Introducing upgrading on FutureLearn courses
In this post our Chief Product Officer, Matt Walton talks about something new to FutureLearn: upgrading.
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Introducing programs: the new way to earn recognised awards on FutureLearn
Matt Walton, our Head of Product, explains how, from today, you’ll be able to take programs of courses to earn academic credit, professional accreditation and other awards on FutureLearn. Today, we’re …
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So what exactly does a Head of Product do?
In this post Matt Walton explains his role as Head of Product at FutureLearn and explores how it’s always evolving.
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Welcoming 3 million people to FutureLearn
As the 3 millionth person joins FutureLearn, our Head of Product, Matt Walton, reflects on another landmark number, and provides some insights into who our learners are and what lies …
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Creating a virtual tech learning hub to develop web skills
This week, Matt Walton, our Head of Product, spoke at an event in Helsinki, which asked: “Are MOOCs providing the European workforce with necessary web skills?” Here, he reflects on …
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Celebrating progress: our first year of courses and what lies ahead
As part of our first birthday celebrations, Matt Walton, our Head of Product, looks back at our first 12 months of courses and discusses what lies ahead for FutureLearn. A …
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The Web We Want at FutureLearn
Matt Walton, our Head of Product, reflects on Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s the Web We Want campaign and how it relates to what we do at FutureLearn. I recently spoke at …
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Sprint reviews: what they’re for, why they’re useful and why they should involve everyone
Head of Product (and sprint review ring master) Matt Walton, explains what a sprint review is, why they’re really useful and how FutureLearn’s are a little bit different. FutureLearn’s product …
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The first week’s stats
Head of product Matt Walton takes a look at some of the numbers we’ve been seeing from week one of The Secret Power of Brands. Last week FutureLearn began running …
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What is beta?
Head of Product Matt Walton explains what we mean by “beta” and some of the new features you can expect to see over the coming weeks. Today FutureLearn starts running …
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An Agile approach to learning
FutureLearn’s Head of Product Matt Walton discusses how we’re using an agile development process to draw upon 40 years of expertise. One of the distinctive qualities of FutureLearn is the …
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Welcome to the FutureLearn blog
Head of Product, Matt Walton introduces the new FutureLearn blog and explains what it’s for and why we’re doing it.
I first became involved in FutureLearn back in January. FutureLearn …
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