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Quercus Start-of-Term Checklist for Instructors

Checklist

This checklist helps you to quickly set up and publish your Quercus course. 

Quercus End-of-Term Checklist for Instructors

Checklist

How do I set my own start and/or end date(s) on a course?

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It might happen that, as an Instructor, you might want to provide access to a Quercus course beyond the default term settings that Quercus pulls from ROSI. You can do this by setting your own start and end dates for your course. This is used frequently to provide access to courses for deferred exams but there are a number of reasons why you might want to extend access for your students.

Review of in-person Lecture Capture options

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There are few different techniques that you can use to capture your live, in person activities (e.g. lecture, demonstrations, tutorials, etc.). The technique you choose will depend on:

• what classroom you are in
• what type of content you have
• how you'd like to share the content
• if you plan to re-use the content
• your technical aptitude

This guide will help you compare the options and select the appropriate recording option for you; you might even use a mix of solutions based on the type of activity you are completing. For example, OpenCast might work well for your lecture sections but you'll use SnagIt to self-record portions of your tutorials. Keep in mind that generally you do not want to include students in your recordings; we always recommend editing these sections out before sharing with others.

How can students see their quiz responses and correct answers?

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Selecting "Let Students See Their Quiz Responses" allows students to see what they answered, any automatic feedback generated by the quiz for correct or incorrect answers, and which questions they got wrong. Quiz responses include both correct and incorrect answers.

How to film in teaching labs

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How can I verify that I'm using an UofT-licensed Zoom account?

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The U of T Community (e.g faculty, staff, students, teaching assistants) can create licensed University of Toronto Zoom accounts. This guide is for those who have already activated their U of T Zoom account but want to verify that they are using their U of T Zoom account (many have more than one account, e.g. a personal account, an alternate business account).

Create a contingency plan for your online assessment

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This guide details some elements you might communicate to students in advance of an assessment, should they run into technical issues during the assessment. This could range from alternate mechanisms to submit the assessment (e.g. email) to how to communicate the issue to you (do they need to provide some proof of the issue? What would that look like?).

When delivering online assessment, it’s important to take advantage of before the assessment practices that can make the assessment go as smoothly as possible. It’s equally important to have a backup plan in case things don’t work out as anticipated during the assessment.

What does the ETO recommend for Zoom session(s) settings?

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As Zoom is not integrated into Quercus, it is important to double check your session settings, particular those relating to security. This guide explains the different setting options (there's a lot!) you can make when creating and running your sessions. This guide does not cover every Zoom setting but it details the settings that have the most effect on your session (e.g how to avoid events such as Zoom-bombing, where uninvited guests disrupt your session).