Outsourced Grading

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Scott Jaschik: Outsourced Grading, Inside Higher Ed September 22, 2005

You can be sure academics will respond, as one commenter already has, that grading is an integral part of teaching. But there comes a point, as it did for me when I taught, when grading comes to be measured in vertical feet, and represents a burden, not an opportunity. Anyhow, this pilot, launched by Kentucky's community colleges this fall, may represent the thin edge of the wedg. More...