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In order to give individuals creating courses in Quercus some ideas for what can be created in Quercus the following public sites have been provided as examples. These courses represent courses created at the University of Toronto as well as other institutions that use Canvas to power their Learning Management Engine (LME).

Example Courses in Quercus

Example Remote/Online Course Template Will Heikoop - Online Learning Strategies (OLS), U of T

This course is an example of a fully online course. It includes tips and strategies, as well as some resources to help you be successful in this mode of learning. It includes an online student resource called Is Taking An Online Course Right For Me.

Download this Course Package

Download the course template package for uploading into your own Quercus website/shell. Review the step-by-step instructions on how to import a course package to your course.

INFO 101-Research Essentials Zoe Fisher - Pierce College U of Colorado.png INFO 101: Research Essentials Zoe Fisher - Pierce College U of Colorado

This course has examples of Modules that use headers and indentation, the Syllabus (PDF and tool), and Outcomes. The overall design of this course is well presented into showing the structure that faculty can design their course, as well as it gives examples of assignments and quizzes.

CMPT363 E100 User Interface Design Paul David Hibbitts - SFU

This course's content is embedded from a separate site the instructor controls. The site makes use of the Grades tool, Modules and Syllabus.

Introduction to Records Management for University Employees (SFU) Joy Rowe - SFU

This course has good organization (Modules, tool links in content). This has a good example of the front page and it answers the questions how modules are an endless scroll. It shows you can link the modules to the home page.

Mastering Academic Research-Information Skills for Successful Students Katie Bradford - Canvas Network.png Mastering Academic Research: Information Skills for Successful Students Katie Bradford - Canvas Network

This course features Home Page with a "Start Here" and an "About You" survey that immediately guides student through the content. It shows an example of how creative you can get when designing your home page for your course.

TBR example.png Tool examples built by Toolbox Renewal Project Hoyeon (John) Cho, Phillip Christoffersen, Matt Clare, Sankhi Liyanage - University of Toronto

This course was prepared as an example of a variety of different configurations of Quercus' primary tools.

Examples in the Canvas Network

The Canvas Network is a open learning platform that uses the same Canvas technology that powers Quercus.

Social Media This course uses an icon system to click to different pages for the content.
Art Appreciation Uses a content page as a homepage that is full of images and organized links to the course topics.
History of Ancient Civilization Home Page designed simple with step by step instructions for students.
Introduction to Openness in Education Simple design, using Get Started >> link to modules. Basic and effective formatting for the layout. Authored by a leader in open publishing.

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