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Timetable Builder

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Overview and Key Features:

The Timetable Builder is the University of Toronto’s official visual timetable building tool, which provides an intuitive, accessible and mobile-friendly user interface.

Timetable Builder is available for undergraduate courses in the:

  • Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
  • Faculty of Arts & Science
  • Faculty of Information
  • Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
  • Faculty of Music
  • John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
  • University of Toronto Mississauga
  • University of Toronto Scarborough.

Help - Free computer icons   Getting Started:

Visit the Timetable Builder portal where you can:

  • Manually or automatically generate a visual course timetable based on your preferred course sections and time preferences.
  • Easily search for courses across divisions with improved filtering by course code, course title or keyword, delivery method (in-person, online, hybrid), as well as by department and subject area.
  • Block off time to accommodate part-time job schedules and other commitments.
  • See near real-time information about course sections, including space availability, waitlists, special instructions, and easy-to-understand enrolment controls.
  • Share a link to your plan with others or create a PDF or PNG file.

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Disclaimer: The Timetable Builder is an explorative tool that lets you search for courses and build potential timetables. It does not connect to your ACORN account, does not check your eligibility for courses, and will not enrol you in courses. To enrol, please visit ACORN during your assigned enrolment times.

Transfer Explorer

Product overview - Free business icons   Overview and Key Features:

The Transfer Explorer can be used as a guide to determine if completed coursework at an external institution or division is eligible for transfer credits at the University of Toronto.

Current University of Toronto students may use the Transfer Explorer as a guide to see if and how courses will transfer back to the University of Toronto for degree credit. This would be relevant for the following cases:

In Addition, prospective students who wish to transfer to the University of Toronto from other Canadian or International Institutions may use Transfer Explorer as a guide to see how the courses they studied at these institutions will be assessed at the University of Toronto

Participating Divisions:

  • The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
  • The Faculty of Arts & Science
  • The Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
  • The Faculty of Music
  • The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
  • U of T Mississauga
  • U of T Scarborough

Together with Transfer Explorer, Transfer Credit Equivalencies is the application housing the inventory of transfer credit equivalencies used by select administrators during transfer credit assessment.

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For more information on transfer credits at different divisions at the University of Toronto please visit the following links:

Quercus

Quercus to replace Portal as U of T's new teaching and learning toolbox | University of Toronto Scarborough News

Product overview - Free business icons   Overview and Key Features:

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 advanced content design, a variety of student communication tools, easy-to-use course administration features and a mobile application for access to key functions from a phone or tablet. Through a number of built-in tools and effective integration of other educational technologies, this powerful “app store” platform allows for greater pedagogical flexibility and engagement.

Help - Free computer icons   Getting Started:

Login to Quercus with your UTORid and password.

Once you are signed into Quercus, you should be able to see a list of your courses on your Dashboard. If you are unable to see your course, verify the following:

  1. You must have active status in HRIS to be added to a course via ROSI. Contact your Business Officer or divisional Human Resources Officer to confirm that your status in HRIS is active.
  2. The Course must be created in ROSI, and you must be assigned as an instructor to the appropriate sections there. Contact your departmental ROSI coordinator to ensure that the course has been created and that you are properly assigned in ROSI.

Changes in ROSI or HRIS can result in a loss of access to your courses in Quercus. If you lose access to your courses at any point, reach out to the individuals listed above to verify your status in HRIS and ROSI.

All courses on Quercus follow the Course Life Cycle. Please review the timeline to confirm whether you should have access to your course.

NOTE: Any changes made in ROSI or HRIS will be reflected in Quercus within 24-48 hours.

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Visit the Quercus Quick Guide for Information on:

  • Navigating Your Course
  • Accessibility and Quercus
  • Add Course Content
  • Add TAs and Course Staff
  • Announcements & Communication
  • Assignments & Grading
  • Build and Customize Your Course
  • Discussion Board

And many more…

TechSmith Snagit

TechSmith Snagit 2020 Brings New Content Creation Features | TechSmith

Product overview - Free business icons   Overview and Key Features:

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 recorded and can be shared via streaming services such as U of T Libraries’ MyMedia or Microsoft OneDrive).

TechSmith Snagit is available to Faculty, Staff and Students with a valid UTORid.

Help - Free computer icons   Getting Started:

Get TechSmith Snagit

  1. Visit the Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies Snagit License site here and log in with your UTORid and password.
  2. Complete and submit the form.
  3. Download and open the installer. Follow the steps as shown.
  4. Copy the Snagit Software License Key shown on license site.
  5. Note: This license key is private and owned by the University. Do not share or distribute this license key with others.

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iClicker

iClicker Instructor Guide - Toolbox - Digital Media Projects - Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)

Product overview - Free business icons   Overview and Key Features:

iClicker (commonly called “clickers”) is a classroom response system currently supported at the University of Toronto. iClicker Cloud works in combination with presentation software like PowerPoint or Keynote. Instructors use the software to pose multiple-choice questions to students during class.

iClickers are a great way to increase student engagement, especially in large classes, and provide immediate feedback on student understanding of the course material.

Following the University’s open tendering process for audience response tools, iClicker Cloud (integrated with Quercus) is available for supported use.  The iClicker solution has a fee associated with it, usually paid for directly by students (although some departments may purchase the solution for their students; the exact arrangements should be confirmed on a departmental basis with the local EdTech support team).

Help - Free computer icons   Getting Started:

Instructors, login to iClicker Cloud at: instructor.iclicker.com

(instructors and students must use their university email address when creating an account with iClicker)

Create your Courses in iClicker:

  1. When creating your course in iClicker Cloud, select the Enrollment option “Students must be invited to this course“.
  2. Once your iClicker course is created, in the settings area, select the “Integrations” tab and follow the Canvas integration prompts “Connect to Canvas” to select the Quercus course you wish to sync roster and grade information.
  3. Add your students to your iClicker course through Roster Sync.

All iClicker assignment and quiz setup occurs in the iClicker Cloud interface, not in your Quercus course.

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For additional guides and support articles, visit the iClicker tool page here.

ACORN

Online Tools for First Year - Current Engineering Undergraduates

Overview and Key Features:

Acorn is U of T’s student information system, and it stands for Accessible Campus Online Resource Network. Students use ACORN to enroll in courses, check fees and finances, update address and contact information and much more. The purpose of ACORN is to provide a more convenient, personalized and guided experience for students using U of T’s online services.

Getting Started:

Similar to other U of T systems like Quercus or Degree Explorer, you will use your UTORid and password to log in to ACORN. Those who have signed up for UTORMFA, U of T’s Multi-Factor Authentication service, will be prompted to provide multi-factor authentication when logging in.

Get Help:

If you have questions regarding academics, finances, and anything else at the University, the “Contacts & Resources” tab on ACORN’s “Need Help?” page directs you to the appropriate office. This page also provides links to helpful resources that may answer your questions.

Help - Free computer icons   Acorn Help

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