The importance of involving young people in society
In this post, Emma Taylor-Collins, part of the University of Birmingham team behind our new course Building Character through Youth Social Action, explains why involving young people in politics and society is so vital. As we enter the last few weeks of an unusually short UK General Election campaign, there’s a lot of talk about…
Courses to help you understand the modern world
In this post we share the best for courses for making sense of the modern world. In a world that only seems to get faster, more complicated and more confusing it can be hard to understand how modern issues affect you, and how you can respond. So to help, we’ve collected some of the best…
Meet our learners: Connor
Learners are what make FutureLearn great, so we’re sharing some of their stories. Today, meet Connor, an apprentice engineer and learner from the UK. About Connor Name: ConnorAge: 20Job: apprentice engineer with the Innovation & New Business Team (INBT)Location: Bournemouth, England. How did Connor find FutureLearn? After taking on a new role, his line manager…
How to choose the right online course for you
It’s really important to find the right online course for you. Starting a course that doesn’t suit you can quickly put you off learning and knock your confidence. But when there are thousands of online courses, how can you choose just one? Here’s some simple advice you can follow to find the course that’s a…
Become a project manager
In the third of a new series about taking on new roles we look at how to become a project manager. The Basics Here’s a short summary of what a project manager is and does. A project manager is in charge of making sure a project runs smoothly and is finished on time. They typically manage…
Courses to help build a more inclusive world
In this post we share potential ways to tackle inequality in today’s world, and courses to help get you started. The last century has seen a global decline in violence and an increase in life expectancies. Yet, in recent years, it has also seen struggles against the impacts of globalisation and automation, unprecedented political turmoil and…
Where could a FutureLearn course take you this month?
In this post discover the amazing places you could travel to with courses that you can get started on now. This August why not get away? All you need is a computer, tablet or mobile and FutureLearn. We’ve got courses to take you on all sorts of adventures, from Early Modern Scotland all the way…
5 more tips and tools for social learning
Following on from his first blog post, 6 tips and tools for social learning, our social lead David Thair shares more advice on getting the most out of social learning. At FutureLearn, the idea of social learning or learning through conversation is important to us. That’s why we built commenting into almost every step…
Top courses for learning and exploring English
In this post, find our best courses for discovering and learning the English language. It’s estimated that almost 1.3 billion people worldwide speak English. It’s a language that travels across borders, used in business and education across the world. However English can be tricky to master (as captured perfectly in the famous poem The Chaos).…
Why is teaching English important?
English is still the universal language Estimates vary about how many people speak English worldwide, but some believe English-speakers are likely to number in the billions. English crosses cultures, countries and industries. It’s often used as a ‘common tongue’ if neither person is a native speaker. This means teaching people English can be truly rewarding: students…
