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.