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Sixth form students visit University of Reading after taking a course on FutureLearn

Following the free online course, ‘Begin programming: build your first mobile game’ last month, a group of sixth form students from Ousedale School were invited to the University of Reading …

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Facing the new computing curriculum with confidence

Helena Gillespie, the lead educator of the University of East Anglia’s ‘Teaching Computing’ free online course, explains how working with a team including Computing at School (CAS), classroom teachers and …

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The future of the brain

Lead educator for the University of Birmingham’s free online course ‘Good brain, bad brain: basics’, Alison Cooper, discusses human fascination with the brain and what you can learn in this …

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Language is big news

Professor Tony McEnery, the lead educator of the free online course ‘Corpus linguistics: method, analysis, interpretation’ by Lancaster University, talks about the uses and abuses of language. Language is a …

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Cancer research: continuous changes and discoveries

Dr Momna Hejmadi, lead educator of the University of Bath’s free online course ‘Inside cancer: how genes influence cancer development’ talks about the impact cancer has on the whole human …

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Not just another course about sustainability!

Dr Sarah Speight, from The University of Nottingham, talks about the free online course ‘Sustainability, Society and You’ which starts on FutureLearn.com on 6 January. If you ask six …

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Digging deeper into life in the time of Richard III

Deirdre O’Sullivan, the lead educator on the University of Leicester’s free online course, “England in the Time of King Richard III,” talks about what learners can expect to study. There …

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Introducing ‘Ecosystems’ from The Open University

The Open University gives a preview on what their first course on FutureLearn will cover and suggests some pre-course materials to get learners involved ahead of its start. The Open …

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Behind the scenes at the University of Reading

The University of Reading team behind the ‘Begin programming: Build your first Mobile Game’ course, which starts on October 28 on FutureLearn.com, gives an insight into the development process. Find …

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When worlds collide in an online environment

Professor Jon Lovett, Chair of Global Challenges at the University of Leeds, talks about the course starting on October 21st on FutureLearn.com and what learners can expect to study during …

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Welcome to the global classroom

UEA professor, Wolff Olins strategist and lead educator on next week’s ‘The Secret Power of Brands’ course on FutureLearn, Robert Jones, talks about creating a MOOC and the prospect of …

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Receiving A-level results today? Will a MOOC be part of your future?

If you are receiving A-level results this week, your next step might be to go to university, take a gap year before studying further or leave formal education to start …

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Sixth form students visit University of Reading after taking a course on FutureLearn

Facing the new computing curriculum with confidence

The future of the brain

Language is big news

Cancer research: continuous changes and discoveries

Not just another course about sustainability!

Digging deeper into life in the time of Richard III

Introducing ‘Ecosystems’ from The Open University

Behind the scenes at the University of Reading

When worlds collide in an online environment

Welcome to the global classroom

Receiving A-level results today? Will a MOOC be part of your future?

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