Faculty and administrators at Indiana University can request a course for placement on the IU Expand platform. The Office of Online Education (OOE) and UITS' eLearning Design Services (eDS) team partner to provide the University with Canvas' native Catalog application, branded as IU Expand, which allows public access to Canvas courses. OOE oversees administrative processes while eDS oversees systems and course design processes related to IU Expand.
IU Expand Frequently Asked Questions
IU Expand User/Learner FAQ
Users can create a guest account through the following page: https://login.iu.edu/guest?serviceName=ExpandProd
This form will ask for your name and email address and prompt you to create a password.
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USUARIOS DE IU
La plataforma IU Expand está disponible sin costo para todos los estudiantes, profesores y personal con cuentas activas de IU.
- Vaya al portal de inicio de sesión IU Expand, haga clic en "LOG-IN". Si se le solicita, autentíquese con sus credenciales de IU.
- Nota: Los miembros de los sitios de cursos de IU Canvas verán sus cursos de IU junto con sus cursos de IU Expand.
USUARIOS NO IU / CUENTAS DE INVITADOS
Cualquier persona del público en general puede buscar cursos en el catálogo de IU Expand.
Un usuario que no sea de IU necesita una IU GUEST account de IU para inscribirse en los cursos de IU Expand. Las cuentas de invitado de IU son de uso gratuito y se pueden crear como parte del proceso de inscripción al curso en IU Expand.
- Si aún no tiene una IU GUEST account de IU, vaya al portal de inicio de sesión de IU Expand login portal. Junto a "Need an IU Guest Account?", haga clic en "Create one now". Después de enviar la información de su cuenta, recibirá un correo electrónico de seguimiento con instrucciones para completar el proceso de creación de la cuenta.
- Si ya tiene una IU Guest Account de IU, vaya al portal de inicio de sesión de IU Expand login portal. Haga clic en LOGIN luego autentíquese con el nombre de usuario y la contraseña de su cuenta de invitado de IU.
For fastest resolution, please reach out to our Support Center for help. Phone, email, and chat support is available 24/7. During closings, phone calls will route to the UITS Contact Center for an answering service.
Chat: https://ithelplive.iu.edu/
Phone: 812-855-6789
Email: ithelp@iu.edu
Online: Knowledge Base
On the IU Expand homepage, click LOGIN (top right corner of the screen). If you are already logged in with your IU user credentials, you may already see your name in the upper right corner. You can skip the next step. You will be taken to the IU Expand login portal. IU users with an IU username should click on the blue LOG-IN button to CAS authenticate with their IU user credentials. Non-IU users need IU Guest accounts to enroll in IU Expand courses. IU Guest account users who already have an account set up, click on the blue LOG-IN button to CAS authenticate with your IU Guest account username and password. Once you have successfully logged in, you will be taken to the IU Expand homepage. To access your Student Dashboard, click on the drop-down arrow next to your name (upper right corner) and select Student Dashboard.
If you have questions about a course or its requirements, contact the course instructor or iuexpand@iu.edu.
Once you have completed a course, IU Expand allows you to view and download your completion certificate for your IU Expand coursework. To view or download a certificate earned for completing a certificate-based course, click the Completed tab. Find the appropriate course and click View or Download.
Note: If a course you completed is listed on the In Progress tab (rather than the Completed tab), it is most likely you did not fulfill all of the course's completion criteria (e.g., taking and passing a final quiz or readings in specific modules). If you have questions about completion, please reach out to your course instructor.
Currently, we only accept credit card payment via PayPal for registrations on the IU Expand platform.
Current IU employees who plan to utilize departmental funding to enroll in an IU Expand listed course to meet a business need should reach out to iuexpand@iu.edu with their enrollment request to receive further instruction.
For support with IU Expand, please e-mail iuexpand@iu.edu. Your question will be added to a help queue and the IU Expand Team will respond within 1-2 business days.
IU Expand Departments/Administrators FAQ
Yes! We offer a Pressbooks resource for administrators, complete with detailed step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and examples for almost any process you can think of that you will need in IU Expand.
IU Expand Catalog Creation Guide: a guide for Catalog and Subcatalog Administrators
The Course Proposal Form collects information specific to a course that the client desires to host on the Expand platform.
The Department Sponsor is the person who signs and authorizes the MSA & SOW, taking responsibility for all content listed by the department on IU Expand. For this reason, it should be a person with leadership responsibility for a department/unit.
In the process of filling out the MSA & SOW, though, you will be asked to provide a Catalog Administrator. This person will be the main person in charge of the catalog and is usually more heavily involved in day-to-day details and planning/developing courses for the catalog.
The Statement of Work form is used when an existing Expand catalog user intends to add a new course to their catalog. Each Expand course listing must have a SOW form on file.
NOTE: You will need to have your Client ID number (which was generated on your initial Course Proposal Form) to complete your Master Services Agreement. You can find the Client ID for your Catalog on the Subcatalog Lead Admins spreadsheet.
A Course in IU Expand represents a one-to-one catalog listing for a single Canvas course. Individual courses are represented in IU Expand by a blue icon.
A Program in IU Expand represents a one-to-many catalog listing for multiple Canvas courses. A Program allows a Catalog Administrator to place multiple Courses, or single courses, into one grouping or series. When a student registers for a Program, they are automatically enrolled in ALL the courses tied to the Program. Program enrollment typically dictates the completion order for listed Courses. Programs are represented in IU Expand by a purple icon.
Courses published on IU Expand can be offered at no-cost or for an enrollment fee. Enrollment fees are paid by learners upon registration check-out and are processed by PayPal. IU Expand retains 10% of gross paid enrollment fees to cover operating expenses, including credit card transaction fees and the annual license maintenance fee for the IU Expand platform. IU Departments/units keep 90% of gross enrollment revenue and revenue disbursement to sub catalog owners occurs on a quarterly basis.
To receive distributions in a timely fashion, the Representative of the Department Sponsor should complete the financial information section of the Master Service Agreement and each subsequent Statement of Work (listing specific) document.
Note: All departments collecting fees from IU Expand courses are responsible for following established university RPAQ policies and procedures. Please make sure you have an RPAQ on file before you list IU Expand courses with enrollment fees.
For support with IU Expand, please e-mail iuexpand@iu.edu. Your question will be added to a help queue and the IU Expand Team will respond within 1-2 business days.