Over nine out of ten adults report that an internet or cellphone service interruption during the COVID-19 outbreak would impact their daily life, while 49 percent say it would be a very big problem, according to the findings from a Pew Research Center American Trends Panel survey. Continue reading 93% of Americans Say Internet Service Outage During COVID-19 Outbreak Would Impact Daily Life
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How Technology has Changed What it’s Like to be Deaf [TED Talk]
In her TED@WellsFargo talk, writer and a part-time cyborg Rebecca Knill discusses how assistive listening technology has changed over the years and how our culture needs to shift to create a more inclusive world.Continue reading How Technology has Changed What it’s Like to be Deaf [TED Talk]
LinkedIn Learning Offers Free Courses on Remote Working and Virtual Communication Tools
The past few weeks have brought a lot of changes in the workplace. With the coronavirus pandemic, many employees are now working from home.
Teams are no longer in the same room or building to meet and discuss project plans. Employees can’t walk to the water cooler or break room to catch up on the latest company news.
Instead, employees and teams will embrace remote working.
Which can be a steep learning curve for many workers, when they’ve never worked remotely in the past.
Or have rarely used virtual communication tools.
I’ve heard from many people asking how they can quickly learn virtual communication tools, like Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
And how to best manage their time while working at home.
Which is why I’m so glad to learn about LinkedIn Learning’s remote working free courses offer. Continue reading LinkedIn Learning Offers Free Courses on Remote Working and Virtual Communication Tools