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□ 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 Libr…
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ResourcesPlanning 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 reviewing:
Active Learning at the University of Toronto
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ResourcesLetter 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 instructors using letter grades in Quercus:
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ResourcesThe Assignments page in your Quercus course menu will display several forms of assessment in one location
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Tool GuidesMid-course evaluations are generally informal, qualitative evaluations (but can include quantitative questions) created and administered by the instructor sometime near or shortly before the mid-point of the course. These evaluations may ad…
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ResourcesAssessing Course Development and New Teaching Practices
Assessing the success of a new course, assignment, or teaching strategy can provide valuable information for your own teaching development and for formal evaluation of your teaching. T…
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ResourcesThis 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 access needs based on techn…
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ResourcesThis tip sheet draws on many faculty experiences included in the CTSI report Faculty Mentoring for Teaching Report (pdf).
How to be a "Champion of Teaching"
Ensure there are formative opportunities for instructors to receive feedback on t…
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ResourcesThis tip sheet draws on many faculty experiences included in the CTSI report Faculty Mentoring for Teaching Report (pdf).
Communicate and Connect Around Mentoring for Teaching
Ask your Chair about formal and informal teaching mentors avail…
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ResourcesSee below for quick reference to key components to consider when setting up your online or remote learning environment.
For more information on online learning topics and/or educational technology tools:
use related topic links on the righ…
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ResourcesU 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 Engine by Instructure, which offers adv…
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ResourcesTool 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 Toolbox. You can also reach out for guidance on using the tools that bes…
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