For Instructors: Google Colab now with auto-grading, powered by Vocareum.

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Vocareum and Google Colab Partner to Bring Autograding and LMS Integration to Instructors

An interview with Dr. Carl Boettiger

At Vocareum, we are committed to empowering educators with tools that simplify teaching and enhance student learning experiences. Google Colab has become a go-to platform for instructors teaching AI, data science, and programming, offering a free, cloud-based Jupyter notebook environment. With built-in access to GPUs and TPUs at no cost, Colab enables students to run computationally intensive models without requiring specialized hardware. Today, we are excited to announce our collaboration with Google Colab, bringing seamless autograding and Learning Management System (LMS) integration to instructors who use Colab for notebook-based assignments.

Responding to Educators’ Needs​

More than half of Colab’s user base comes from academia, and one of the most frequent requests from instructors has been for autograding and LMS integration. Through our partnership with Google Colab, we are addressing this need, offering an easy-to-use solution that reduces grading time, streamlines workflows, and enables real-time student feedback.

How This Works

With Vocareum’s platform, instructors can now:

  • Create autograded Colab assignments with structured instructor and student versions.
  • Automate grading using hidden test cases that evaluate student submissions.
  • Seamlessly integrate with LMS platforms like Canvas and Blackboard, ensuring automatic grade synchronization.
  • Efficiently manage courses and students with tools designed for large-scale educational environments.

This integration provides instructors with more control, security, and flexibility, while allowing students to learn in a familiar Google Colab environment.

📖 Want to see how it works? Google’s Julianne DeMars-Smith has written a step-by-step guide on how to set up autograded assignments in Colab using Vocareum. Check it out here.

Why Vocareum?

Vocareum has long been a trusted partner for universities and organizations leading the way in AI and cloud education. Our platform supports thousands of institutions and programs, including AWS Academy, Databricks Academy, Udacity, Cornell University, USC and UC San Diego ensuring that students worldwide have access to high-quality, hands-on learning experiences.

By integrating with Google Colab, we are making it even easier for educators to scale AI and data science education while maintaining a consistent, high-quality grading process.

Get Started Today

This collaboration is a direct response to feedback from the academic community, and we are excited to see how instructors leverage these new capabilities. If you’re ready to explore the benefits of autograding in Colab, you can sign up for a free trial today.

We look forward to supporting you on your teaching journey!

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