Crowdmark is an online grading platform that helps instructors provide rich feedback and grades more efficiently and effectively. The name Crowdmark refers to it's ability to make providing feedback more efficient with a team of graders.

Crowdmark can be used to electronically distribute and collect student assignments and exams. It was designed with STEM assessments in mind (e.g., Mathematics). There are a few question/submission types that it supports: 

• Electronic files or scans of handwritten work (e.g., .pdf, .jpeg) 
• Rich text (e.g., responses typed directly into Crowdmark)
• Multiple choice 

There are benefits of using Crowdmark for assignments or exams: 

• The submissions are broken apart by question, which allows for grading by question, which is typically more efficient and consistent.
• As the submissions are electronic and broken apart by question, graders can be simultaneously providing feedback on different questions from the same student.
• Each comment made on a question is stored in a bank and can be quickly applied to a number of students' submissions (i.e., you don't need to write the same comment twice). This typically leads to students getting richer feedback than they typically would.
• After grading, data visualizations of student performance on each question are provided. Instructors can use this data to inform their instruction.
• Grades from Crowdmark can be synced to your Grades in Canvas.

Learning Technology Ecosystem (LTE) Principles

Crowdmark most directly address these LTE goals:

Efficient and easy to use - Learners need to work in a system that is fluid and requires a minimum number of steps in systems that are intuitive and integrated.

Best Practices

You should contact your College IT Coordinator for details about local evaluation and recommended uses, in addition to information about common problems to be aware of.