Waymark
Full-stack training delivery platform for small business facilitators and independent instructors. Live quizzing, SCORM-compatible course import, real-time session scoring, and roster management — without the enterprise LMS price tag.
What it solves
Running instructor-led training without a full LMS means cobbling together a quiz tool, a slide deck, a scoring sheet, and a signup form from four different places. Waymark replaces that stack with a single web platform built specifically for the person running the session — not the IT department that manages the LMS.
The target user is a facilitator at a small business, community organization, or independent training shop who needs to deliver structured training, track participant progress, and optionally import course content they already have from systems like Canvas or other SCORM-compatible LMSs.
Modules
Checkpoint
Real-time question delivery and response collection during live sessions. Results stream back instantly.
Preflight
Readiness scoring and evaluation. Structured assessment with configurable rubrics — you’re either cleared or you’re not.
Trek
Session delivery management. Facilitator flow control, slide timing, and presenter rotation from start to finish.
Manifest
Participant manifest and attendance tracking. Everyone aboard is accounted for with role-based access.
Relay
Live session voice tools. Audio annotation and session recording for async review and follow-up.
SCORM Import
Import and deliver SCORM packages exported from Canvas, Moodle, or any standards-compliant LMS.
SCORM compatibility
Community colleges, vocational schools, and learning management systems like Canvas export course content as SCORM packages — a zip file containing HTML, media, and a manifest that describes the course structure. Waymark’s SCORM import module reads these packages and makes them deliverable inside a live session.
This means a facilitator can take content they already built (or that their institution already has) and run it through Waymark without rebuilding anything. The system handles progress tracking, completion events, and score passback natively.
SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 are the target standards. xAPI (Tin Can) support is on the roadmap.
Why not just use an LMS?
| Factor | Enterprise LMS | Waymark |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $$$+ per seat | Self-hosted, free |
| Setup time | Days to weeks | Minutes |
| Live session tools | Bolted on | Core feature |
| Facilitator control | Admin-gated | Operator-first |
| SCORM import | Yes | Yes (in progress) |
| Offline capable | Cloud only | Self-hosted = offline |
Technical foundation
Waymark runs on Node.js with an Express backend, SQLite for storage, and Socket.IO for real-time session communication between the facilitator’s dashboard and participant devices. Authentication is JWT-based.
The frontend is vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no framework, no build step, fast to load on any device including older hardware that participants might bring to a training session.
Deployment target is a self-hosted Linux instance. The platform is designed to run behind a simple nginx proxy and requires no cloud services to operate.