94: Catalyzing the Ungrading Movement w/ Zoe Bee

On today's podcast we are joined by Zoe Bee. Zoe is an English professor, poet, and content creator who produces content for YouTube and streams on Twitch. Some of her work includes "A Professor Explains", where Zoe dives into why Grammarly is a poor product or what makes a poem a "good" poem; or full overview of the themes of H.P. Lovecraft.Zoe is a successful content creator despite being active for less than a year. We specifically learned about her after seeing her wildly successful video, "Grading is a Scam (and Motivation is a Myth)", which is nearing 500,000 views within 3 weeks. Her takedowns of PragerU, support of progressive education, and overall extensive, fact-checked videos show a growing interest, especially by younger viewers, in educational pedagogy and politics.In this podcast, we sat down with Zoe to talk about her growth, practices as an educator, and content creation.GUESTSZoe Bee, YouTuber, streamer, professor, and investigator of educational pedagogy, poetry, and EnglishRESOURCES Zoe Bee's YouTube Zoe Bee's Twitch Zoe Bee's Patreon Grading is a Scam (and Motivation is a Myth) | A Professor ExplainsFURTHER LISTENING 83: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning w/ Dr. Susan Blum 74: The Research on Assessment w/ Dr. Astrid Poorthuis 69: Social Justice, Gender Identity, and Liberatory Pedagogy w/ sj Miller