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Curriculum Management

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Curriculum Management (CM) is the University’s institutional Curriculum Management system. It provides a centralized and searchable inventory of all approved Undergraduate and graduate course/program information from current participating Divisions at the University of Toronto. It is also an online workflow solution that efficiently manages proposed course and program changes.  It allows divisions to create, organize, edit, and approve course and program information.

The benefits of this system include:

  • Reduced level of effort associated with manual processes
  • Standardized templates for Courses (and Programs)
  • Web forms rather than multiple competing versions of Word documents
  • Proposals created online and use automated approval workflow
  • Management of curricular catalog inventory and history from any online device
  • A central source of curricular data to be consumed by other University Systems

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Quercus

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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.

 

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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

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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.

 

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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

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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).

 

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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.

Course Evaluations

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The Course Evaluation System allows students to provide feedback on their learning experiences to faculty.

The University of Toronto is committed to ensuring the quality of its academic programs, its teaching, and the learning experiences of its students. An essential component of our commitment to teaching excellence is the regular evaluation of courses by students.

Our online course evaluations framework offers faculty, academic administrators, and students meaningful information about students’ learning experiences in U of T courses, both broadly speaking and within the context of each academic discipline.

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Access reports and how-to guides, In-class protocol strategies, policy documents, and more.

Access evaluation data from previous courses, strategies on providing good feedback, and more.

Course evaluation periods, report release dates.

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For in-depth consultations (For Instructors and Administrators):

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  • For all general course evaluation questions contact:

course.evaluations@utoronto.ca

UTORGrouper

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UTORGrouper is the controlling authority for groups at UofT. Grouper simplifies group management by allowing you to delegate group management or visibility. Grouper enables you to manage your unit’s access groups centrally and have them flow to other services.

 

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If you’re an application administrator and need help connecting to Grouper, email utorgrouper.admin@utoronto.ca to create an ESC ticket. You’ll get an autoreply with a link to the ticket.

Useful Guides: 

Grouper currently handles approximately 100 applications, with many more expected to be added over time. Your first point of contact for help is the application administrators or your help desk.

If you’re an application administrator and need help connecting to Grouper, email utorgrouper.admin@utoronto.ca to create an ESC ticket.

UTORid

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The UTORid (along with a password) is a user identifier used to access many University of Toronto services. Some applications requiring the UTORid include:

   

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To troubleshoot issues with your JOINid or UTORid, see articles on the Help Desk Knowledge Base before contacting support.

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Institutional Identity Services (UTORauth)

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UTORauth is the University of Toronto’s authorization and authentication database. It is the central capability for managing identities and role-based access authorization to U of T resources.

UTORauth works in three ways:

  1. Identification – each person with a relationship to U of T is given central identifiers.
  2. Authentication – UTORauth uses identifiers, such as the UTORid, for validation.
  3. Authorization – UTORauth determines what users are authorized to do based on their roles.

For detailed information about UTORauth functionality, see the Enterprise Service Centre (ESC) article “UTORauth: How it works”.

 

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Administrative tools

UTORauth provides a set of tools for administrative staff to manage and obtain lists of UTORids and barcodes. An overview of these tools, as well as further information specific to each tool, is located in the ESC Knowledge Base article “UTORauth: Administrative tools”.

Resources

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For UTORauth inquiries or technical support, email utorauth@utoronto.ca to create an ESC ticket.

UTORMFA

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UTORMFA is the University of Toronto’s multi-factor authentication solution. It verifies your identity using a second factor, like a mobile device or hardware token, to ensure that only you can log in to your account. Users must self-enrol in UTORMFA to access University web services, such as academic course selection.

All students, staff and faculty must enrol in DUO multi-factor authentication in order to access University web systems. Online self-enrolment takes 5-10 minutes and requires you to have a smartphone nearby with an active phone number.

 

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  • UTORMFA FAQs

For End Users:

Learn about UTORMFA on the Enterprise Service Centre (ESC).

For Staff:

University staff seeking UTORMFA integration with their systems may find additional guides on ESC:

Degree Explorer

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Degree Explorer is the University of Toronto’s degree planning tool. Review your academic history, degree requirements or use the planner to determine how future course choices might meet your requirements.

Degree Explorer also allows you to assess your overall progress in your degree or program. Ensure you are eligible to graduate by reviewing the requirements of your degree or program. Degree Explorer can tell you which requirements have been met and which are still outstanding.

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   Plan your degree:

The planner allows you to create up to five hypothetical degree scenarios. Drag and drop courses to map out prerequisites, electives and core courses.

   Review your academic history:

See your progress towards graduation and what is required each year to get you there. View your past and current courses, marks and any advanced standing. Courses in your Academic History are used in the assessment of your program or degree.

Degree Explorer Admin allows administrators to perform requirements and completion assessments for students’ courses and programs. It also allows for admin users to create and configure completion rules for programs and degrees.

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Information for Degree Explorer help can be found on the SIS SharePoint site. There is also an operational guide available from the help menu within Degree Explorer.