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The 2025 MAPLE Media Awards
The Education Technology Office has been recognized by the 2025 MAPLE Media Awards.
Faculty Question of the Week (January 22, 2026)
Is there a way to create a 5-point rating scale in a horizontal format in a Quercus survey?
FASE Faculty Perspective: Setting up a recording for a panel discussion
Professor Samin Aref, a faculty member in U of T’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, was interested in creating short-form video content to be shared in his Engineering Economics […]
Faculty Question of the Week (January 15, 2026)
When I set up a Quercus quiz for my in-person final exam to enter students’ grades, why doesn’t it count toward the final grade in Quercus?
Faculty Question of the Week (January 8, 2026)
I lost most students’ Quercus quiz submissions after reopening the quiz to accommodate a few students. Is there a way to restore them?
Quercus Updates (January 2026)
This update: SpeedGrader performance and usability upgrades, Gradebook visibility and scheduling enhancements, and a new grading interface for Crowdmark.
Upcoming MyMedia changes to student-created videos
The MyMedia team is introducing a new cleanup process to support better long-term data stewardship at the University of Toronto. As part of this work, videos uploaded by student accounts […]
Stuff we learned at TESS 2025
Each ETO staff member shared their key takeaways from TESS 2025.
Respondus LockDown Browser Now Available in FASE
FASE is adopting a new tool for securing in-person Quercus quizzes. What is happening? As of December 2025, the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering (FASE) has officially enabled Respondus […]
Faculty Question of the Week (December 4, 2025)
What are my options to facilitate student interaction in Quercus?
Start Strong Learn Together Sessions: Winter 2026 Edition
The Start Strong: Learning Together series returns for Winter 2026 to help FASE instructors get their Quercus courses ready for the new term. These practical, hands-on sessions cover course setup, assessments, and communication strategies. Join us online via Zoom or drop by in person at the ETO Studio – no registration required.
What we learned at The ProFusion Expo 2025
Inga, Marisa, and James share what they learned at The ProFusion Expo 2025 event.