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
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.
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
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
Student Support
Instructors: feel free to share this support page with your students Quercus Tools: Quercus Discussions Discussions Quercus Discussions allow course participants can have an online conversation. Overview Discussions are a commonly
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
Course Life Cycle
The Quercus course life cycle is a timeline of events a course goes through from creation to delivery to archived (read-only*). This resource will help you plan to build, update,
Teaching with Social Media
Teaching with social media This guide provides an overview of teaching with social media at the University of Toronto. Its goal is to help Instructors: understand considerations around the use
Tech Tips
Subscribe to the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation e-newsletter for weekly news and tips. Access Past Issues of the newsletter. Tech Tips 2023 2023-01-30 Announcements & communication with
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