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  1. Thank you, Takeruk. I was thinking of similar ideas, especially the page numbers on the slide. I have yet to investigate the room (I just found out where it will be), but from my understanding this is phone communication only. I need to submit my slides early so that they can be sent to my committee member who will then follow along. I imagine if any video was involved, then I would not need to provide the slides as they would be part of the presentation. Luckily questions are asked in rounds after my initial presentation, so I don't have to worry about being interrupted - although that is great advice for the questioning rounds. Thanks again!
  2. I am finishing my Master of Education thesis and I am lucky enough to defend this month. I just found out that one of my committee members will be joining via teleconference. I have never taken part in any kind of teleconference, let alone one for such an important presentation. I know I have to keep my PowerPoint simple (no animations that require a second click) and I need to tell my committee member when I change slides so that they can follow along from their office. But does anyone have any advice for presenting via teleconference and/or defense advice in general?
  3. I don't know exactly what you're researching for, but I am surprised you have not looked into academic journals. Try The International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning; The American Journal of Distance Education; The Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology; The European Journal of Open and Distance Learning; and The International Journal of E-Learning to start. You should find lots of articles on distance education within those journals and I am sure many of them are qualitative (or tell some form of a story from the subject's perspective). If there's a specific question you're looking into or you're trying to decide if distance education is for you, feel free to message me. I am in a mixed program that includes both in class courses and online courses. Most part time students take only distance courses while most full time students (myself) take both.
  4. I go visit my family that is a 4 hour drive from me about once a month. If I was visiting once a week, they'd probably have to be within 2 hours driving distance..
  5. I was just reading this today: http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-broken-generation/ It is a McLean's article about how mental health issues are increasing in students right now, especially compared to students in previous decades.
  6. There is an entire board under professional programs as well as several threads in the waiting it out section and other application posts. No worries: social work is anything but under represented.
  7. I PM-ed you, but the short answer is that yes, there are those of us out there who struggled with anxiety disorders and/or major depressive disorder while applying to grad school. To be honest, I think the process itself could make the calmest of people anxious about the situation at hand - and their future in general. I think anxiety is something grad students can relate far too much to.
  8. This is more for Canadian schools, but this late in the game, the waitlist only moves if someone changes their mind about their acceptance. I am not saying it can't happen, but by August, people have been planning their move and school year since May or often times earlier. It would typically have to be something pretty serious to move the waitlist now (think illness, family emergency, maybe their own waitlist acceptance). I was waitlisted for a MSW program last year. We were told we could be accepted right up to September 17 (a week after the program started) but the list didn't actually move after June. But there is hope. When I eventually did get my rejection letter (believe me, I tried to stay hopeful through August), I improved my resume, published an article, worked hard on my research and reapplied. I was actually accepted to that same program this year, although I decided a different program was a better fit. Funny how life works
  9. ladybug3

    OSAP and OGS

    I have a question for anyone who has ever received OGS before or knows much about it. So, I am receiving OGS for 3 terms for the first year of my Masters, starting in September. I recently was offered a small research assistantship of $5000 for the year. I went into the OSAP office to report boh of these changes on my application. Now I no longer qualify for OSAP. It isn't a huge deal; I am getting about $1500 more than the max OSAP anyways, but I am worried that no longer qualifyin for funding means I no longer qualify for OGS.. in which case (funny enough), I would be in desperate need for OSAP funding! Does not qualifying due to income from OGS/assistantship count as not being eligible for OSAP (and thus OGS)? I meet the criteria in that I would be getting OSAP funding if I hadn't been fortunate enough to receive OGS...
  10. If you know a journal or two in your field, you can go right to their websites and consider ordering a subscription. This might not be as specific as your interests, but will give you a great overview of the current research in your field. You can also look for open source journals, which might publish journals each month that are free to access for everyone.
  11. Do both. So, last year, I was in the same boat as you. I had applied only to UofT, found myself on the waitlist, and was ultimately rejected. I decided at the last minute to postpone my graduation and return to school to finish my minor. I completely courses in Social Welfare for my minor and found a class with a volunteer Community Service Placement at the local AIDS Committee. I also furthered my research and got both a publication and presentation under my belt. So, my advice to you is to go back to school and look into courses that have more practical experience. If you're into medical social work, take courses related to that if you can. Also, retake stats. At the info session, they stressed how important a good mark in stats/methods course is. They said they often won't even waitlist people without at least 75% in stats because they don't want to give false hope of getting in. If you're in the 75-low 80% range, I would recommend re-taking it and trying to improve your mark. In any case, I got into UofT this year and also to a local school for my M.Ed. I decided on the M.Ed route and declined my offer at UofT. Like I said, a year gives a lot of time to change and grow. Either way, I got into 2/3 schools I applied to this year and I am up for multiple scholarships at the school I accepted, even after being rejected last year and having to reapply. If you made it this far, you're qualified for the program. It's not a matter of if you get in, just a matter of when
  12. As others say, it really depends. During my undergrad I did 5-6 courses per semester and spent about $1000 a semester on books. I tried to buy used when I could, but with the Psychology program at my undergrad it seemed pretty typical for a newly updated book to be used every year. To be fair, sometimes I had all year courses so the $200-250 I spent (on one book) would last me the whole year, but for the most part this was not the case. Anyways, what I am saying is that the expensive fee you are claiming on supplies would be heaven for a student who spends so much more each semester. I am sure the school you go to as well as the specific program you are in plays a large role. My friends who were English majors bought far more books than I did, but spent a fraction of the cost as their books were usually common novels that they could shop around for...
  13. That's really neat! Does that mean you want to go into the policy side of education?
  14. Thanks. That's not exactly what I meant. I personally want to work in a post-secondary setting helping students with disabilities transition to university life. I am just wondering what exactly other people plan to do after graduation.
  15. I just rejected my offer at UofT and accepted a M.Ed instead. I hope someone on the waitlist enjoys my spot
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