Are you Suffering from Grading Nostalgia?
Many professors still prefer the red pen and paper approach to grading, because it seems like a simple, proven and effective way to grade. That perception may still be true for those professors whose class sizes are small, and in particular if they aren’t required to work as part of a grading team. As class […]
Exams Returned Faster with Crowdmark
Physics Instructor Jason Harlow explains how exams can be returned to students faster using Crowdmark. “Last year, I had a big stack of tests that had to get passed around physically between eight TAs. They had to finish with that stack and then pass it to the next TA. It would take sometimes two weeks […]
Better testing with Crowdmark: Using open-ended questions in large courses
Alfonso Gracia-Saz, an instructor who teaches a 1,000 student calculus course at the University of Toronto, explains how Crowdmark allows for testing of higher level learning. “When doing a mega course like this one and designing the tests, there’s always the concern of ‘Am I going to be able to grade this question?’ and ‘How […]
“How would you feel if you could no longer use Crowdmark?” An Engineering professor reports
Dionne Aleman, an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, explains how she would feel if she could no longer use Crowdmark. “It would be a travesty if we were no longer allowed to continue using this tool.” Professor Aleman explains how Crowmdark boosts her productivity and improves the quality […]