Teaching with Technology
Welcome to the Academic Toolbox
You can view our articles related to Teaching with Technology below. If you are looking for support with a specific tool in the Quercus Academic Toolbox, visit our Tool Guides to search by name or category.
Instructor Quercus Checklist
Access Quercus: □ Log in with your UTORid and password at q.utoronto.ca Pre-Course: □ Contact your Divisional Educational Technology Support staff member for questions about setting up your Quercus course.□ Contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian. who can assist
Considerations for Large Courses
Planning and Delivering Your Course Many of the resources on this site can support the planning and delivery of a large class, whether online or in-person. You could start by
Letter grades in Quercus
Letter Grades A number of potential issues regarding the use of letter grades in Quercus have been identified. Problems can occur when using the Gradebook or the SpeedGrader. Attention all
Guidance for Potential Risks in Remote Teaching
This resource has been developed to help guide instructors’ preparations and decision-making when designing a course for online/remote delivery and taking into account students who may have different learning and
Quercus Quick Guide
U of T Quercus: Integrated Tools to Facilitate Teaching and Learning The University of Toronto’s academic technology toolbox is powered by Quercus. Quercus is based on the Canvas Learning Management
Tool Guide Menu
Tool Finder Are you wondering which tools to choose to achieve learning goals for your course? Use our Tool Finder to see guides for the various tools in our Academic
Past CTSI Workshop Recordings
This page contains recordings of workshops from the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI) and their associated resources, covering various aspects of teaching and learning, as well as Quercus
Quercus course templates and example courses
View Quercus Course Templates We have created course templates to provide instructors and instructional staff with a framework for using the Quercus tools to build their own course sites. View
Online Assessment Tools
ACT Major Projects – Update There is currently an ongoing RFx review of Online Grading Solutions for the Academic Toolbox. Please see the Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) Major Projects
Online Discussion Tools
ARC Major Projects – Update Following an open tendering process for discussion tools, the ED discussion tool is no longer available as an integrated and supported tool in our Academic