List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Global ethics: an introductory course developed by the open university and offered by the platform of future learn is a course created under the guidance of four philosophers to help learners frame their opinions about the global challenges.

Through this course, the learners will become familiar with the key ethical theories surrounding global challenges and the implementation of philosophy for addressing them. This will make learners think about major global problems and help them develop their views about them. 

They would be able to analyze the problems like migration, climate change, widespread poverty, and global inequality and the course will help them present their unbiased thought and views on them. Frequent tests, quizzes, and assignments make learning more effective and efficient. At the end, of the course, a certification is awarded to the learners after qualifying a test, to help them demonstrate their dedication towards continuous learning and unending personal growth. 

The ‘Managing Intellectual Property in Universities’ online certification course is focused on delivering insights on the features involved and the importance of establishing an intellectual property center in universities and colleges to increase the ranking and enhance the innovation ecosystem in educational institutions. This free training program is provided by Swayam online portal in collaboration with the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL).

The participants of this course are guided by the program instructor, Dr. Feroz Ali who teaches Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The classes are conducted online through videos, lectures, online resources, and other evaluation techniques. The students of this course will gain both theoretical and practical experience with the hands-on training during the program which enables students to get practical experience with forming and managing an IP center.

The ‘Managing Intellectual Property in Universities’ certification course helps students to receive the course certificate and credit points after completing the course which is done within four weeks in this elective program.

Traditional linear economies are no longer viable in a world where the population is expected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70% of them living in urban areas and consuming three times as many resources as we do now. The 4 weeks Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems online course by FutureLearn teaches to design circular food systems.

The course teaches candidates to create circular food systems for making smart, resilient and sustainable cities. In order to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, candidates will examine the role of cities as catalysts in fostering inclusive and healthy food policies, institutional innovation, adopting systems thinking and participatory approaches. The Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems training teaches about the circular economy and sustainability strategies, how it can be improved and what are the barriers to its implementation.

The Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems syllabus covers local and urban food systems as well as various food-related policies and strategies. The course covers best practices and various business cases in urban food systems.

The study and practice of communication among cultural contexts are known as intercultural communication. This stands true for both local cultural differences like those based on race and gender and global cultural differences like those based on country of origin or geographic region. Misty So-Sum Wai-Cook, Professor at the Centre for English Language Communication, established the Establishing a Professional ‘Self’ through Effective Intercultural Communication certification course, which is offered through Coursera.

Establishing a Professional ‘Self’ through Effective Intercultural Communication online course is designed for learners who want to become proficient in effective communication skills so they may build relationships with coworkers in a community and workplace that is culturally and linguistically diverse. Establishing a Professional ‘Self’ through Effective Intercultural Communication online classes involved 10 hours of digital lectures that cover effective communication skills needed to develop relationships with coworkers as well as assist learners in creating their profiles and aligning themselves appropriately in a globalized workplace.

Every professional workplace needs to be able to communicate persuasively. All forms of communication, from asking a coworker to lend a hand through email to create a presentation for the board of directors, demand strong expertise in persuasion. Effective persuasive communication is required at every step of the hiring process, including persuading the interviewers during the interview and on the resume. Derrick Ng teaches the Engaging in Persuasive and Credible Communication online certification course, which was developed by the National University of Singapore and made available by Coursera.

Engaging in Persuasive and Credible Communication online course is intended for candidates who wish to learn the fundamentals of persuasion in the context of effective professional communication in a globalized society. Engaging in Persuasive and Credible Communication online classes involved 9 hours of thorough lectures that covered a variety of topics, including credibility, persuasion, manipulation, the AIDA framework, globalization, persuasive communication, credible communication, and persuasive writing.

Professional relationships can be a great resource for unique viewpoints and innovative ideas that will benefit individuals in their job. One of the main advantages of networking is the chance to share challenges, successes, and ambitions, which enables them to learn new perspectives they might not have otherwise considered. The National University of Singapore created the Strengthening Your Widening Network online certification, and Professor Sarah Chong of the Centre for English Language Communication instructs it through Coursera.

The Strengthening Your Widening Network online course is intended for individuals who want to improve their relationships and communication with coworkers and other stakeholders from different cultural backgrounds in a globalized workplace. Strengthening Your Widening Network online classes contains 8 hours of sessions that aim to help individuals master workplace practices and understand the nuances of organizational structure and hierarchy.

