The next meeting of the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) will take place on 23 October 2023 at the University of Leeds in conjunction with the University Centre for Research in Digital Education and Digital Education Service, from 10am to 4pm.
This event will mark 10 years of FLAN research and scholarship with a view to looking back, taking stock and planning for the future.
We invite researchers, doctoral students, course developers, and educators to submit proposals for presentations. We suggest the following themes: looking back at MOOC research and the evolution of open and scaled courses, and looking ahead to the future of open and online learning. We particularly encourage those who have developed theses connected with FLAN, past and present, to join us. The themes will be interpreted flexibly, and presentations can be in any format, in person or remote. Each presentation normally lasts around 20 minutes but please do make creative suggestions and encourage your colleagues to offer a contribution. Please send a brief abstract (100 words) to Dr Bronwen Swinnerton b.j.swinnerton@leeds.ac.uk by 9 October 2023 so we can circulate an agenda for the day.
The event will also be an opportunity to discuss the future direction of FLAN.
If you have not been involved in FLAN before, the organisation was established in 2013 to connect staff and students based at FutureLearn partner institutions, share research and explore shared research opportunities. These include joint research bids and publications, comparative studies using shared FutureLearn data, course designs, and methods to analyse and evaluate courses.
FLAN is an opportunity to catch up with research into FutureLearn and MOOCs, and to talk informally with colleagues from other FutureLearn partner organisations. The event will be live streamed and a recording posted on the FLAN resources site together with any slides/papers etc. for those who cannot make it.
The event is free to attend online and in person. Please register online before 18 October 2023. The agenda will be posted to the FLAN resources site and emailed to attendees as soon as confirmed.
We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Leeds.