13. Anti-racist writing assessment ecologies with Dr. Asao Inoue

How can teachers create more equitable, more humane writing ecologies in their classrooms? Today on the show Mel and Celeste speak with Dr. Asao Inoue, professor of Rhetoric and Composition in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University.

In this conversation we get into labour-based grading contracts, some of the inherent racist problems with a traditional grading framework, AI in relation to trust, colonialism, and classroom ecologies, as well as how to implement some of these ideas outside of a college context. We build off of Dr. Inoue's scholarship in this book, Anti-Racist Writing Assessment Ecologies, which is definitely worth a read.

Teaching Writers Speak is a podcast developed by members of the Toronto Writing Project. The Toronto Writing Project—or TWP for short—is made up of teachers and researchers who view writing as a vehicle for change, both in our institutions and in the world at large.

This episode was produced by Celeste Kirsh and Mel Arasin. Rob Simon, TWP’s director, is our executive producer. Our theme music is by Doug Friesen.

You can learn more about the Toronto Writing Project, and sign up for our upcoming writing workshops and speakers series, by visiting www.torontowritingproject.com