Learner Resources
Michigan Online's Learner Resources help you find important policies, helpful guidance, and answers to common questions about learning online with the University of Michigan.
Policies and Required Disclosures
Distance Education Disclosures
Critical information concerning the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor’s (U-M) permissions to operate outside of the state of Michigan, and the rights and protections afforded to students based on their location.
Privacy Policy
Michigan Online respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy discloses our information-gathering and dissemination practices for our website, learning tools, and learning platform.
Accessibility Statement
CAI's commitment to and goals for providing accessible learning experiences for the widest possible audience.
Learner Engagement Policy
The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) at the University is firmly committed to a policy of prohibiting behaviors in our learning experiences that can reasonably be expected to adversely impact others in their pursuit of learning.
Terms of Service
These Michigan Online Terms of Service (Terms) must be accepted when registering for Michigan Online learning experiences and are binding, as amended, as learners continue to access Michigan Online experiences over time. These Terms detail various expectations and limitations and will be updated regularly over time. We recommend periodically reviewing these Terms to ensure awareness of any updates.
Guidance and Other Resources
Generative AI Guidance for Learners
With the rise of numerous GenAI-based tools, it is important to know how to choose a tool that works best for you. This page is intended for an audience of learners participating in Michigan Online’s open learning experiences. For students enrolled at the University of Michigan, U-M’s Guidance for Students provides additional resources and access to unique versions of certain GenAI tools.
Michigan Online FAQ
Still have questions? Interested in learning more? Michigan Online’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource covers a wide range of additional topics.
Michigan Online Syllabus
Michigan Online Tools
Extended Reality
Some courses use Extended Reality (XR) technologies to create an interactive experience for learners. Any course that includes XR is designed to ensure that interactive experiences complement course activities. They are not required for course completion.
Privacy Notice
Participating in XR experiences may subject learners to additional personal data collection and processing by third-party device, software, or service providers. Depending on the experience and equipment used, information pertaining to a user’s location, surroundings (e.g., dimensions of objects in a room when creating a boundary) and various biometric data such as eye tracking, bodily motion, and voice can be captured and processed. By participating in these experiences, you consent to the collection of additional personal information, including biometric data, when applicable. Such data collection is often necessary for XR tools to function, but the manner in which companies store and use personal information is subject to their unique terms of service and privacy policies.
While any personal information associated with these experiences collected by the University of Michigan will be subject to our Privacy Policy, please note that the University of Michigan has no control over third party policies. We therefore recommend learners review end user agreements and privacy policies published by third parties referenced in course descriptions of these experiences to ensure comfort before participating.
Device Instructions (Augmented Reality)
You may have the opportunity to interact with an augmented reality (AR) experience using the webAR tool 8th Wall in your course. You can access the experience through most mobile devices. Take stock of your immediate environment and try to find a physical space that is not overly noisy, and if necessary, a space that is free of obstructions. If you feel uncomfortable or encounter loading errors, you may quit the experience at any time.
Access the experience:
- If you are accessing your course on Coursera using your computer browser, scan the QR code with a mobile device to launch the experience.
- If you are accessing your course on Coursera using a mobile device, click the link to launch the experience.
Please note: These experiences are accessible on most smartphones and tablets. Some limitations include access to a mobile device, battery life, and device heating issues. In the event that it does not operate well on your device, the same material is available to you through other course content.
