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A brief taxonomy of why people raise their hands in class

by Finn Tobin | Feb 24, 2020 | Humour, Uncategorized

Graphic by Haley Greenyer During my time at UVic, I have observed a recurring phenomenon: students raising their hands in class. It seems of the utmost importance that there is an established taxonomy of the phenomenon and the reasons for it. Below is my record of...

A case against participation marks

by Finn Tobin | Feb 22, 2020 | Opinions

Why the implementation of participation marks should be reconsidered Graphic by Darian Lee As a student, I find the idea of grading participation in a university lecture problematic on multiple fronts. First, given how most participation marks are structured into...

A brief taxonomy of why people raise their hands in class

A case against participation marks

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