Draft:Crowdmark

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Crowdmark is a Canadian educational technology company that provides digital grading software for universities. Its platform allows instructors to administer assessments, grade student work collaboratively, and return feedback electronically for both paper-based and online exams.

Crowdmark originated in 2011 in response to logistical challenges associated with grading large-scale written mathematics competitions in Canada. According to a Government of Canada impact profile published by the Networks of Centres of Excellence^[1], the founders, James Colliander and Michelle Caers developed software to digitize and streamline grading workflows for large cohorts of students.

The company later expanded its platform for broader use in higher education. In 2013, EdSurge reported that Crowdmark raised seed funding to support product development and institutional growth.^[2]

Crowdmark enables instructors and grading teams to provide feedback on student work digitally while maintaining paper-based or hybrid assessment formats.^[3] The platform is designed for written, problem-based, and structured assessments and supports collaborative grading among instructional teams.^[4]

Institutional documentation published by universities describes workflows for administering assessments, scanning paper exams for digital grading, and returning feedback electronically.^[5][6]

Crowdmark integrates with learning management systems used in higher education. The platform is listed as a supported third-party integration in the D2L Brightspace Integration Hub.^[7]

Institutional documentation from the University of Toronto describes access to Crowdmark through Quercus (Canvas) and outlines integration-based assessment workflows.^[5]

Multiple universities publish official teaching and learning documentation referencing Crowdmark as part of their supported assessment technologies. Examples include:

• University of Waterloo Centre for Teaching Excellence guidance on using Crowdmark in courses.^[5]
• Queen’s University onQ support documentation describing grading workflows.^[8]
• York University Learning Technology Services guidance for online assessments using Crowdmark.^[9]
• University of Manitoba listing Crowdmark within teaching and learning technologies.^[10]
• University of Lethbridge teaching centre documentation.^[11]
• University College London discussion of Crowdmark within digital mathematics assessment practices.^[12]

Crowdmark has been referenced in institutional discussions of grading efficiency and digital assessment workflows. Simon Fraser University published a teaching innovation story describing its use in streamlining grading processes.^[13]

The University of Bath reported on a pilot project involving Crowdmark in the context of feedback quality and marking efficiency.^[14]

Crowdmark has also appeared in professional development contexts, including an EDUCAUSE webinar addressing online and in-person grading transitions.^[15]