash the Potential of Autonomy-Supportive Learning Environments , by Dan Guberman, et al (on Routledge) Teaching Intercultural Competence Through Heavy Metal Music , by Dan Guberman, et al An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy , by Jesse Stommel, et al Course Redesign Cycle (diagram) by Sharona Krinsky an…","meta_description":"In this episode, Sharona and Boz welcome back Dan Guberman to discuss his new book, Designing Impactful College Courses: Applying Self-Determination Theor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3280,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-grading-podcast-6385485/episodes/151-designing-impactful-courses-using-self-determination-theory-with-dan-guberman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-grading-podcast-6385485/151-designing-impactful-courses-using-self-determination-theory-with-dan-guberman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}