Quercus (Canvas) Quick Guide
Use this quick guide to get started with Quercus and find guidance for preparing and teaching your course. What is Quercus? Quercus is the University of Toronto’s learning management system
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.
Quercus (Canvas) Course Templates and Examples
Use Quercus course templates to help structure and organize your course, or explore example courses for ideas about course design and organization. Quercus Course Templates CTSI provides a Quercus course
Quercus Course Roles and Permissions
Course-level roles determine what users can access and do within a Quercus course. Users with course-level roles generally cannot access content outside the courses in which they are enrolled. Review
Online Discussion Tools
Online discussion with and between students in a course can be a very powerful and effective teaching tool. Quercus has a built-in discussion tool, and at the University of Toronto,
Lecture Capture
Lecture 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
Recording of Lectures and Class Sessions
Audio and Video Recording of Lectures and Class Sessions More information on Recording Technologies can be found on the Academic, Research and Collaborative Technologies site. There are several possible
Quercus Course Life Cycle
The Quercus course life cycle outlines what happens to a course in Quercus from its creation through the end of the course and transition to read-only access. Use this resource
Student Response Systems
What are student response systems? Student response systems allow you to engage your students in a live class by soliciting responses to questions or polls in real-time. Depending on the
Plagiarism Detection
Plagiarism Detection Tool The University’s plagiarism detection tool is an electronic resource that assists in the detection and deterrence of plagiarism. Instructors using this tool can create an Assignment in
Quercus (Canvas) Support
Find help with Quercus (Canvas), including divisional and central support, consultations, guidance, system status, and training resources. Get Quercus Support Contact your divisional support team: Get help with Quercus and