Cogniti enables the authoring of generative AI virtual chatbots tailored for students to engage with course content and facilitate their learning. Cogniti incorporates key educational features designed for instructors to gain insight into...
Tool Guides
This page refers to the Zoom Quercus Integration.
Please view the Zoom page to read information on the Zoom desktop client, mobile app or web portal.
Zoom is a cloud-based video communications tool that allows you to set up virtual video...
WeBWorK is an assessment system for delivering individualized problems primarily focused on mathematics and science courses. By providing feedback, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. With...
Many instructors use rich media files (videos and pictures) as part of their teaching. While Quercus does not have the capacity to host many files, we have other institutional solutions that can provide a solution.
We recommend alternative...
Rubrics can be used for increasing grading efficiency, improving students’ understanding of expectations, and monitoring performance. Once you create a rubric, the rubric is saved in your course for future use.
You can add the rubric to...
Quercus provides several built-in options for communicating with your students, including Announcements and Conversations/Inbox.
Email is another means of communicating with your students. The instructions will explain how to...
The Outcomes tool allows instructors to input learning outcomes directly in their Quercus course and map these outcomes to course assessments.
The Gradebook helps instructors enter, view, filter, and distribute grades for students.
Depending on the Grade display type, grades for each assignment can be viewed as points, percentage, complete or incomplete, GPA scale, or...
Microsoft Forms is a versatile tool that can be used in various educational scenarios:
Assessments: Create quizzes and tests to evaluate student understanding and track progress.
Feedback Collection: Gather feedback from students and...
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 editing, customizable templates, and AI-powered tools for tasks like...
Course evaluations play a crucial role in promoting teaching excellence at the University of Toronto by providing feedback that supports teaching and learning for students, faculty, and administrators.
The Library Reading List application manages course reserves material reserved through the University of Toronto Library’s Course Reserve and Syllabus Service System. This tool creates a single list of all the course materials you...
