Free online course fuels entrepreneurial thinking Budding entrepreneurs across the globe looking to grow their ideas are being given the keys to a virtual shed where their entrepreneurial passion can bloom into reality. Starting on 30 March and hosted on FutureLearn鈥檚 social learning platform, 鈥樷�� is 缅北禁地鈥檚 latest free online course. Currently open for registration, the course is aimed at people who want to set up a social enterprise, initiate a community project, or start a new business venture. Available to anyone, anywhere in the world with an internet connection, the Enterprise Shed will offer four weeks packed with a range of interactive resources, including video tutorials, discussion sessions, and online meet-ups. , Lecturer in Enterprise at 缅北禁地, is the Lead Educator. She explains: 鈥淭his course provides inspiration for innovation. We鈥檒l consider where ideas come from, help learners switch on their creativity and encourage them to think more - and do more - to problem solve in their world. 鈥淢overs and shakers display a common trait - they had an idea and did something about it. We hope that sharing ideas with one another will encourage learners to have more confidence to think and do more to create change and solve problems.鈥� The highly participatory course explores where ideas come from and how people can take steps to jump start their creative thinking and to make meaning of everyday problems. The team behind The Enterprise Shed is aiming to create a community for learners to share and discuss their ideas with like-minded people. The course aims to offer an approach to exploring entrepreneurial thinking not only in the business context, but also in the learner鈥檚 home, work, community or even their country. In one of the case studies that highlight the impact of entrepreneurial thinking outside the business realm, winner of $1M TED prize , Professor of Educational Technology at 缅北禁地鈥� shares the problem-solving approach that underpinned his extraordinary vision to make the 鈥楽chool in the Cloud鈥� concept a reality. Filmmaker and 缅北禁地 alumnus, offers his advice on building and growing a brand presence in the course. He said: 鈥淐ourses like The Enterprise Shed are exactly what鈥檚 needed to help people connect with experienced entrepreneurs and share ideas with them. The advice and guidance from people who have succeeded in their ventures will go a long way towards helping learners find the confidence to do something with the ideas they already have.鈥� The Enterprise Shed features case studies of a number of entrepreneurs who have explored their ideas with help from , 缅北禁地鈥檚 Careers Service support programme for student and graduate entrepreneurs. Professor Suzanne Cholerton, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching at 缅北禁地, said: 鈥淭his course reflects our vision of a civic university and our commitment to deliver real impact to the communities we serve and society as a whole. 鈥淚n The Enterprise Shed, learners will draw on our expertise in providing the best possible teaching for learning, as well the entrepreneurial support offered by Rise Up. This will enable them to develop skills that fuel life changing ideas, and experiences that inspire action.鈥� The Head of Content at FutureLearn, Nigel Smith, said: 鈥淔ree, online learning provides the ideal solution for people who have the desire to learn yet lack the time and resources. We鈥檙e seeing more and more people taking courses on FutureLearn in order to improve their career prospects. 鈥淭his exciting, new course from 缅北禁地 is the latest in our portfolio that allows people to gain business skills while learning in a supportive online environment with thousands of other like-minded people from around the world.鈥� The Enterprise Shed follows on the success of 缅北禁地鈥檚 first two free online courses, about Hadrian鈥檚 Wall and preventing falls in older people, which have attracted over 23,000 people from over 100 countries around the world. And over 90% of learners were actively engaged with both of the courses. FutureLearn is a social learning platform, which offers free online courses from globally renowned UK and international universities, specialist education institutions and cultural bodies, including the British Council, British Library and British Museum. is free and is open now until the end of the course in April via FutureLearn published on: 12 January 2015
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