Data-Driven Design: Quercus Record Store 2023-24 Application Form – Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education

Data-Driven Design: Quercus Record Store, 2023-24

The Data-Driven Design: Quercus Record Store (D3:QRS) initiative will allow instructors to explore the newly developed University of Toronto learning analytics dashboard using data accessed through a new Quercus Record Store (QRS) infrastructure. The 2023-2024 program will pilot the new dashboard, providing access to detailed reports of student activity in Quercus to inform course design decisions. Successful applicants will work collaboratively over a six-month period starting in Fall 2023, advancing inquiry questions to test the practical use of the new tools in an authentic course teaching context and provide feedback to the development team. A final report and community sharing event will conclude the program in winter 2023. An honorarium of $1,000 will be made available to successful applicants.

Attestation

Before continuing with the application, I confirm that I:

Hold a University of Toronto continuing appointment (Tenure Stream, Teaching Stream).

Will be teaching a course during fall 2023 term identified for the D3:QRS program activity (Note: comparison with fall 2022 course data anticipated within data sets).

Available for three meetings over the fall and early winter term for orientation, program activities and de-brief.

General Information

Instructor Full Name

First Last

U of T Email Address

Academic Unit and Division

Describe your appointment status

Name of your Dean, Chair or Program Director (individual who has oversight of your academic program area).

Name of your Business Officer

Course Information

Please provide information regarding course proposed for D3:QRS initiative for 2023-24.

Course Code and Title

Fall Course Format

Example: Modality (In-person, online, hybrid); Components (lecture, tutorial, lab); Class size

Course calendar description

Instructor Interest

In no more than 300 words please describe your interest in participating in the D3:QRS program.

Please include: 1) Areas of interest for inquiry or exploration of learner activity data to inform course design. 2) Transferability to other course and discipline contexts. 3) Previous experience in SoTL / faculty engagement