The University of Toronto is a member of the Coursera Partner Consortium, a content-sharing initiative that makes it possible for universities that have selected into the consortium to share MOOC content with other participating Coursera partners. Access to self-directed learning and certification of completion of select Coursera offerings will be available to active University of Toronto students at no cost.
Please note that some exclusions may apply:
- Consortium members may fluctuate as they join and leave the partnership and their catalogue may be removed.
- Individual courses offered in the initiative may also disappear. The University of Toronto can not guarantee access to courses and course content provided by consortium members.
- Note: If a course asks for payment, it is outside of the consortium offerings and resides in Coursera’s regular portfolio of courses for which payment my be required (see troubleshooting tips at the bottom of the page).
Access information:
- Coursera for University of Toronto – Catalogue
- U of T Student Account Creation
- Learner Guide (Account Set up and Course Access)
Key features:
- Catalogue of select courses to support U of T students
- Current U of T students may enroll using their University of Toronto email (mail.utoronto.ca)
- Participate for skills development and/or to receive a certificate of completion
- Certifications may be posted on LinkedIn or shared via URL
Coursera content has been developed by leading academics from partner institutions around the globe, and includes many University of Toronto offerings on the Coursera platform.
Playlists:
To help University of Toronto students discover valuable content related to career and professional skills development, we have curated two new course playlists.
Career Learning
Catalogue of courses related to:
- Job Searching: Resumes & Interviews
- Networking | LinkedIn
- Career Exploration
Professional Skills
Catalogue of courses related to:
- Workplace Readiness Skills | Workplace Culture
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Workplace Communication Skills/Professionalism
- Working in Teams Online
- Leadership
- Workplace Strategy
- Project Management
- Technological Aptitude
Playlist Access
The new playlists can be accessed through the main catalogue, or directly via the following links:
A pop-up window will invite you to join the learning program. Select the “Join Program” button to access the playlist if you already have an active Coursera for UofT account. If you do not, you will be prompted to sign up using a mail.utoronto.ca email account.
Switch between play lists you have joined by clicking on the arrow next to the Coursera logo on the upper left to open the “Coursera Membership Menu.”
Troubleshooting:
- If you are trying to join the program with an existing Coursera account created with your mail.utoronto.ca account follow these steps on joining with an exiting account.
- If you have already created a new account to join your organization’s learning program, you can contact Coursera for help. Coursera’s Support Team can help merge your accounts for you so you don’t lose any certificates or progress in your courses.
- If a course you wish to take is asking for payment, then it is not part of the learning consortium suite of courses. You can switch back to the consortium catalogue.
- If you had access and are no longer a student with an active mail.utoronto.ca account you will lose access to the consortium resources. The resources are for current students only.