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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