Pioneering the best learning experience for the future of online education
11. Februar 2016, 15:15 Uhr; im Kollegienhaus der Universität Basel (Raum ist ausgeschildert)
Als Partner-Universität von FutureLearn ist es unsere Freude, am 11. Februar 2016 Simon Nelson, CEO der MOOC-Plattform FutureLearn, an der Universität Basel begrüssen zu drüfen. Nelson hatte 2012 die von der Open University gestützte Initiative lanciert und ist mit FutureLearn bald auf hohem Niveau in den Markt um Online-Bildung eingestiegen. Zurzeit zählt FutureLearn unter ihren Partnern über 75 führende Universitäten, Fachhochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen von der ganzen Welt.
In seinem Vortrag an der Universität Basel wird Nelson auf die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Qualitätssicherung eingehen, die mit FutureLearns Mission einhergehen: „to pioneer the best social learning experiences for everyone, everywhere“. Besonderes Gewicht wird dabei auf FutureLearns Strategie gelegt sein, wie gemeinsam mit der breiten Community von Lernenden und Lehrenden die Qualität und Effizienz digitaler Bildung verändert werden kann.
Der Vortrag ist offen für alle Interessierten an der Universität Basel sowie für die breitere eEducation-Community anderer Schweizer Universitäten. Um eine Anmeldung über bbit@unibas.ch wird gebeten.
Pioneering the best learning experience for the future of online education
February 11, 2016; 3.15 pm at the University of Basel (Kollegienhaus, room will be signposted)
As a partner university of FutureLearn, we are proud to host a talk by Simon Nelson at the University of Basel on the 11th of February. Nelson founded the Open University-backed initiative FutureLearn back in December 2012 and has quickly established it as a high quality entrant to the emerging online learning market. To date, FutureLearn has partnered with over 75 leading universities, specialist education institutions and centres of research excellence around the world to deliver over free online courses to its global community learners.
In his speech at the University of Basel, Simon Nelson will address the challenges and possibilities of quality assurance that go along with FutureLearn’s “mission to pioneer the best social learning experiences for everyon, anywhere”. Main focus of the speech will be FutureLearn’s strategy of transforming the quality and effectiveness of teaching together with its broad community of educators and learners. How can quality be assured and developed when there are no fixed standards applying to online education yet? Find out and join on the 11th of February 2016 (3.15 pm) at the University of Basel.
The talk will be open to the interested public of the University of Basel as well as to the broader Swiss eEducation community. It is requested that people interested register for the event at bbit@unibas.ch. Feel free to spread this invitation.
About Simon Nelson
Simon Nelson, CEO FutureLearn
Simon Nelson is Chief Executive of FutureLearn, the social learning platform and first UK-based provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Simon founded the Open University-backed initiative in December 2012 and has quickly established it as a high quality entrant to the emerging online learning market. Simon was a key figure in the development of the BBC’s online and digital services and a pioneer in taking its media brands and content online. He developed and delivered the BBC’s digital strategies for Radio and Music, launched the BBC’s first on demand services – the innovative Radio Player and world-leading podcasting service – and developed new digital stations, including Radio 6 Music. He then moved to head up all digital content activities for BBC Television, leading the development of the BBC iPlayer and creating an online presence for all of the BBC’s programmes, channels and key subject areas – from Drama and Kids’, to Science and Learning.
He has won multiple awards for digital innovation and product development, including several Emmys, Webby and Bafta awards, the Prix Italia, Prix Europa and Rose D’or. After leaving the BBC, Simon led a number of digital strategy and product development projects in the TV, radio and publishing sectors, working as an advisor to companies including Random House, UKTV, Lime Pictures, United Business Media and Phaidon Press.