Getting started for instructors

Creating a course

1. From your dashboard, select Create course.
2. Enter the course name, term, and institution details.
3. Choose whether to start from scratch or duplicate a previous course.
4. Save to open your new course hub.

Create course form

Enrolling students

Add students by uploading a roster file, inviting them by email, or syncing from your LMS if Penciil is connected to Moodle.

Creating an assessment

Choose the assessment mode that fits your exam.

1. a. Administered assessment — QR coded. Design your paper template, tag question regions, print, and upload scans after the exam.
2. b. Assigned assessment. Build questions online, set a due date, and students complete and submit through Penciil.

Assessment editor with tagged questions

Grading

Assign questions to your grading team. Each grader marks their assigned responses across all students, applying scores and reusable comments — no mental math across whole scripts, and less room for errors. Response locking prevents duplicate marking.

Returning student work

When grading is complete, release results. Students receive their scores and per-question feedback. See Returning graded assessments for details.