As we embrace a new era of hybrid working, this presents logistical issues for trainers, who may have to deliver sessions to delegates both online and in person simultaneously. 10 tips for learning and development in a hybrid working world presents some of the scenarios you’re likely to encounter and advice on how to adapt your design and delivery to accommodate this. But first of all, what is hybrid learning? Erica Farmer explains

“Unlike hybrid cars, where the benefit of electric is now becoming clear, there doesn’t seem to be a definite definition of this as yet in the working world, but at its core hybrid working is the arrangement or opportunity as an individual worker, team or organisation, to choose part of their working time at home, at the workplace, or another location.

This definition differs again when we start to explore concepts such as hybrid training delivery, where trainers and facilitators are tasked with the challenge of working with learners who are in person, in the same room as them, and some learners in another location joining virtually. This could mean anything from two locations to over 200.

This is both a conceptual and practical challenge for learning and development and is one that needs to be addressed. Now, more than ever before, we need to design our learning with the learner at the centre, as we can easily fall into the trap of isolating subgroups or individuals based on our own preferences, skill, or mindset.”

QUESTION:
How are you designing your training for a hybrid world, ie one where there might be some individuals attending in person and some remotely?

FIND OUT MORE:
In section 7 – Design hybrid learning – of MWL 2021, we look at some of the ways that you can think about hybrid learning as well as the concept of modern blended learning.

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