Robert Talbert and Grading for Growth
Episode 19 of the Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast podcast, hosted by Steve Yalisove and Tim Chambers, titled "Robert Talbert and Grading for Growth" was published on May 11, 2025 and runs 78 minutes.
May 11, 2025 ·78m · Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast
Summary
Steve and Tim talk with Prof. Robert Talbert from Grand Valley State University. Robert is a math professor and has been very influential in inverted or flipped teaching and alternative grading in the past 20 years. Recently, he and a colleague, William Clarke, also a math professor at Grand Valley State University, wrote a book called "Grading for Growth". Most of the podcast is focussed on the ideas, implementation, and impact of the book. Robert also let us know that he is in the process of publishing a second edition of this flipped teaching book that should be available soon. Robert has a very comprehensive document which links to many resources that he has developed over the years. Here is that link:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1is0DKmhYMAUrCWN73_1U_GLMj_BXjyAAFZiY17eUq4I/edit?usp=sharingYou can find the YouTube video here:https://youtu.be/xokqniPiMwA?si=_vOHftlBV46gHH0AThis episode is sponsored by the North American Materials Education Symposium, a gift from Prof. Ron Gibala, and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).Please attend the North American Materials Education Symposium next summer, August 5th - 6th at Georgia Tech. Workshops on August 4th:https://www.names25.mse.gatech.edu
Episode Description
Steve and Tim talk with Prof. Robert Talbert from Grand Valley State University. Robert is a math professor and has been very influential in inverted or flipped teaching and alternative grading in the past 20 years. Recently, he and a colleague, William Clarke, also a math professor at Grand Valley State University, wrote a book called "Grading for Growth". Most of the podcast is focussed on the ideas, implementation, and impact of the book. Robert also let us know that he is in the process of publishing a second edition of this flipped teaching book that should be available soon.
Robert has a very comprehensive document which links to many resources that he has developed over the years. Here is that link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1is0DKmhYMAUrCWN73_1U_GLMj_BXjyAAFZiY17eUq4I/edit?usp=sharing
You can find the YouTube video here:
https://youtu.be/xokqniPiMwA?si=_vOHftlBV46gHH0A
This episode is sponsored by the North American Materials Education Symposium, a gift from Prof. Ron Gibala, and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).
Please attend the North American Materials Education Symposium next summer, August 5th - 6th at Georgia Tech. Workshops on August 4th:
https://www.names25.mse.gatech.edu
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