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…
Blue Monday and the problem of junk science
It’s Blue Monday, so you might be feeling pretty low today. Alternatively, you probably feel much like you did last Monday.If you don’t know what I am talking about, for the last 10 years, the 3rd Monday of each year has been awash with tabloid articles about the ‘research’ conducted for travel company Sky Travel,…
Teaching and Learning About Martin Luther King Jr. With The New York Times
What would Dr. King make of America today?On April 4, 2018, The Times published an interactive look at that question. Headlined “Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later, His Battles Live On,” here is how it begins:Martin Luther King Jr. remains frozen in time for many Americans. Seared into our consciousness is the man who…
Defy Expectations with the FutureLearn Career Mapper
Evidence suggests there are countless benefits to having a job you like doing. Or better still, a job you love doing. You’re happier, more motivated and more efficient. Similarly, finding purpose and feeling productive in your job also ranks highly with those happiest at work.But finding and securing your dream role or even getting your…
