Zachary Sheldon
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Zachary Sheldon
@zsheldonphd.bsky.social
Lecturer at Baylor FDM; PhD in Communication from Texas A&M | teaching and studying film, communication, religion, and media | reading a lot, usually

https://zacharysheldon.substack.com/
Please do reach out or let me know if you find this interesting or useful or engaging, I always value feedback, ideas, and inspiration!
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Overall, I find ungrading to be really helpful, beneficial, even motivating for students...and there are also some obvious shortcomings to the method, including students potentially abusing the method's flexibility and missing some key course ideas.
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This article reflects on my use of "ungrading" in a new course on Religion and Film that I taught, and the opportunities and problems the use of that strategy presented.
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
End of semester grading is always a sincere *task* but it always also reminds me that I love what I do.
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I had notes and an outline for this article and its ideas for *years* and this summer was finally able to dedicate the time to sitting down and working it all out on paper. Extremely grateful to finally see it in print (online). Happy to share the free PDF link to any one interested!
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM