S M Nazmuz Sakib: “Alison has given me the ability, personal motivation and confidence...
My name is S M Nazmuz Sakib and I am an online instructor on Bitdegree, Simpliv, Airtract and Teachlr. I have gained several diplomas with Alison and have also taken courses from many other platforms. How did you learn about Alison? I learned about Alison when I was studying for my Higher School Certificate in…
Blue-Collar Workers Need Not Apply (Learning new skills via e-learning)
Upskilling. Re-Skilling. Skils Development. It sounds good. Heck, who wouldn’t want to receive learning/training on skill improvement OR on learning a new skill based on their interests OR the possibility of leadership development or a job role tied to a set of specific skills. Go to nearly any learning system on the market who offers…
Expect 2 C in Learning Systems 2021
Some of you are thinking, why is he using “2” and “C” as the title of the piece? Well, why not? I mean, when you consider that “communities” in learning systems are roaring back (although in all honesty, they never left), as though it is some whiz and wow thing, having a “2” to represent…
Online Learning Works – So Why are Schools Failing at it?
If you believe what many school districts, governmental officials, and even some folks in the media, the whole idea around online learning, as a result of the closing of schools, is not only a fiasco, but something so new that it has sped up its usage by 15 years. Anyone who has been involved with…
Alison: The world’s busiest Irish-owned website!
According to the Alexa web traffic rankings, Alison became the world’s busiest Irish-owned website for the first time last week (13/07/20). The worldwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has seen a huge increase in traffic to the site, as people the world over use their enforced time at home to upskill and self-educate. Alison’s…
The future for education technology in schools: reflections on the Westminster Education Forum policy conference
Author: Isabel Drury, Partnership ManagerAccording to UNESCO, more than 1.5 billion students and 63 million primary and secondary teachers have been affected by the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. Meanwhile in the UK, the Office for the Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast that the education sector would be the hardest hit sector by the…
Course Spotlight: How to Teach Online
At FutureLearn, we are proud to partner with educators across the globe, and as such, we’ve been keenly focused on what we can do to best support those teachers facing a significant challenge to move their face-to-face courses online and minimise disruption for their students.As part of this, we built a course specifically for teachers…
Educator spotlight: Using Open Educational Resources to create learning ‘For Everybody’
This month we travel to the US and one of its top public universities, the University of Michigan. By partnering with FutureLearn, Michigan furthers its commitment to shaping the future of learning which perfectly aligns with our vision of transforming access to education. Its first three courses on Python, Sleep Deprivation and Successful Negotiation started…
EDUCAUSE 2019: What are students really looking for from higher education?
Author: Holly Shiflett, Director, North American Partnerships at FutureLearn The annual EDUCAUSE conference was held in October in Chicago, Illinois. As many of you know, this event is one of the big IT events in the US and covers a vast array of different themes. For me, a key benefit of EDUCAUSE is having a…
State of the E-Learning Industry 2019
Normally, folks write up a state of the industry at the end of that year (as I did for 2017). But as with everything else, thinking out of the box, screams for a tweak. And thus, comes the State of the E-Learning industry as rumble forward with 2019. What I have seen so far (covers…
