Frequently Asked Questions
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Q What is GREAT MINDS? view arrowA
GREAT MINDS is on-demand learning service where you can gain a better understanding of the world with lectures prepared by some of the world’s leading experts and scholars.
The lectures and accompanying materials cover a variety of academic disciplines, including economics, history, science, politics, leadership, IT, and music.
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Q What are the membership benefits of GREAT MINDS? view arrowA
Members of GREAT MINDS can watch video lectures taught by world-class scholars who are experts in a variety of fields, including economics, history, science, politics, leadership, IT, and the arts. These can be accessed at anytime and anywhere!
All courses consist of three to six lectures with an average length of 15 minutes per lecture.
There are currently subtitles in six languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
The courses also come with downloadable lecture workbooks making it easier to grasp the main concepts of the lectures.
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Q Who will benefit the most from GREAT MINDS lectures? view arrowA
The simple answer is this: anyone who has a desire to know more today than they knew yesterday!
The purpose of GREAT MINDS is to make significant yet complicated ideas more accessible to everyone. With this in mind, we brought in some of the brightest scholars and experts to take their complex insights and ideas and make them easier for everyone to grasp.
Anyone from a middle school student with an interest in the universe to someone in their later stages of life with a newfound passion for the arts can benefit from these courses. -
Q How much is the membership for GREAT MINDS? view arrowA
The annual subscription fee is $77 $49.99 per year and $6 $4.99 per month.
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Q What functions are available on the video player for the lectures? view arrowA
The video player automatically adjusts the video quality depending on your Internet connection. The player provides several useful features: 1. Skip ahead or back 10 seconds. 2. There is a pop-up play function, so that videos can be viewed in a pop-up format, while a full-screen view function is also available. 3. An autoplay function is provided so that you can conveniently watch the next video. 4. A subtitle setting function (provided in 6 languages), playback speed setting function, and image quality selection function are also embedded. 5. Finally, there is a function that allows you to hover your pointer over the movie playbar to check the thumbnails.
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Q When the SUBSCRIBE button on the payment screen is clicked, the card payment window may not be visible. What should you do? view arrowA
The payment window may not be visible if your PC or mobile browser has the following settings enabled or add-ons installed: 1. Ad blocker 2. Pop-up blocker In either of the above cases, you can use the payment window as normal by disabling the ad-blocker or pop-up blocker in the browser. [How to block pop-ups] - In browser preferences enable the function to block pop-ups from automatically displaying on the screen. When a pop-up is blocked, a pop-up blocker icon appears in the search address window. - If you click the pop-up blocker icon you can set it to allow pop-ups.
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Q How can I have the video play in the background when watching a lecture on the app? view arrowA
The app's background play function allows you to listen to the audio only without the video playing if you follow these steps; 1. Play the lecture in the app. 2. Without shutting it down, minimize the app into the background. 3. Drag down the status bar on your smartphone to see the lecture to be played in the background, then click on the play button to listen to the audio.
Gifting
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Q Membership is not automatically registered through the class invitation link. view arrow
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Q I am a student and I want to withdraw from the online class. (Including incorrect registration) view arrow
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Q When connecting to the online class, there is no change on the screen as loading is in progress. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q The student's learning contents are not checked in the member management. Where can I check the connected browser. The student's learning contents are not checked in the member management. Where can I check the connected browser. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q If you modify the lecture of the created course, it is automatically reflected in the already distributed class. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q When connecting to the online class, there is no change on the screen as loading is in progress. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q Is it possible to transmit sound when sharing an application? view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
Getting Started
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Q Membership is not automatically registered through the class invitation link. view arrow
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Q I am a student and I want to withdraw from the online class. (Including incorrect registration) view arrow
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Q When connecting to the online class, there is no change on the screen as loading is in progress. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q The student's learning contents are not checked in the member management. Where can I check the connected browser. The student's learning contents are not checked in the member management. Where can I check the connected browser. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q If you modify the lecture of the created course, it is automatically reflected in the already distributed class. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q When connecting to the online class, there is no change on the screen as loading is in progress. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q Is it possible to transmit sound when sharing an application? view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
Enrolled Members
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Q Membership is not automatically registered through the class invitation link. view arrow
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Q I am a student and I want to withdraw from the online class. (Including incorrect registration) view arrow
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Q When connecting to the online class, there is no change on the screen as loading is in progress. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q The student's learning contents are not checked in the member management. Where can I check the connected browser. The student's learning contents are not checked in the member management. Where can I check the connected browser. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q If you modify the lecture of the created course, it is automatically reflected in the already distributed class. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q When connecting to the online class, there is no change on the screen as loading is in progress. view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].
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Q Is it possible to transmit sound when sharing an application? view arrowA
When accessing the online class, the screen may be exposed when the service is not smooth, closing the connected browser, You can reconnect by pressing [Ctrl + Shift + R].