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Data xUTK 2026 — Beyond the Grade

Beyond the Grade: Using AI-Assisted Speech Evaluation to Build Meaningful Data for Instruction and Program Assessment

EventData xUTK Conference · Discovery
DateAugust 3, 2026
PresenterAnna Lyn McClure, PhD · Technical Documentation Specialist, Office of Communications and Marketing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Speech instructors already produce rich judgment when they evaluate performances. Little of that judgment becomes structured, comparable campus data. This talk frames the listening-time constraint, what an instructor-finalized evaluation can retain as a data record, and how instructors and administrators can use category-level evidence—with SpeechGradebook as a worked example, not a product pitch.

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