Courses in health care innovation are delivered entirely online. To participate in courses, you will need an up-to-date web browser to access Canvas, our cloud-based learning management system, as well as a small suite of common productivity tools.


Canvas, for Participating in Courses

For best performance, Canvas should be used on the current version of Chrome or Firefox on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, or any other device with a modern web browser.


Harmonize, for Discussions

In some courses, you will use the Harmonize platform for weekly discussions with your classmates. Harmonize is a robust multimedia collaboration tool that allows you to communicate with classmates in text, audio, or video, and to easily record yourself delivering formal and informal presentations.


Zoom, for Class Meetings 

Courses include live instructor-student interactions. These are carried out via videoconference using the Zoom platform. Zoom is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, iOS, and Android. Most integrated and external webcams and headsets are compatible with Zoom. Zoom recommends a connection speed of 2.6Mbps or better in order to participate fully.


Apps for Completing Discussions, Assignments, and Final Projects

Although some assignments may allow you to write directly in your web browser using Canvas’s rich content editor, most of your work in will require access to a productivity suite like Microsoft Office, Google Docs Editors, or LibreOffice. Depending on the course, you may be asked to create and submit text or word processor documents, slide presentations, and spreadsheets, then upload them to Canvas. Use manufacturer support pages for help with these tasks:

Unless otherwise noted in a course, we strongly recommend uploading documents to Canvas  from your local machine rather than submitting directly from cloud services like Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or SharePoint.


Apps for Creating Audio and Video

Some of your work in health care innovation courses may ask you to create and post audio, video, or screen recordings. For example, you may be asked to make and post a presentation with slides. For this, we recommend one of the following tools:

  • The Canvas Media Recorder:For simple multimedia assignments, you can record audio and video directly in Canvas’ rich content editor. This feature is available in the Firefox and Chrome web browsers for Windows and Mac and is compatible with most integrated webcams and headsets. In order to use this feature, you may need to give your web browser permission to access your camera and microphone.
    1. Learn more about how to record and embed audio and video in the Canvas Student Guide.
    2. Manage your camera and microphone permissions in Firefox and Chrome.
  • Panopto Capture Video Recorder: We recommend using the Panopto Capture for activities that require recording presentation slides. This feature is built into Canvas and available through the Web using the Google Chrome browser. Get step-by-step directions from the help page on recording and embedding audio and video.


Closed Captioning

Most videos in health care innovation courses—including all lecture and interview segments—contain closed captioning. To enable closed captioning in embedded video segments, click the “CC” button at the lower right of the Panopto video player.

A screenshot of the Panopto video player with the Closed Captions button circled.

In the uncommon event that a video is not captioned, we recommend using the live captioning feature in Google Chrome. Use these directions to turn on live captioning in Chrome.