The Multilingual Practices: Tackling Challenges and Creating Opportunities online course is offered by FutureLearn and is developed by the University of Groningen. The online certification programme about multilingual practices is held for four weeks with three hours of study every week. This certificate course focuses on the advantages and challenges faced by the situation of multilingual families and multilingual environments from a scientific lens. 

The Multilingual Practices: Tackling Challenges and Creating Opportunities training programme is a study about Multilingualism that has occurred due to migration, and through this, the learners can know more about minority languages, language policies and the scope for research in multilingualism. Linguistic theories on multilingualism are explored and understood along with faculty like Anna Pot (Applied linguist) and Nanna H Hilton(Asst Professor) during the course. This course allows the candidates to share ideas and discuss the problems that may arise due to multilingualism in societies.

Programming 102: Think Like a Computer Scientist Certification by FutureLearn allows learners to explore intermediate level Python programming where they shall discover how to break problems into smaller parts, design and finally apply algorithms to data. They can also explore list structures along with their various uses. Those having faced a significant brush with Python and having acquired an inclination towards the language thereafter can definitely take up this course to polish their knowledge and programming skills.

Programming 102: Think Like a Computer Scientist Certification syllabus is so structured that the learning outcomes will build upon the foundational Python skills of the learner and prepare him to proceed with more advanced programming. All eligible course participants can start with the course straight away and learn at their own pace. This online training programme not only deals with basic concepts but also challenges its learners to implement the same with their students. The assignments and tests spread throughout the course will help learners endure some programming challenges.

Understanding deeply the technique of Deep learning in teaching which guarantees skills and knowledge for lifelong learning by using a range of contemporary digital technologies to enhance the learning, forms the main aim for the intermediate course on Deep learning through transformative pedagogy. This certification course is provided by edX, an online education provider in association with University of Queensland and Microsoft, both known for its educational and technological contributions and the course is taken by the professors from the institution. 

This self-paced Deep learning through transformative pedagogy online course with no required prerequisites comprises a curriculum which is specially curated for educators and education leaders but can be opted by anyone with a keen interest in learning and exploring the technique of deep learning.

The education & teacher training course mainly focuses on exploring deep learning and how it makes the students become more connective, collaborative and creative problem tacklers. Different powerful learning activities and teaching strategies are studied in order to facilitate deep learning which makes your students become innovative creators, effective communicators, and independent thinkers.

The ‘Gender justice and workplace security’ online course is organized to enable students to develop their understanding of aspects of gender justice such as gender equality and other significant laws that have been drafted over the years to support the position of women in society. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) course is provided by Swayam and the course of study is designed to be completed in four weeks.

The course instructor for this elective course for the undergraduate level students is Prof. Dipa Dube from the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The students of this program will gain a comprehensive knowledge of gender-based concepts and theories in the context of a workplace.

The ‘Gender justice and workplace security’ online training program ensures the participants of the course with a course certificate and credit points after finishing the program with the assessments according to the qualifying criteria. This management studies program is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE).

The ‘Teaching And Learning in General Programs: TALG’ online certification program is an elective multidisciplinary course offered at the postgraduate level. This course enables students to discuss the strategies for outcome-based and quality learning in the education systems. This online course is provided by Swayam in association with the Indian Institute of Science Banglore. The classes are held online, engaged through video lectures, weekly assignments, and the final certification exam. The duration of the certification course is scheduled to be four weeks.

The course instructor of this program is N.J. Rao, consulting professor at the International Institute of Technology Bangalore. He will guide the students with the course curriculum and modules. The students of this program will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning principles that ensure successful education.

The ‘Teaching And Learning in General Programs: TALG’ certification course equips students with an online certificate after finishing the course study and will also get the course credits.

The ‘Advanced Instructional Methods’ online course is a study of the advanced-level techniques and strategies of teaching and instruction that aid in active learning. This online certification course is provided by the Swayam online free education portal in association with the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal. The students are enabled to learn about student-centered learning methodologies that include collaborative techniques. 

This is an elective course that comes under the domain of teacher education and the course classes are conducted for four weeks.

The program coordinators and faculty of this certification course are associate professors at NITTTR, Mrs. Asmita A.  Khajanchee, Dr. Sharad K. Pradhan, Dr. K James Mathai, Dr. B. L. Gupta, Dr. J.P. Tegar, and Dr. Sandip S. Kedar. The ‘Advanced Instructional Methods’ certification course enables students to gain two credits and a course completion certificate after finishing the course study and the assessments.

