An innovative
social learning approach
with
high quality
content building
on the best of
the web.
Focus on quality – in design, pedagogy and content.
A PLATFORM THAT PUTS QUALITY FIRST
An innovative
social learning approach
High quality content,
building on the
best of the web
Simple, delightful,
flexible user experience
Simple, delightful, flexible user experience
Courses are from 2-8 weeks
Weeks run Mon-Sun and have a title
telling you what you’re going to learn
Weeks are made up of activities
An activity is a set of steps with
a clear learning objective
Activities are made up of steps
A step could be an article, video,
discussion, test, quiz, assignment…
Intuitive and easy course structure & navigation
Focus on quality – in design, pedagogy and content.
A PLATFORM THAT PUTS QUALITY FIRST
Simple,
delightful, flexible
user experience
An innovative
social learning approach
High quality content,
building on the
best of the web
Simple, delightful,
flexible user experience
An innovative
social learning approach
Replies Likes FilteringFollowing
An innovative social learning approach
Contextual Commenting
Focus on quality – in design, pedagogy and content.
A PLATFORM THAT PUTS QUALITY FIRST
Simple,
delightful, flexible
user experience
An innovative
social learning approach
High quality content,
building on the
best of the web
Simple, delightful,
flexible user experience
An innovative
social learning approach
High quality content,
building on the best of the web
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Effective storytelling
‘To be or not to be’
Hamlet: University of Birmingham
Synchronous rotation
Moons: The Open University
PAGE 12
Practical experiments and interactive content
Virtual Microscope
Moons: The Open University
Real World Experiments
Kitchen Chemistry: UEA
Sentence Shuffler
A Beginners Guide to Writing
English: University of Reading
5.7 million course sign ups
2.7 million registered learners
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46%
Average full participation
rate across top 20 courses
Courses by percentage of full participants
FULL PARTICIPATION
Source: all open course runs to October 2015
Simon Nelson: FutureLearn
Simon Nelson: FutureLearn

Simon Nelson: FutureLearn

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    An innovative social learningapproach with high quality content building on the best of the web.
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    Focus on quality– in design, pedagogy and content. A PLATFORM THAT PUTS QUALITY FIRST An innovative social learning approach High quality content, building on the best of the web Simple, delightful, flexible user experience
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    Courses are from2-8 weeks Weeks run Mon-Sun and have a title telling you what you’re going to learn Weeks are made up of activities An activity is a set of steps with a clear learning objective Activities are made up of steps A step could be an article, video, discussion, test, quiz, assignment… Intuitive and easy course structure & navigation
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    Focus on quality– in design, pedagogy and content. A PLATFORM THAT PUTS QUALITY FIRST Simple, delightful, flexible user experience An innovative social learning approach High quality content, building on the best of the web Simple, delightful, flexible user experience An innovative social learning approach
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    Replies Likes FilteringFollowing Aninnovative social learning approach
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    Focus on quality– in design, pedagogy and content. A PLATFORM THAT PUTS QUALITY FIRST Simple, delightful, flexible user experience An innovative social learning approach High quality content, building on the best of the web Simple, delightful, flexible user experience An innovative social learning approach High quality content, building on the best of the web
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    PAGE 11 Effective storytelling ‘Tobe or not to be’ Hamlet: University of Birmingham Synchronous rotation Moons: The Open University
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    PAGE 12 Practical experimentsand interactive content Virtual Microscope Moons: The Open University Real World Experiments Kitchen Chemistry: UEA Sentence Shuffler A Beginners Guide to Writing English: University of Reading
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    5.7 million coursesign ups 2.7 million registered learners
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    PAGE 14 46% Average fullparticipation rate across top 20 courses Courses by percentage of full participants FULL PARTICIPATION Source: all open course runs to October 2015

Editor's Notes

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  • #9  We take the principles of social media and thread them through our courses – profile pages, the ability to follow and reply directly to people, “like” comments and filter the mass of conversation.
  • #12 We train and support our partners to think beyond video recordings of lectures and to introduce storytelling and narrative to make learning enjoyable and effective.
  • #14 Just 2 years later. Almost 5 m course sign-ups Whizz you through some more stats and share these slides afterwards.
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