How to stay in touch during lockdown
Global lockdown measures have seen us spend more time apart from our loved ones than ever before. We've outlined the best ways to keep in touch with people of all …
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Course spotlight: Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance
Stressed by the pace of modern life? Mindfulness might be the answer. Research shows that when you’re not deliberately paying attention to something, your brain goes into default mode causing …
June Events
Simon Nelson, CEO, FutureLearn will keynote at the Construct: Higher Education in a Post-COVID World online event from 1-1:30pm BST on 4 June. Simon will be talking about Lessons from …
May’s industry round-ups
Opinion: 10 Predictions for Higher Education’s Future Inside Higher Ed, 26 May This piece claims that post-COVID, American colleges will maintain an online presence and many institutions will seek to …
EdTechX Summit: Lessons learned for higher education during COVID-19
Author: Holly Shiflett PhD, Head of Partnerships I’ve always wondered when and if we’d ever reach a point when online education would be considered business as usual, rather than an …
Wonkhe @ Home: The New Normal – What will it look like and how will universities get there?
Author: David Avery, Partnership Manager at FutureLearn With September rapidly approaching and the world in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, I attended Wonkhe’s remote session on what ‘the new …
Professional SaaS certifications from FutureLearn in collaboration with AWS, Tableau, and Salesforce
Boost your career with four new microcredentials designed by FutureLearn in partnership with industry experts and upskill yourself in key Software as a Service (SaaS) areas.
Microlearning: What are microcredentials and why do they matter?
Watch to find out more about taking an accredited online microcredential on FutureLearn.
How to stay healthy during lockdown
Our guide on how to stay healthy during lockdown looks at some ways to keep on top of your mental and physical wellbeing.
April’s industry round-ups
Opinion: Universities must create opportunities for the people coronavirus will harm most The Guardian, 16 April This article argues that we must use the pandemic to reimagine a more equal …
April Events
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 …
How to Teach Online: A Learner’s Perspective’
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”. …
Course Spotlight: Understanding Fashion: From Business to Culture
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) …
WCET Policy Summit: The 2020 of US Federal Regulations and the Potential Impact on Higher Education Practice
Author: Dr Katherine Weber, Partnership Manager at FutureLearn Less than a month ago, the US Department of Education released a set of proposed changes to the Higher Education Act (HEA). …
How to make money during lockdown
Explore handy ways you can keep earning from home, in the long and short term.