Designing for Remote Workers
Designing for remote and mobile workers presents a whole new set of challenges to learning designers. In this episode we take on those challenges and come up with some practical ways to optimise learning design for them, and some questions too, for you as the audience.
01:16 Remote working on the rise
03:06 It’s not just about online learning
05:51 Designing solely for remote workers
07:17 The challenges for the whole business
08:06 Formal learning is tougher for remote workers
09:28 Different kinds of remote workers need different answers
11:09 Inclusivity and different needs
12:04 Learning journeys
12:51 Remote workers as our default learners
14:11 Blank slates beat inertia in learning design
15:09 Dial-in delegates in face to face workshops
17:47 Super-size classrooms
18:53 As many different ways as we can
19:15 Structure and support: Sheridan’s retail case study
23:23 Social engagement is part of the puzzle
24:25 What activities are best?
26:46 Putting things in place between face to face sessions
28:13 Keeping people on track with their objectives
29:28 Gamification for remote workers
29:50 Using technology with remote workers
30:49 It’s okay to not have all the answers
32:38 Remote workers shouldn’t feel like second-class citizens
33:33 Curation and remote workers
34:39 Sheridan’s summary of the key concerns
36:55 A topic that makes us think
38:08 Designing for introverts
44:37 Do you have the answers?
45:10 Who we are and getting in touch
Resource Links
GiraffePad: www.giraffepad.com
Susan Cain, Quiet: www.quietrev.com/quiet-the-book
Susan Cain TED Talk: www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
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