{"id":14523,"date":"2026-07-06T09:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?page_id=14523"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:41:22","slug":"short-online-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/short-online-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Online Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-14523\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-14523-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14523-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14523-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Who we are<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The University's Short Online Courses (OC) Programme has an established, wide ranging portfolio of non-credit bearing, online courses which includes private courses for our students and external-facing courses for global audiences.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We work collaboratively with academics, Professional Services colleagues, and students from across the University. We also collaborate with external partners such as the British Council, the Royal Meteorological Society, Royal Historic Palaces and EIT Food.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As one of the original partners of\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\"> FutureLearn<\/a>,<\/span><\/strong> a UK based digital education platform, we have created over 50 courses, attracting more than 1.6 million enrolments from learners in over 160 countries. Explore our wide range of<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/ready-to-study\/study\/further-learning\/online-courses\">short online courses<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>on topics such as Ancient Rome, Heart Health, Climate Change, Teaching in Schools and Aging Well.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Do you have an idea for a new short online course? Would like to find out more about collaborating with the Online Courses Team? Please contact Nicky Mcgirr: <strong>n.mcgirr@reading.ac.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">What we do<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Online Courses Team has extensive expertise in creating innovative, engaging, high-quality stand-alone courses tailored for\u00a0 target audiences. We work in partnership with colleagues to foster a shared sense of ownership and commitment towards developing a high-quality learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>Our team combines expertise in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online pedagogy and leaning design;<\/li>\n<li>Learner engagement;<\/li>\n<li>Digital course production;<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility and inclusive practice;<\/li>\n<li>Project management,<\/li>\n<li>Digital learning resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">We are extremely proud of the achievements of our Online Courses Programme over the past 10 years, made possible through the talent and innovation of our colleagues and the curiosity and application of our online learners. This project has redefined what is possible in online education and opened up the transformative power of University of Reading learning to students worldwide.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<strong>Vice-Chancellor, Robert Van de Noort<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Why work with us<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Working with the Online Courses team means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Pedagogical expertise<\/strong> \u2013 Translating subject expertise into effective online learning.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>End-to-end support<\/strong> \u2013 Guidance from initial proposal and scoping through to launch and review.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Audience-focused design<\/strong> \u2013 Courses designed for engagement, accessibility, and impact.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Strategic alignment<\/strong> \u2013 Support for recruitment, research dissemination, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW181526515 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW181526515 BCX0\">Continuing Professional Development (CPD)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><strong>Proven delivery<\/strong> \u2013 Experience working across disciplines and with external partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14523-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14523-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14523-1-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/how-we-work\/\">\n\t\t<div>\n<div class=\"topicWrapper TopicOnlineCourses\">\n\t<h1 class=\"topicHeading\">\n\tHow we work\n<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<br>\n\t<br>\n<p>\n\tA brief overview of our online course lifecycle.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-14523-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14523-1-1-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/success-stories\/\">\n\t<div>\n<div class=\"topicWrapper TopicOnlineCourses\">\n\t<h1 class=\"topicHeading\">\n\tSuccess Stories\n<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<br>\n\t<br>\n<p>\n\tFrom supporting student recruitment, disseminating research, supporting UoR strategic objectives to creating opportunities for CPD.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are The University&#8217;s Short Online Courses (OC) Programme has an established, wide ranging portfolio of non-credit bearing, online courses which includes private courses for our students and external-facing courses for global audiences. 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