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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 Update Wiki for the most recent …

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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 Toolbox. For the September 2023 - April 2024 academic y…

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Developing or Redesigning a Course
Before beginning the process of proposing or revising a course, you should consult with your department and Division to confirm any guidelines and requirements. Enrol in the Course Design Foundations (CDF) self-paced asynchronous program fo…

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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 built-in screen and camera tools, make a lecture capture. U of T’s licensed lect…

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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 common…

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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 reasons a lecture o…

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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, and backup your Quercus course. Where applicable, tasks sugge…

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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 of educational technologies and social media i…

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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 your students 2023-01…

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Student Response Systems
Audience Response RFSQ update:   Following the University’s open tendering process for audience response tools, we are pleased to inform University instructors and staff that iClicker Cloud (integrated with Quercus) is availabl…

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Plagiarism Detection
Ouriginal to Turnitin Transition The University of Toronto has transitioned its plagiarism detection tool from Ouriginal to Turnitin, effective September 1, 2024.  If you have done a “Course Copy” from a Summer 2024 course or earlier, you …

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Quercus Support
Support available from your Academic unit Look up your Divisional Support Contact who can support you and your academic technology needs with the tools in the Quercus Academic Toolbox.  Your Divisional Support representative may have local …

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Institutional Resources 

Undergraduate Research Hub: a resource for faculty, librarians, staff and students to help them navigate undergraduate research at U of T. For faculty, topics include recruitment, management of student researchers, funding opportunities and opportunities to support students in research.

Experiential Learning Hub: a resource for faculty, librarians, staff and students to help them navigate experiential learning at U of T. It shares a typology for the different types of EL found at U of T along with resources for faculty, staff and librarians as they plan and implement an EL initiative.

Folio: is a new system that helps students elevate their University of Toronto experience; from exciting events and enriching clubs to personalized peer mentorship, supports to enhance their academic journey and experiential learning programs. Students are able to explore activities that align with their skills and interests, and seamlessly track their achievements via their Co-Curricular Record.

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