The ‘Accreditation of the Post Graduate Engineering Programme’ certification program is a study of the various standards and procedures involved in getting accreditation of the PG engineering programs by considering the quality improvement. This online free course is provided by the Swayam online portal in collaboration with the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR). The duration of this certification course is estimated to be four weeks.

This elective course which comes under the category of teacher education enables students to gather valuable insights on the nuances associated with procedures, benefits, differences in approval and accreditation, and several other concepts. The program coordinators and instructors for this faculty development program are Prof. D. Singh Karaulia, Prof. Subrat Roy, C. S. Rajeshwari, Prof. Sharad Pradhan, and Dr. H. Jeevakhan of NITTTR.

The ‘Accreditation of the Post Graduate Engineering Programme’ online certification course helps in upskilling our knowledge and getting an E-certificate after completion of the proctored exam. 

The ‘Basic Instructional Methods’ online course is a study focussed on developing the understanding of the process of teaching and learning through innovative pedagogical approaches with the knowledge of the challenges in the methods to facilitate learning. This course is provided by the free online education portal Swayam in association with the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal. This elective course that is part of the teacher education domain is conducted for a period of four weeks. 

The curriculum is created with innovative concepts and principles to facilitate the pre-determined outcomes. The students are made to learn through course videos, lectures, discussions, and assessments. The ‘Basic Instructional Methods’ online certification course enables students to receive e-certificates after completion of the course study and the final exam. The candidates of this online training program are given the opportunity to explore the innovative methods of teaching and learning while also gaining academic credits after course completion.

The Educational Media Certification course is a 4-week online program offered by Swayam. Educational Media training is a part of the teacher education elective curriculum. Dr. Sandip Shivaji Kedar is the instructor of this certification course. 

The National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal is accountable for designing the course curriculum and granting the certificate.

Educational Media Certification by Swayam includes the principles of research-based instructional design and visual design, copyright concerns in media development, and managing different instructional media effectively in a variety of learning contexts, including classroom, laboratory, workshop, and technology-enabled learning.

The Professional Ethics for Higher Education Teachers Certification course is a 4-week online program offered by Swayam. This course aims to convey the need for professionals to perform moral conduct in their personal and professional lives to ensure continuous happiness and financial success for people.

Professional Ethics for Higher Education Teachers training is a part of the teacher education elective curriculum. This course is educated by Prof. Asmita A. Khajanchee. The course syllabus was created by the NITTTR, Bhopal. The National Institute for Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal, is also responsible for awarding the certificate.

Professional Ethics for Higher Education Teachers Certification by Swayam tries to promote an understanding that it is crucial to accept the idea of coexistence and the necessity of harmony at all levels of existence, such as the self, family, society, and nature, in order to achieve lasting prosperity and joy in one's life.

The ‘Learning Management System’ online course is designed to enable the students and individuals to learn about the teaching and learning systems in the online mode. This course focuses on developing study materials along with the management of their storage and retrieval. This online certification program is provided by the Swayam online education portal and the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research(NITTTR). Online learning in this course is aided by classes through video lectures, books, and reference materials for a period of four weeks. 

The course instructor for this program is Dr. Ranjan Dasgupta, who is a professor in the department of computer science and engineering at NITTTR, Kolkata. The candidates of this program are given theoretical and practical insights on the various aspects and technological standards associated with LMS.

The ‘Learning Management System’ online training equips the students with the course certificate and academic credit points after completing the course study. This course belonging to the category of teacher education delivers skills and knowledge for the web-based teaching-learning system.

The LMS through Moodle certification course is perfect for learners interested in utilising the system to enable structured delivery and management of instructional resources and assessments. Moreover, the Learning Management System (LMS) can also be used to track the progress of learners and provide information regarding the teaching-learning process to the management.

The LMS through Moodle online training is scheduled for four weeks and is a training programme for teachers. AICTE has also approved this FDP course. The course throws light on utilising LMS through Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE), an online platform specifically designed to achieve the objectives of learning and teaching programmes.

The LMS through Moodle course curriculum extensively covers all the necessary concepts that help teachers administer quizzes, quickly grade assignments, host online discussions, share resources, and much more! Learners can access, understand, and benefit from the complete demonstration of MOODLE LMS application through this training programme.

