Explore Services for Students

No matter what the field of study, Education Commons has resources to support OISE students with their academic success.

Computers and Applications

Virtual Computer Lab

OISE is proud to offer a Virtual Lab for students, powered by Apporto. Use the Virtual Computer Lab to join your instructor for a scheduled class requiring licensed software or use the software for your own work.

Borrow a Laptop

If you need to borrow a laptop, Education Commons offers loaner laptops to all students temporarily requiring a computer to support their university work activities, for up to two weeks.

Online Learning - Tools and Training

Quercus & Pepper

Find links to Quercus and Pepper user guides. Or join our weekly virtual drop-in to ask questions about online learning tools.

Research Tools and Analysis

Education Commons has resources to help you learn how to use REDCap, a free and secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. Workshops are also available on research design and analysis using SPSS, NVivo, Stata, Dedoose, and R.

Online Training and Workshops

Ask questions and learn more about using OISE’s digital resources. Students are welcome to join our online drop-in sessions held weekly on Zoom.

Service list

The OISE Bursary Program offers financial aid to full-time OISE students who demonstrate financial need.
Custom-built platform designed to digitize both existing and new OISE course outlines, offering a streamlined, accessible, and user-friendly experience for instructors and students.
An application for staff to manage, track, and audit graduate funding packages at OISE, and for students to view current and past funding packages.
The program funds OISE grad students presenting at academic conferences. Students can apply before receiving confirmation of acceptance.
Online system for posting and applying to graduate assistantship (GA), teaching assistantship (TA), and sessional lecturer (SL) jobs.