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Quercus

What is Quercus? Quercus (Canvas) is the University of Toronto’s academic toolbox. Quercus offers an advanced content design, a variety of student communication tools, easy-to-use course administration features and mobile […]

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What is Quercus? Quercus (Canvas) is the University of Toronto’s academic toolbox. Quercus offers an advanced content design, a variety of student communication tools, easy-to-use course administration features and mobile

Preparing the Teaching Dossier

What is a Teaching Dossier? A teaching dossier is a combination of documents-narrative descriptions of teaching, sample teaching materials and teaching evaluations-that highlights and summarizes the educator’s teaching experience. A

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What is a Teaching Dossier? A teaching dossier is a combination of documents-narrative descriptions of teaching, sample teaching materials and teaching evaluations-that highlights and summarizes the educator’s teaching experience. A

Innovative Pedagogical Approaches to Access and Mental Health

In this resource, seven instructors from the University of Toronto share their original and innovative pedagogical approaches to curriculum design that welcomes students with disabilities and mental health into their

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In this resource, seven instructors from the University of Toronto share their original and innovative pedagogical approaches to curriculum design that welcomes students with disabilities and mental health into their

Using Accessible Visual Aids in the Classroom

Multimedia Learning Principles and Tips Multimedia: Use words and pictures rather than just words Pre-training: Describe names and characteristics of key elements before lesson Coherence: Remove excess material Signaling: Highlight

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Multimedia Learning Principles and Tips Multimedia: Use words and pictures rather than just words Pre-training: Describe names and characteristics of key elements before lesson Coherence: Remove excess material Signaling: Highlight

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Representation Matters Why is representation important? Representation refers to the basic idea that if students see people like them reflected in course materials, they are more likely to identify with

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Representation Matters Why is representation important? Representation refers to the basic idea that if students see people like them reflected in course materials, they are more likely to identify with

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