Top 10 courses for new managers
If you’ve recently been promoted to a management position for the first time, you’re entering an exciting, challenging, and important phase of your career. Managers play a crucial role in any organisation, and taking the time to learn how to be a good manager will benefit both you and your team.Being a good manager involves everything…
Coronavirus courses for keyworkers
Since the coronavirus first made headlines in November 2019, it has grown to impact almost every aspect of our daily lives in the UK and around the world.At FutureLearn, our goal is to provide everyone with access to learning, no matter where they live or what their circumstances. This has never been more important than…
Top 10 courses to help you find a job
Whether you no longer feel energised by the work you do, you’ve been made redundant, or you’re applying for your first professional role, job hunting is a challenge and can feel lawless if you don’t know what you’re doing.Should you write a cover letter? What should you include on your LinkedIn? How do you prepare…
The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom
Ever since many of us started working from home in the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been invited to countless gatherings taking place on Zoom, the videoconferencing app. Virtual happy hours, work meetings, dinners, you name it.I’ve been a no-show, and it’s not just because my hair has grown embarrassingly long. It’s because I have a fundamental…
Your Learning Space
Has your school shifted to remote learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic? Do you have a dedicated space for learning in your home? What does it look like? What things have you included to help you learn and make your space comfortable? Do you like working there? Why or why not?What would your ideal…
COVID-19 and its Impact on Learning
There isn’t any way of saying this, the Pandemic will impact all of us, no matter where we are located in the world. No one can say when it will pass or when we can get back to some level of normalcy. This post isn’t about the virus and what you should not do, or…
The Business of Learning
Pick a number. Any number. Better yet, let me toss you with some numbers. You have a dollar, I give you ten cents back. Now, you are thinking to yourself, “I’ve been ripped off, I only got ten cents for my dollar.” The next day, you give me another dollar and I give you 90…
Learning About Slavery With Primary Sources
Then, if you would like to further investigate the broadside from a historical lens, you can use a document analysis worksheet from the National Archives. There are two worksheet options for written documents: one for secondary students and one for younger students and English-language learners.Part IIIf you would like more background, take some time to…
The benefits of going Unlimited
This February, for a limited time, you can buy 12 months of Unlimited for even less.For one payment of £189 £149, you’ll have full access to hundreds of FutureLearn short courses for an entire year.Unlimited has countless benefits, but we’ve narrowed it down our top five so you can get stuck into learning sooner ✔️ Get unlimited…
Microcredentials: go further, faster
In growing industries like computer science, healthcare, visual arts, and teaching, there has never been a greater demand for further professional learning. Professionals are increasingly turning to higher-education to fill gaps in their CV and expand their skill-base. With technological innovation moving more quickly than ever, employers are looking for staff with up-to-date training.However, learners and…
