Expand is IU’s platform for delivering online non-credit and professional development coursework. You access coursework through Canvas, IU’s easy-to-use learning management system. All you need is a log-in.
Expand is for learners of all kinds:
With IU Expand, you don’t need to be admitted in order to take courses, just curious!
Departments and units all across IU’s campuses deliver coursework through Expand. Courses are added all the time, and they cover a wide range of interests and topics, including:
Most courses are self-paced, meaning you can access them whenever you like and complete them on whatever timetable works for you. With IU Expand, there’s no pressure, just discovery.
Most Expand courses are offered free of charge, while others carry a minimal fee. Paying for a course is simple and secure.
Getting start is easy! Set up an account, then just browse our catalog for the courses that interest you.
Expand is an easy, low-cost way to reach interest groups and organizations. It gives you a consistent, IU-branded platform but has minimal developments costs. All you need to do is complete our straightforward MOA template. With our fast start-up times, you can go from idea to launch in as few as two weeks.
What’s more, content within IU Expand can be shared with other institutions wanting to contract with IU.
Expand provides students with a searchable course index, course descriptions, the ability to register and pay using a secure pay wall, the awarding of transcripts and badges, and credential assurance.
Ownership of intellectual property (IP) is in accordance with IU IP policies
It doesn’t cost you anything to add a free course to Expand. If you charge a fee, your department receives 90 percent of the revenue, and the Office of Online Education (OOE) collects a 10 percent fee. The fee helps to defray OOE’s costs for managing Canvas, income distribution, and student information. If the course is offered as a contract with an external organization, OOE collects 4 percent of the contracted rate.
No external vendors collect payments, so all revenue flows to IU.
Launching a course in Expand is quick and easy.
For more information about getting started in Expand, visit the IU Expand Catalog Creation Guide.
Please notify the IU Expand team by emailing us at iuexpand@iu.edu.
We reserve the right to modify all courses, when necessary. If for any reason you are unhappy with a course or experience enrollment issues, please notify us by emailing iuexpand@iu.edu.
To request a refund of course fees, please complete the webform available at http://go.iu.edu/expandrefund.
Refund decisions are subject to final determination from the course’s host department. Please allow 5 business days for a decision to be made and the appropriate action to be taken.
Courses that reflect registrant completion are generally nonrefundable. The catalog owner may charge an administrative fee, as published on the course page, to process a refund. This fee is taken from the total refund amount.
Non-IU users need an IU Guest account to enroll in IU Expand courses. If you do not already have an IU Guest account, go to the IU Expand login portal and click "Guest" to register a guest account using your email or Facebook, Google, or Microsoft social login profile.
If you are a learner, visit the IU Expand Learners Guide. If you are a faculty member or other type of IU Expand user, visit the IU Expand Course Creation Guide.
Las instrucciones en español se encuentran en la página de preguntas frecuentes de IU Expand. (Las siguientes páginas web estarán en inglés.)