As a teacher, it is your job to impart education in a way that breaks barriers and connects with students from all kinds of backgrounds. Students can learn better with a more hands-on, minds-on approach that lets them actively participate in the classroom. The Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning training helps teachers in achieving this. 

Based on the UTeach model by the University of Texas at Austin, the Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning online course puts emphasis on the experience and knowledge that children add to a classroom. Candidates enrolled in this course will learn from videos of the 5E model in practice at a school, along with commentary from the teachers. 

An inquiry-based approach leads to a more exciting and relevant learning environment. The Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning certification course promotes active communication, problem-solving, ideation, etc. The training is a short-term, four-week course offered for free by the University of Texas at Austin and they can audit it for a limited duration for free of cost. Those who want to get a certificate and unlimited access can join the course by paying the fee. 

It is a multi-dimensional course that dwells upon the critical issues in urban education with an in-depth understanding of the contentious political debate that has been surging around it over years. The issues are more in the reform space, where processes, intent, and execution strategies clash due to bureaucratic mismatches and are covered in the Critical Issues in Urban Education training. 

Polarized views and controversies have sparked off late owing to several inconsistencies in education practice. The course helps in identifying these issues, locating them in the broader history of urban education, public schooling, and school reforms. In addition, this Critical Issues in Urban Education online course then translates the evidence, historic viewpoints, and current debates to change these issues as creators of reformed policies in this field.  

The classes are designed keeping in mind the ethics, knowledge, and sentiments of all sections of attendees which may include school leaders, teachers, policymakers, and parents. Even young students are allowed to voice their opinion as part of this course. In short, this course is a single interaction point to argue and debate upon the issues paining students, policyholders, and parents alike.

The Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning course by FutureLearn is brought to you by the Chartered College of Teaching, England. The training reveals how you can employ technology-based practices in delivering better teaching and learning solutions. It focuses on research evidence to provide actionable insights. 

Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning programme will take the help of evidence-based research and case studies performed by academics to teach the candidates on efficient usage of technology. The real-life examples and case studies are there to add to the retention and improve the learning of the candidates.

Besides, the candidates enrolled in Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning training will also learn how to introduce new concepts and provide feedback to students. This 4-week long course is entirely free on FutureLearn and is supported by the Department of Education, UK. The candidates have the option of availing exclusive benefits by upgrading their subscription as well. 

The Online Educator: People and Pedagogy programme by FutureLearn spans a total of four weeks. To complete the course successfully, you will need to invest four hours every week for the classes. You can get accredited for the course by paying a fee and receive a digital certification for the same. 

Moreover, the Online Educator: People and Pedagogy course is developed by The Open University of the United Kingdom. It is one of the most prominent academic institutions in the UK, so an accreditation from the university holds an immense value from the employability standpoint. 

A team of experienced professors from The Open University will hold the classes online to impart learning. In the Online Educator: People and Pedagogy certification programme, you will get to learn about various parts of online teaching, which consists of building an online presence, innovation, disruption, ethical values, design, accessibility, online identity, among others.

Moreover, this course provides you with flexibility concerning time and place. Anyone who is involved in online education or training can benefit. 

In the Education Research That Matters: Ways of Researching programme, you will learn about significant education research methods and how you can use them. The curriculum will help you establish a foundation in the critical techniques used in education research and consider the pros and cons of various methods. 

It is quite challenging to connect existing research insights to practice, and using this to design high-quality and realistic research projects. With the knowledge gained from Education Research That Matters: Ways of Researching course at FutureLearn, you will realize that understanding research methodology is critical in making this task simpler.

As a learner, you will be involved with methods that are crucial to becoming better informed when reading research. Even when designing research in your setting, you will be able to select the best practices to use. The Education Research That Matters: Ways of Researching online courses will take you from first thinking about education questions to researching your own classrooms and schools.

Education Research that Matters: Applying Research to your Teaching Practice programme is all about exploring how engaging with research can help you transform your teaching practice. As a teacher, proper research allows you to enhance your teaching and better assist your students. On this course, you will learn how to find education research, evaluate its quality, and implement its insights.

You will discover robust search techniques and figure out to analyze your research findings. You will be exploring and assessing research from several peer-reviewed and online sources, along with learning to evaluate their usability and reliability. With FutureLearn’s Education Research that Matters: Applying Research to your Teaching Practice certificate course, you will feel confident in interacting with research and implementing it to your teaching practices.

