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Learning Hour: Pedagogy of FutureLearn

What is social learning? What is pedagogy? What is learning? All good questions and these are central to what's covered.

People sharing ideas socially
  • Duration

    1 week
  • Weekly study

    1 hour

We'll unearth reasons behind learning on FutureLearn and how it comes to life

In this Learning Hour you will have a chance to find out about learning on FutureLearn. We’ll be exploring some of the early decisions made when creating FutureLearn and why some choices made in 2013 still pose interesting challenges for us today.

Syllabus

  • Week 1

    Learning hour

    • Learning hour

      All about our approaches to learning and how we bring social learning to life!

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone who works at FutureLearn

Who developed the course?

FutureLearn

FutureLearn is a leading social learning platform and has been providing high quality online courses for learners around the world over the last ten years.

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
  • Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate

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