On the 18th of June 2024, we (Ari Badlishah and Sarah Bruce) attended the FutureLearn Partner Forum in London. This event is something that comes round once a year so it was a great opportunity for us to engage with a platform we work closely with on the Online Course Production Team.  The day was […]

With an ever-increasing demand for online learning, more and more educators are relying on the power of video to share their teaching far and wide. But, before recording every possible lecture or bit of content, we should take pause and consider the ‘why’ and ‘when’ of using video. Bearing in mind that creating video content […]

It was super to connect with staff from FutureLearn and other educational organisations and HEIs yesterday at the FutureLearn Partners’ Forum, which reflected on how we can turn the online learning momentum of the past 18 months into further action. For those of us already working in the online education space when the pandemic hit, […]

We heard some fantastic news last week – Graham Nimmo, Programme Director of the MSc Critical Care, has been awarded the Principal’s Medal for Exceptional Contribution 2020, together with David Griffith. I have worked closely with Graham since March on the (very!) rapid build, launch and three runs of the COVID-19 Critical Care: Understanding and […]

The University of Edinburgh is one of over 40 UK universities that deliver free, short online courses on the FutureLearn platform. Until early February 2021, learners from non-OECD countries can upgrade on a FutureLearn course and receive a certificate for… Continue Reading →