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Quercus Course Review

Quercus Course Review

The Quercus Course Review (QCR) service provides formative, non-evaluative feedback on how your Quercus course site supports student learning. A CTSI or divisional Educational Developer/Technologist will review your site and offer suggestions to strengthen clarity, accessibility, organization, and alignment with your teaching goals.

QCRs are most helpful for instructors who already have experience with Quercus and are looking to enhance their course design. Course sites do not need to be published but must be in a mostly student-ready state for a meaningful review. Academic units cannot request a QCR as part of a summative teaching evaluation process, and CTSI cannot review Quercus sites for tenure, continuing status, or job application purposes.

How the Process Works

A QCR typically unfolds over three stages:

  1. Pre‑Review Meeting (25 minutes): Instructor and reviewer(s) meet to determine the focus of the review.
  2. Review (60 minutes): Reviewer(s) examine the Quercus course site.
  3. Post‑Review Meeting (50 minutes): Instructor and reviewer(s) discuss observations and identify next steps.

Note: The QCR service is designed to support academic courses listed in ROSI. For feedback on synchronous live teaching, please refer to our Teaching Observation service. For technical support related to Quercus and the Academic Toolbox, contact your divisional educational technology support team or email q.help@utoronto.ca.

Request a Quercus Course Review

Please complete the form below to request a QCR. The information you provide will help us understand your goals and tailor feedback to your teaching context.

We recommend submitting one request per academic year, as insights from a single review are often applicable across multiple courses.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

About You

Name(Required)
Email(Required)
Primary Campus(Required)
Appointment Type(Required)

About Your Course

Please include the course code (e.g., ABC100) and course title.
You can select a past, in-progress, or in-development Quercus course. Please note that if your course is currently in development, it must be in a mostly “student-ready” state for us to provide meaningful observations during the review.
File number limit: 1 single file. Size limit: 2 MB. Allowed file types: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, JPG, PNG, MP3, MP4.
Max. file size: 1 GB.

Your Experience with Quercus

How do you currently use Quercus, and how do you want students to use it?(Required)
Select all that apply.
I feel comfortable using Quercus and/or other educational technologies.(Required)
I am open to trying new Quercus strategies and/or educational technologies.(Required)

Your Goals

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