ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Unifying Continuing Education at Scale: Practical Insights from the University of Edinburgh – 1,000+ Courses, 11,500+ Enrolments in Under a Year
How do you scale continuing education across multiple schools when budgets are tight, systems are fragmented, and expectations for impact keep growing?
The University of Edinburgh faced this challenge across 25 continuing education schools. In this session, they share how they moved from fragmented short course delivery to a single, unified ecosystem.
Continuing education units are being asked to expand access, support workforce needs, and generate revenue often without additional staff or infrastructure. As a result, many teams are operating across disconnected systems, with limited visibility across their course portfolio and increasing operational pressure.
If you’re managing continuing education offerings across multiple departments, or trying to scale without adding more manual work, this will likely sound familiar.
The University of Edinburgh faced the same challenge. Continuing education courses had been running for years across multiple platforms, without a shared infrastructure. This led to fragmented learner journeys, limited visibility of the full course portfolio, and growing complexity as demand increased.
In this session, you’ll learn how they addressed this in practice. The team will share how they aligned stakeholders across 25 schools, restructured workflows, and built a centralized model for continuing education delivery that supports scale.
You’ll also hear from Kevin Martin, VP of Sector Strategy at Instructure, who will share a broader perspective on how institutions are approaching continuing education infrastructure and what it takes to build a scalable ecosystem within the Canvas environment.
The goal of this session is to give you a clearer view of what it takes to move from a fragmented setup to a coordinated, scalable continuing education model and how to approach this within your own institution.
Speakers:
Myles Blaney
Senior Learning Technology Service Manager, the University of EdinburghMyles has been central to the development of the University of Edinburgh’s continuing education platform, supporting the transition from fragmented legacy systems to a unified, learner-focused setup.
Fiona Buckland
Learning Technology Team Manager, the University of EdinburghFiona leads non-credit continuing education course development, focusing on pedagogy, staff support, and helping teams effectively use Canvas and Eduframe to deliver high-quality learning experiences.
Lauren Johnston-Smith
Marketing Lead for Short Courses, the University of EdinburghLauren is responsible for course promotion, improving portfolio visibility, and ensuring clear communication with prospective and current learners.
Kevin Martin
VP, Sector Strategy, InstructureKevin leads sector strategy at Instructure, working with institutions, employers, and partners to build connected learning ecosystems that support scalable, workforce-aligned education.
Mieke Ridderhof
CMO & Managing Director, US & APAC, DrieamMieke has over a decade of experience in EdTech, working with higher education and continuing education institutions globally. She focuses on how institutions can use technology in a practical way to improve operations, support scalable program delivery, and enhance the learner experience.
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