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January’s industry round-up
The Report: higher education ‘on-demand’ Ed Technology, 29 January This opinion piece argues that traditional modes of teaching are fast becoming outdated, and if university evolved into an on-demand service, …
Using a mentor model to enhance learner experience
A short summary of the research paper ‘Genomic Education at Scale: The Benefits of Massive Open Online Courses for the Healthcare Workforce’, which appeared in Frontiers in Genetics in November …
The rise of the digital twin
Author: Charles McIntyre, Chairman and co-Founder of IBIS Capital and EdTechX Replicating the real world to understand better how to solve a problem, was most dramatically played out in the …
Real world solutions for the digital skills gap
Author: Dr Rachid Hourizi, Director of the Institute of Coding The Institute of Coding (IoC) was created to respond to the UK’s digital skills gap and since our launch in …
Course spotlight: women’s health after motherhood
After giving birth, women can struggle to access reliable resources and trustworthy information regarding their own health. There can be confusion surrounding what is and what isn’t normal after childbirth …
Musings from BETT 2020: what’s in it for the higher education sector?
Author: Tom Rees-Davies, Educational Partnerships at FutureLearn What do robotic puppies, a double decker bus, and renowned Ted Talker Sugata Mitra all have in common? In the absence of an …
Educator spotlight: raising awareness of everyday ethics in care
The University of Surrey recently joined FutureLearn and this January they launched their first two MOOCs, on Communicating with Diverse Audiences and Ethical Decision-Making in Care. Both courses previously ran as private courses for small …
Insights from the FutureLearn APAC Partners’ Forum
Author: Nigel Smith, MD of Courses and Learning at FutureLearn During the last week of November, FutureLearn held its annual Asia-Pacific Partners’ Forum at The University of Melbourne in Australia. Melbourne …
FutureLearn on the road in China
Author: Kate Sandars, Head of Partnerships Development at FutureLearn Travelling in China with my CEO this weekend, the last thing we expected was to find FutureLearn featured in a museum. …
Global education market insights: TEQSA Conference
Learning Designer, Monty King, attended the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Association (TEQSA) Australia conference in Melbourne last month, and gave a ‘Lightning Talk’ presentation on ‘The Trends Impacting Universities Today …
Educator spotlight: Using online learning to improve mental health
Deakin is one of Australia’s largest universities, rapidly rising in the international rankings and currently featuring in the top 2% of the world’s universities. A quarter of their students study …
Online Learning Consortium: Can affirmation help online learning?
Author: Holly Shiflett, Director, North American Partnerships at FutureLearn This year was the 25th anniversary celebration of the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). OLC is one of my favorite conferences, and …
OEB Global 2019: Should skills and lifelong learning be top priorities for universities?
Author: Tom Rees-Davies, Educational Partnerships at FutureLearn It’s not every conference that begins with a Keynote on Agitprop in the world of EdTech, but that is exactly the way OEB …