Cogniti enables the authoring of generative AI virtual tutors tailored for students to engage with course content and facilitate their learning. Cogniti in
Tool Guides
Welcome to the Academic Toolbox
This is the search page for specific individual tools available in the U of T Academic Toolbox.
Within the search area below, you can select Toggle Filters to sort the Tool Guides based on integrations type or place in the Academic Toolbox category. Our Tool Finder provides a menu of tools in various pedagogical categories.
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Microsoft Clipchamp is a video playback and editing tool built into the Microsoft 365 environment.
It offers a range of features, including drag-and-drop editin
Microsoft’s Accessibility Checker is a tool available in various Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. It helps ensure that your documents are accessible to people with disabilities by id
Microsoft Immersive Reader is designed to enhance reading comprehension and accessibility within Microsoft applications, including Word, OneNote, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and more. Immersive Reader support
The Quercus Accessibility Checker, integrated within the Quercus (Canvas) Learning Management System, offers several key features to help ensure content is accessible to all users by scanning course content for accessibility issues, such
With Microsoft Copilot Chat, you can ask the AI chatbot questions and get detailed responses with footnotes that link back to original sources. Because
Quercus is available as a mobile application by searching your device’s app store for “Canvas Student”
The Canvas Student mobile app allows instructors and students to conveniently access their course content, an
The University of Toronto has licensed TechSmith Snagit as the institutional lecture recording solution to provide screen and audio recording. Resulting videos are saved locally on the computer where they were recorde
The Library Resources integration provides quick access to commonly used library links, including the library’s article and catalogue search. Request a customized course research guide by contacting yo
MyMedia, maintained by the University of Toronto Library, is a service that can host your videos. Videos can be shared through a link or embed code without needing to add a list of approved viewers, or shar
Microsoft Teams is a chat-based collaborative work space that brings together people, content, and conversations. MS Teams Meetings can be used to hold classes or record webinars for both synchronous and