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A Sandbox course is a space created for an individual instructor to experiment with Quercus, the University of Toronto’s Canvas-based teaching and learning environment.
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Tool GuidesPlagiarism Detection Tool
The University’s plagiarism detection tool is an efficient way to identify common writing issues and deter plagiarism in course assignments. Instructors using this tool can create an assignment in their Quercus cou…
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ResourcesFurther information and resources for instructors, academic administrators, and students, is available on the course evaluations website:
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Tool GuidesARC Major Projects - Update
There is currently an ongoing RFx review of Online Proctoring Solutions for the Academic Toolbox. Please see the Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) Major Projects Update Wiki for th…
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ResourcesAccess Quercus:
□ Log in with your UTORid and password at q.utoronto.ca
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□ Contact your Divisional Educational Technology Support staff member for questions about setting up your Quercus course.□ Contact your Faculty Liaison Libr…
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ResourcesMyMedia, maintained by the University of Toronto Library, is a service that can host your videos. Videos can be shared through a link or embed code without needing to add a list of approved viewers, or sharing the video
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Tool GuidesModules allow instructors to determine the order and structure (eg. by week, unit, or topic) in which the content will be released to the end-user to provide a guided learning experience.
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Tool GuidesThe Microsoft 365 integration allows instructors to assign and collect assignments Microsoft OneDrive files within Quercus.
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Tool GuidesMicrosoft Teams is a chat-based collaborative work space that brings together people, content, and conversations.
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Tool GuidesResilient course design is a framework for understanding how to design courses that account for variability in conditions. A resilient course design can reduce workload later in the term by preemptively putting in place processes for handli…
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ResourcesA wiki page is a collaborative page that allows people to contribute, edit, and share materials.
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Tool GuidesLecture Capture software available at U of T:
You can use webinar tools (MS Teams Meeting or Zoom) to create a meeting of one (just yourself) and using the built-in screen and camera tools, make a lecture capture.
U of T’s licensed lect…
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