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Coursework for everyone
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Capabilities

Clearer for faculty.
Clearer for students.

SOL is a shared coursework space: faculty assign quizzes and discussions, students submit and review feedback, and the hard parts of scoring subjective answers get a careful first pass — with humans still in charge.

01

Quizzes that fit the course

Multiple choice, short answer, and long answer — written to the course’s own wording and standards, not a generic template.

02

Subjective work, scored

Short responses and essays get careful first-pass scoring so feedback can come back while the material is still fresh.

03

Feedback you can see

Every subjective score includes reasoning. Faculty can review or adjust; students get clarity on how work was evaluated.

04

Sections and rosters

Work stays scoped to the right cohort — seminars, lecture halls, and multi-section courses without mixing streams.

05

Progress in one place

Attempts, scores, and section views live together so everyone can see where things stand without chasing spreadsheets.

06

Export when you need it

Pull attempts as CSV or print-ready PDF for records, appeals, or your own archive.

Inside SOL

Both sides of
the same desk.

Faculty on the left, the learner on the right. One moment, two views — scoring, the queue, and the record.

SOLFacultyAttempt · Maya ChenHO
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Attempt

Maya Chen

PHIL 210 · §03 · Midterm

7/ 10

Why does Kant treat persons as ends in themselves, rather than as means?

Student answer

Because using someone only as a tool ignores that they can set their own ends. The humanity formulation says we have to treat rational agents as sources of value, not instruments for ours.

Rubric
  • Names the humanity formulation
  • Distinguishes from hypothetical imperatives
  • Applies the claim to a concrete case
Reasoning

Dignity is located correctly. The contrast with a hypothetical imperative, and a concrete case, are still open.

SOLLearnerMidterm · FeedbackMC
Your attempt

Midterm · Feedback

PHIL 210 · still warm

Why treat persons as ends, not means?

Your answer

Because they can set their own ends — using them only as tools ignores that.

How it was read

Dignity is located correctly. Example and contrast with hypothetical imperatives still open.

7 / 10
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Human judgment, without the all-nighter.

SOL doesn’t replace the grader. It takes the first pass on subjective answers so your attention goes to the work that still needs a person.

Turnaround

Grading alone

Hours to days while a stack waits in a queue — feedback arrives after the class has moved on.

With SOL

First-pass scores return while the material is still warm. You spend time where judgment matters.

Consistency

Grading alone

Standards drift across a long night, a second cup of coffee, or between graders on the same rubric.

With SOL

Every response is read against the same rubric language. Outliers surface for your review — not silent variance.

Reasoning

Grading alone

The score is often the only artifact. Why a point was lost lives in memory or a thin margin note.

With SOL

Each subjective score includes model reasoning you can inspect, adjust, or explain to a learner.

Scale

Grading alone

Open-ended work doesn’t scale with enrollment. Something gives: depth, sleep, or turnaround.

With SOL

Short and long answers get a careful first pass at section scale — without abandoning the written response.

Control

Grading alone

Full control — and the full cost of exercising it on every line.

With SOL

Full control retained. Override any score. Attention queues pull you to what still needs a human eye.

Record

Grading alone

Spreadsheets, inbox threads, and incomplete trails when a grade is questioned later.

With SOL

Attempts, rationale, and adjustments stay together — exportable when records or appeals need them.

You remain the grader of record. SOL accelerates the first reading — it does not hide how a score was reached.

Approach

Three beliefs,
held stubbornly.

Why we built a coursework platform for both sides of the classroom — three ideas we will not compromise on.

  1. Real answers matter.

    Short and long responses are where understanding shows up. SOL is built around that work — for the people writing it and the people reviewing it.

  2. Clarity over black boxes.

    Scores come with reasoning. Faculty can review or adjust; students can see how their work was read. Speed without hiding the judgment.

  3. Your course, your rules.

    Questions, rubrics, sections, and discussions stay yours. SOL helps move coursework along — it does not rewrite how you teach or learn.

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FAQ

Straight answers
before you try it.

The questions instructors ask first — about control, subjective scoring, and who stays in charge.

No. SOL provides a rubric-aligned first pass on subjective answers — with visible reasoning — so you can review, adjust, or accept scores. Final judgment stays with the instructor.