What's New

The new Professional Education interface offers a much larger video window as well as the ability for users to take their own notes online. The notes function offers pre-populated index points created by the course subject matter expert as well as the ability for individual users to take their own notes (which are saved to his/her profile and accessible during future viewings). PDF versions of the lecture slides are available within the interface and viewers can navigate among session videos directly from the interface. If using the Windows Media Player (WMP) based interface, variable speed playback controls are available.

Setting Up Your Computer and Viewing Professional Courses Online

The online videos for our Professional Courses are streamed at 300 kbps. This data rate requires a high-speed connection (DSL or cable).

• PC

  • Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
  • Silverlight 2+
  • Windows Media Player 9 +
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 + (for optimal performance)
  • Firefox 3

• Mac

  • Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or later
  • (Intel Based) Silverlight 2.0 +
  • (Power PC) Silverlight 1.0
  • QuickTime Player 6.5 +
  • Flip 4 Mac 2.2 (for optimal viewing)
  • FireFox 3+
  • Safari 3 +
  • Limited functionality when viewing the WMP version on a Mac.

• Linux

  • Moonlight (current version) plug-in to view Silverlight
  • MPlayer (current version) plug-in to view .wmv files
  • Limited functionality of notes (user will be able to view imported notes). Linux users can play the video linearly. Linux users will not be able to fast-forward or rewind; however, they will be able to view the video full-screen.

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Authentication

All professional courses require that the student has created a mystanfordconnection account and enrolled in the course.

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Technical Support

Should you have technical issues that are not addressed on this page please submit an online support ticket.

Also available:
Email: tech-support@scpdinfo.stanford.edu
Phone: 650.736.0774

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Frequently Asked Questions: Troubleshooting Professional Education Courses

How do I view slides?
When the interface initially launches, the slides load as pdf in the area to the right of the video screen. You may also wish to print the slides to follow along and take notes as you go, this can be done by clicking the "Printable Slides" link in each Session on the course homepage. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the slides.

How do I create a Note?
Click "Create Note" to add a new item to the clickable table of contents. Enter the new note in the text box, and choose either "Share" or "Don't Share" The index point will appear in the list of Notes. Click "Create Note" again to create more!

• When you click "Create Note" the timecode is grabbed and entered into the time fields. This is where the video will jump to when you click on the note that you just created. You can adjust the time if needed.
• If you click "Share" and check "Class" the notes will be shared with anyone enrolled in the course.