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But why specifications grading? What's wrong with points?

I use Specifications Grading for the courses I teach. This grading approach does not assign any points to assessable items. That is, th...
Teachers need to struggle to learn

The towel was a gift from a student. I take it on all my ...
Creativity as expressed in HONR 296 final projects (spring and fall 2021 edition)

I previously wrote about the creative ways learners in my spring 2020 and fall 2020 Honors College courses (HONR 296) exhibited and docum...

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About Me

Dave Largent: I currently have the privilege of serving as a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. I have been in this role full time since the Fall of 2010. In late 2007, I left industry where I’d worked in Information Technology for a local company for twenty-eight years to start work on a master’s degree in Computer Science. I served as a Graduate Assistant from Spring 2008 through Spring 2010, when I completed work on my master’s degree.

Since a youth, I’ve been involved in the Boy Scouts of America program, first as a youth, and now as an adult leader. I am an Eagle Scout, as is my father and son, thus making me the middle generation of three Eagle Scouts. I enjoy the outdoors, and being active in it. I’ve spent many summers working at scout summer camps.

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