Consultations
We aim to respond to all consultation requests within 2–3 business days.
General Consultation Areas
We offer individual consultations in the following areas:
- Course Design, Development, and/or Review
- Teaching Strategies
- Assessment Design
- UDL (Universal Design for Learning), EDIA (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility) in Teaching and Learning
- Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
- Using Educational Technology
- Working with Graduate Students and Teaching Assistants
- Learning Analytics
- Interpreting Course Evaluation Data
- Research on Teaching and Learning (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
- Teaching Award Nominations
- Teaching and Learning Initiatives, Leadership, and Strategic Work
Teaching Dossier Consultations
CTSI offers dossier consultations for faculty members with continuing appointments who are going through a formal review process. Visit the Teaching Dossier Consultation page for more information.
Start-of-Term Quercus and Educational Technology Consultations
Book a 30-minute virtual consultation with a Faculty Liaison from the Teaching, Learning and Technology team at the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) to discuss Quercus and educational technology questions for your upcoming course(s). Consultations are available for the following categories:
- Quercus: Getting started, copying courses, building and organizing content, creating modules and pages, using the Rich Content Editor, setting up assignments / quizzes / rubrics / Turnitin / Gradebook
- Teaching with Technology: Using the U of T Academic Toolbox to administer your course, communicate with students, assess student work, and design inclusive teaching and learning environments
- Teaching with GenAI: Incorporating GenAI in your teaching, revising assessment instructions and rubrics, introducing AI literacy, using Microsoft Copilot, and crafting effective prompts
- Accessibility in Teaching and Learning: checking accessibility in Quercus, structuring documents, generating captions and transcripts, and using tools like the Immersive Reader
Note: Instructors from Applied Science & Engineering, Arts & Science, Kinesiology & Physical Education, UTM, and UTSC, are encouraged to connect with their divisional support teams for unit-specific guidance.
You can indicate a preference for an in-person consultation via the booking form. All virtual bookings will automatically receive a Microsoft Teams link.
Consultation bookings are available during the following dates, between 10 am and 4 pm: August 18–22 and 25–29, September 2–5 and 8–12, 2025. If you need assistance outside these dates—or anticipate needing more than 30 minutes—please submit a request through the CTSI general consultation request form (above).
Teaching Feedback Services
CTSI offers services that provide instructors with formative feedback on different aspects of their teaching:
- Quercus Course Review: How Quercus is used in a course to support teaching and learning
- Teaching Observations: Instructional practices in a class session (in-person or online synchronous)
CTSI Consultation Resources
Depending on the nature of your request, you may find one or more of the following links useful as you prepare for your consultation: