319 — Remote learning for a distributed workforce

In the UK, 84% of workers who had to work from home because of the Coronavirus pandemic have said they plan to continue working at home, at least some of the time, in the future. That poses a problem to those of us responsible for workplace learning.

This week on The Mind Tools Podcast, Ross G and Ross D are joined by Phill Miller, Managing Director of Open LMS, to explore solutions. We discuss:

• The impact that a shift to hybrid and remote working has had on L&D professionals
• The advantages of remote learning
• The disadvantages of remote learning – and how to address them!

The stats that Ross G mentioned were taken from the Office for National Statistics, ‘Is hybrid working here to stay?’. See: ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/ishybridworkingheretostay/2022-05-23

In ‘What I Learned This Week’, Ross D discussed his experiments using DALL·E to create images from text. See: openai.com/blog/dall-e-now-available-without-waitlist/

Ross also shared the image he created with the prompt 'Oil painting of two nerdy guys recording a podcast in a studio.' on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RossDickieMT/status/1590310719832354816

For more about Open LMS, see: openlms.net/about-us

To learn more from Open LMS about online learning engagement in the workplace, see: openlms.net/blog/education/collaborative-online-learning-improve-retention-and-engagement 

You can also find Phill at: linkedin.com/in/phillmiller

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Connect with our speakers   

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:    

• Ross Garner - @RossGarnerMT
• Ross Dickie - @RossDickieMT
• Phill Miller - @PhJMille