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Viewing Videos

Because courses in Coursera are largely delivered in a video format, you will need access to a computer with a high-speed Internet connection. If you are experiencing difficulties viewing the videos, please see Lecture Video Preferences, below. Coursera also provides the ability to dynamically switch between the current lecture slide and video. For instructions on how to use this functionality, click here. Note that this only works when viewing the video through the Coursera site.

Browser

Coursera works most effectively in the Chrome browser. You can download a free copy of Chrome at http://www.browserscore.com/chrome/

Personalizing Coursera

When you have enrolled in the course and clicked into the course home page, you'll see your log-in name at the top right of the page. Hover your cursor over your name to see a drop-down menu that includes the following:

• My Courses—links to all Coursera courses in which you are enrolled
• My Profile—you can change your password or the e-mail address where you want to receive notifications from Coursera.
• Course Preferences—you can change your Online Education User Settings, including
  • Full name—the name you wish to use in all your communications with Coursera;
  • E-Mail Address—e-mail address where you want to receive notifications from Coursera;
  • Password; and
  • Timezone.
  You can also unenroll from the class in Course Preferences.
• E-mail Preferences—establish what notifications you want to receive from Coursera.
• Lecture Video Preferences—your choices are Flash Video Player and HTML 5 Video Player. If you are experience problems viewing the lesson videos, try changing this setting. If you are using HTML 5 Video Player, you can also choose to view the videos at a faster than normal speed.