PeppeR

What Can I Use It For?

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PeppeR is an online discussion tool where students can engage in in-depth inquiry supportive of their efforts to share information, identify key ideas, and progressively work to improve those ideas.

Special Notes

There are currently two versions of PeppeR: the Quercus integration and the stand-alone version. The version available for Quercus integration is distinct from the stand-alone version.  Accounts, content and users are not shared between the two versions.

This Academic Toolbox tool helps you...
Connect & communicate / Teach from a distance
Typical course activity format:
Asynchronous
Quercus integration
Integrated tool

Where can I get more support?

Related resources / similar tools

Cost
Centrally funded

How to Get Started

PeppeR is a web-based collaborative  asynchronous online discussion environment.

How to Use This Tool

PeppeR is the name for an online discussion tool developed by Jim Hewitt and Clare Brett of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).  The tool is a collaborative workspace where students can engage in in-depth inquiry supportive of their efforts to share information, identify key ideas, and progressively work to improve those ideas.

Instructors using PeppeR are encouraged to enable the PeppeR integration tool in their Quercus courses.

The PeppeR app is already installed. The link simply needs to be made visible to students by following the instruction steps.

Instructions

  • Add PeppeR Registration Link for Students

  • Discussions

Guides

Videos

  • An introduction to Pepper

  • Adding PeppeR to your Quercus Course Navigation Menu

  • Fostering Group Discussions with PeppeR - 2021

Last Modified:

7 August, 2024

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