1 - Browse and enrol in your selected edX MOOC through Canvas
- Wan Yuen Ho
- KP
- WY
Please ensure that you login and enrol for every edX course through Canvas for the purpose of user authentication, verification of your grades and fee reimbursements for DYOC by Office of the University Registrar (OUR).
Accessing edX through Canvas
National University of Singapore has partnered with edX to offer easy access to more than 1500 edX courses in a variety of subjects. You may choose to take edX courses for your own personal and professional development.
Step 1: Login to Canvas with your NUS-ID.
Step 2: From the global navigation (left menu), go to DYOC and select edX Courses for the list of active courses available on http://edx.org.
Browse according to Pacing Type, Subject Area, Suggested Units etc., and scroll the Excel table to the right for more information about each course., and use the Filter function to search with keywords.
For students doing Design-Your-Own-Course (DYOC):
Total Effort =
(Length x Min Effort) + (Length x Max Effort)
2
For example, for a course of 9 weeks and 2-4 hours per week,
Total Effort = 27 hours
(9 x 2h) + (9 x 4h)
2
Do refer to the guidelines on DYOC website (Expand Option A and find the table UNIT EQUIVALENTS).
edX courses on Canvas are synced daily to display active courses with current or upcoming course runs. Your previous enrolment and progress will not be affected by this catalogue. It is recommended that you refer to the course information on edX for latest updates regularly before and during enrolment of course for any updates made by the partner institution.
You are encouraged to screenshot the suggested number of Units for future reference, and cross check with course information on edX.org before upgrading to verified track.
Please note that NUS reserves the right to vary the awarded course units from the 'suggested units' in Canvas, if the course host subsequently revises the stipulated effort hours for the course after it is mounted.
Step 3: To enrol into the selected course, click "Enrol".
For those signing in for the very first time, you will be prompted to login with your NUS-ID (e.g., E1234567) and agree to the following on a new tab.
Next, you are required to give consent to share your data with NUS for every course that you enrol. Click on the checkbox to agree and "Continue" button.
See: About Enterprise Data Sharing Consent
Step 4: You'll be brought to the first page of the course to start learning!
You will always begin the course in the audit track. However, you have the option to upgrade to the verified track of the course for a fee if you wish to earn a verified certificate of achievement. [See difference between audit and verified track]