Returning to Education as a Mature Student

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Free Online Course: Returning to Education as a Mature Student provided by FutureLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2 weeks long, 4 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from FutureLearn. Returning to Education as a Mature Student is taught by Julie Knowles.

Overview
  • Understand how to succeed as a mature student

    What is a mature student? What life and work experience can mature learners bring to the learning environment? Answer these questions and more with this course.

    You will will consider the perceived barriers that mature learners face and potential solutions to those barriers. You will learn about the skills you need to develop as a mature student, the support systems you can gain access to, and the guidance that is available to you in making an application to a course of interest.

    This course is for mature students who have been out of the education system for a significant period of time who are considering their future educational and career options with a view to doing a university course.

Syllabus
    • Are you mature?
      • Welcome
      • Who are mature learners?
      • Assumptions and barriers
      • Benefits of returning to learning
      • Closing thoughts and what's happening next week
    • So, education might be for me... what next?
      • Goodbye barriers...time for next steps
      • Ready, steady... go!
      • Information, advice and guidance
      • Digital and academic expectations
      • On course for success
      • Closing thoughts and next steps