New year, new you! Five free OpenLearn courses to develop your digital skills

Many of us look to make a fresh start in the New Year. Why not kickstart this January by developing your digital skills with OpenLearn? Take a look at some of the ways our courses can help you to upskill.

1. Learn to code

Did you know that coding will soon become as important as reading? That’s right! Experts have agreed that coding will become an important form of literacy, as every piece of technology runs on code.

Why not get ahead and learn the basics? Our course introduces you to the skills, concepts and jargon of coding.

Simple coding

2. ‘The software is where the magic is’

‘If you're going to have all this power be simple enough, appealing enough and cool enough, it's going to be because the software is right.’ – Bill Gates

Some of the most successful people in the world have built their businesses on software development. Take a look at our introductory course to learn about the ever-changing world of constructing software.

Introduction to Software development

3. Learn to code for data analysis(ssss…)

Python isn’t as scary as it sounds. It’s one of the most widely used programming languages. And we can help you learn how to use it. This course will teach you how to write your own computer programs, one line of code at a time.

Learn to code for data analysis

4. Approaches to Software development

‘In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks’ – Mark Zuckerberg

Software is always changing, and there’s always something new to learn. Our course can help you to understand some of the challenges and practices involved in software development and maintenance.

Approaches to Software development

5. Understand the science behind interaction design

We come across interactive designs every day – from the apps we use on our phones like Instagram, to the websites we use at work. Our free course will help you to understand how interaction design can help make life easier for app users.

Introduction to interaction design