WLP266 Higher Education and Being Social in Remote Organisations

<p>Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, where we help teams work together better online, <a href= "https://virtualnotdistant.com">https://virtualnotdistant.com</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode Pilar and Maya take their regular look at what’s going on in the remote work and collaboration space (which goes beyond work to include education and other spheres now using the same technology), and then explore the theme of social connection in remote teams.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">04.00 What’s Going On - a focus on education</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pilar took part in a panel at PA2021 for</span> <a href= "https://projectaccess.org/news-and-events"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Project Access International</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with Bernie Mitchell (Episode</span> <a href= "https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/community-coworking?rq=Bernie%20Mitchell"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">158</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">), and Niklas Huppmann from Human Aid and</span> <a href= "https://www.covaidafrica.org/about-us"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Covid Africa</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s so interesting how the tech is changing the way we learn, hopefully leading to greater opportunity for everyone. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite technical challenges (</span> like<a href= "https://www.uctoday.com/collaboration/video-conferencing/single-sign-on-for-programmable-video/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Single Sign-on for Programmable Video)</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the panel predicted that a hybrid approach blending online and face-to-face is what to expect in future, with interesting implications for building professional networks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pilar has also been working with BeNext on virtual leadership, and exploring the strengths of cohort based learni