Education Research that Matters: Applying Research to your Teaching Practice course at FutureLearn is designed to help you improve your teaching practice. The curriculum helps you analyze research, while considering the potential implications of your context’s findings. 

The short term Innovative Teaching: Engaging Adult Learners with Active Learning online programme is offered by the online education platform FutureLearn for a period of four weeks and weekly three study hours and is developed by the University of Padova and the University of Georgia. The course instructors for the training programme are Monica Fedeli(Professor at the University of Padova), Edward Taylor(Professor emeritus at Penn State University) and Laura Bierem(Professor at the University of Georgia).

Active learning has made the classroom more interactive and has transformed the conventional teaching methods into a student-centred learning process. The course engages with concepts of teamwork, collaboration and participation among students. In this programme, the learners explore their perspectives on teaching and share their ideas and plan to determine effective teaching strategies. Active learning, a powerful learning experience is structured into the potential of active lectures and engaging in small groups, technology in bringing participation, continuous feedback and assessments and affirmative student-teacher relationships which are dealt with in the course.

Improving Your Study Techniques certification is an online course designed by the University of Groningen, and the certificate is bestowed by FutureLearn. This course is a short-term course for only a period of 4 weeks. This course will teach the students effective skills for the study that can be used for a lifetime. Learning is an essential part of life since there are people who study even after their formal level of education is complete. Many people lack good study skills, and this course is ideal to develop those skills.

Improving Your Study Techniques certification syllabus mainly focuses on the ‘three-step model’ that involves studying, summarising and then finally revising to memorize what one has studied. This course will enable participants to evolve as better students so that they do not struggle while studying.

Improving Your Study Techniques will help the candidates to understand the value of time and make a study plan which is realistic enough to follow every day. This course will help these candidates learn everything from managing stress, to handle procrastination. All this will help them stay motivated during their course of study.

Preparing for a PGCE certification is a small postgraduate certificate course in education by the FutureLearn provider that prepares candidates for a PGCE. The University of Warwick is the developing body of this course who have partnered with FutureLearn to provide this course for all people who have aspirations to become a Teacher. This course will help in proving a candidate’s credentials as an English teacher.

Preparing for a PGCE certification syllabus also allows the candidates of this course once completed to teach abroad. The literature of academics, and what goes around in the process of learning, and teaching in different schools looks like can be explored. 

With the successful completion of Preparing for a PGCE training programme, candidates will acquire much-needed teaching skills that are observational, and also the certain primary knowledge of legalities that will guide for the PGCE that will come ahead. By just putting an effort of 3 hours in a week, this course ought to be beneficial for its participants.

An initiative of both the National Centre for Computing Education and Raspberry Pi Foundation Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching certification is an online course found on the FutureLearn platform. This course is developed to make Python Programming easier for teachers to learn, and incorporate while teaching small primary school students belonging to the age group of 5 to 11 years.

Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching certification syllabus can help in the application of tools related to pedagogical tools like bloom’s verbs, and cognitive load pertaining to particular languages of block-based programming that can have a beneficial impact on their careers.

With Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching training will give a chance to adopt these skills on their current practices of teaching so that they can be applied to the kid’s lessons on successful programming classes related to computers. The teachers will only have to commit 2 hours a week to get on with this course.

The online certification session on Linking Curriculum Learning to STEM Careers by FutureLearn is a self paced learning. The four week course can be easily covered by the students if they devote a time frame of three hours every week. The students can access the lectures videos and assessments and upon their will. Thus Linking Curriculum Learning to STEM Careers certification benefits the students to develop into better professionals.

An Introduction to Teaching Vocabulary certification is an introductory course developed by FutureLearn and Babcock Education that takes place only for a month. This course has been thought of basically for Teachers who are looking to give a boost to their vocabulary skills. It will not only help build vocabulary from educators but also from fellow peers.

An Introduction to Teaching Vocabulary certification syllabus has been covering interesting topics like the elementary concepts of teaching the subject vocabulary, research related to vocabulary teaching, and learning teaching strategies of vocabulary that one can apply to their teaching context.

An Introduction to Teaching Vocabulary training is under the Literature section of the FutureLearn courses. Candidates when they have finished the programme must be confident enough in their abilities that they can help any student deal with their stumbling vocabulary so that they are able to have an improvement in their speaking, reading, or writing skills immediately.

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