Looped Story #1 - Futurelearn and Coventry at Learning Technologies

Looped Story is the same story several times with a different event as the leadin. ( sorry have not yet got to the other stories about the crash in student accommodation starting in Exeter, more on this later).

Summer drift leaves time to plan next six months or so and I have had a look at who has a stand (booth) for Learning Technologies in Feb. Coventry University will be there, cannot remember them from last year, so I guess this is about online degrees. Futurelearn gets small mention on web page, and they are a partner for BETT in Jan so some news then presumably.

Other stands for Coursera, Udemy, O'Reilley and LinkedIn Learning. See Class Central for background on second wave of hype round online degrees. Still possible the mainstream news will be around Coursera and other USA situations with no mention for Futurelearn. UK media not very interested. For example Guardian still negative on the MOOC and pushing a one day MBA course. UK Business Schools still mostly into residential. Ashridge and Henley will be at ExCEL so interesting to see how much will move online.

I still cannot find any info, even a guess on Twitter, as to what has happened with plans for OU funding around Futurelearn. There was a lot of comment to get Peter Horrocks out of it. Then nothing so far as I can find. Is it possible Coventry has the space for degrees because people at OU not that interested? just a question, blog is a rough.

Proper article possible maybe Feb 2019.

Coach Station in Exeter, all night cafe as student accommodation benefit

This post continues from one on "wifiEeter" about a Green Room possibility. I am trying to look for benefits from central Exeter becoming mostly a base for student accommodation. Maybe somewhere some video production resource that can be used by others some of the year. but this one not about wifi, just a cafe as somewhere to wait for a coach in early morning.

My info may be wrong but I think that the new Bus Station will not be a Coach Station at all. So no replacement for the shelter where you could wait for a coach at 1, 4 , or 6 am. I used to catch these to London and others use them a lot for Heathrow. If the wait will be in street away from Bus waiting room, or if this is closed over night, might there be a cafe or room as part of the student blocks? Some retail is expected but no detail yet.

So this post just a way to ask the question. If there was a reliable route that is well supported the students would benefit also. 3-4 hours to Heathrow sounds good, waiting for late coach in rain / wind less so.

Photos show current site and artist impression of square. My guess much more likely students will be in a wifi cafe somewhere.