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Opinion: Universities must create opportunities for the people coronavirus will harm mostThe Guardian, 16 AprilThis article argues that we must use the pandemic to reimagine a more equal and just society. It points out that as engines of social mobility, universities have a crucial part to play in teaching the skills that people who have…

Opinion: Universities must create opportunities for the people coronavirus will harm mostThe Guardian, 16 AprilThis article argues that we must use the pandemic to reimagine a more equal and just society. It points out that as engines of social mobility, universities have a crucial part to play in teaching the skills that people who have…

April past events: On 22 April, Justin Cooke, Chief Content & Partnerships Officer, FutureLearn spoke on a panel, How do we move pedagogy online? at the Jisc / Emerge Higher Education Horizon Group virtual event. The event focused on assessment and other opportunities and challenges that have arisen due to COVID-19. You can watch the…

In response to COVID-19, FutureLearn launched its very first own-branded course developed and taught by in-house online teaching and learning experts, called “How to Teach Online: Providing Continuity for Students”. The course was designed to give teachers practical steps towards online teaching and to act as a space where educators worldwide could connect and share…

Over almost 150 years, the fashion industry has transformed many aspects of Western culture. On the course, Understanding Fashion: From Business to Culture by Institut Français de la mode (IFM) learners are invited to explore the interaction of fashion, society and business. The course features exclusive input from fashion industry leaders, including designers such as…

Author: Dr Katherine Weber, Partnership Manager at FutureLearnLess than a month ago, the US Department of Education released a set of proposed changes to the Higher Education Act (HEA).Understanding these proposals and their implications for distance education were at the top of the agenda for WCET’s Policy Summit, which took place online from April 20-24. Speakers…

 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…

March Events  - FutureLearn Skip main navigation The 2020 UPCEA Annual Conference is taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA from 18-20 March 2020. Holly Shiflett, PhD, Director, North American Partnerships, FutureLearn and Brian Breen, Chief Corporate Engagement and Partnerships Officer, University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education, will be presenting a session on Developing…

Since the last newsletter, COVID-19 has had a major impact on events, some have changed to an online format, whereas others have been postponed or cancelled: On 2 March, we hosted a panel at our FutureLearn head office to celebrate International Women’s Day. The panel discussion looked at how we can promote gender balance and diversity…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all eyes in the education sector have been on how online and distance learning providers will respond. Leaders in edTech around the world have had to move at a faster pace than ever before in order to support the needs of multiple stakeholders and audiences. Here at FutureLearn,…