Say hello to FutureLearners in our new animated film
Four learners from around the world feature in our new animated film – “Hello FutureLearners!” You can watch it here and find out how we made it. The film is designed to …
Using FutureLearn
Muddy Waters: a guest post from a FutureLearner in Genoa
Earlier this month, severe flooding hit the Italian city of Genoa. Sharon Walker – a translator and English teacher from the UK, now living in the area – wrote an …
Meet the students of Bullers Wood School: preparing for university with FutureLearn
Bullers Wood School in South East London is taking part in our Beacon Schools programme – a pilot to see how free online courses can help students bridge the “learning …
Meet Sujin: a Korean student taking online courses to improve her English and career prospects
Sujin is studying at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. But, for the last year, she’s been supplementing her degree with free online courses. Here, as part of a …
Meet Elizabeth: making a difference with free education in Kosovo
Elizabeth – from Kosovo-based charity, The Ideas Partnership – was another winner from our recent FutureLearn flag giveaway. The flag is flying at the charity’s free learning centre in the impoverished Neighbourhood …
Find the subjects that interest you, with new course categories
You can now browse FutureLearn’s free online courses by category – for example, Business & Management or Health & Psychology. Here, our Product Manager, Tessa Cooper, introduces how it works. With …
Meet Shirley: she found an old friend and new job on FutureLearn
79-year-old Shirley joined FutureLearn shortly after we launched, in the hope of making new connections while living in France away from friends and family. Little did she know that she’d …
Meet Allie, Richard (and Flaggy): flying the FutureLearn flag in Melbourne
Allie was another winner from our recent FutureLearn flag giveaway. She’s not only given her flag a name, she’s also taken him on a guided tour of Australia’s cultural capital, Melbourne. …
Meet Joyce: her poem became one of FutureLearn’s most liked comments
Joyce wrote poem for our “Literature of the English Country House” course, which has become one of the most liked comments on FutureLearn to date. Here’s her story. When asked to write …
Meet Norman: at 92, he’s one of FutureLearn’s oldest learners
We first met 92-year-old Norman last year, when he was one of the early testers of FutureLearn and our pilot courses. We recently caught up with him and updated his story, …
Meet Madeline: FutureLearn flag bearer at Bestival
Madeline was one of the winners from our recent FutureLearn flag giveaway. She wanted to wave the flag at Bestival to share the message of free online learning. Here, in the …
Hello new feature, goodbye typos
You can now edit comments that you’ve made on FutureLearn for up to 15 minutes. Our Product Manager, Tessa Cooper, discusses why we’ve introduced this new feature and how to use …
Dear Christina…
Yesterday we received a letter from Christina – an American FutureLearner who’s writing one thank you letter every day for a year. Here, Richard Banks, a Senior Content Producer at FutureLearn, responds. Dear Christina …
FutureLearners flying the flag around the world
We were thrilled with the great response we received to our FutureLearn flag giveaway. We received emails from enthusiastic FutureLearners from all over the world, including the United States, Kuwait, …
Six tips and tools for social learning on FutureLearn
FutureLearn’s Social Lead, David Thair, shares his top six tips for getting the most out of our social learning features. *UPDATE*, check out the latest advice from David in his …