The Digital Divide
Featured Speaker: Shannon Tipton
ISPI Atlanta Chapter Webinar:
November 17, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00pm EST
Program Description:
While L&D leaders met the urgent need to move more into a digital environment during the pandemic, some have thrived, but others have dived. Rapid conversions from the classroom to virtual and reliance on vast online libraries have left both learning leaders and learners with a severe case of content fatigue at best, and at worse on the brink of opening up a major digital divide. Has rush meant have we missed the opportunity to drive real business value? What can we learn from our past that will better prepare us for our future? Does the digital divide apply to businesses? The term digital divide typically describes a gap in terms of access to and usage of technology in households and communities and was traditionally considered to be a question of having or not having access to technology. When we shift the lens to organizations today, and with a global mobile phone penetration of over 95%, the organizational digital divide represents the inequality between those who have more and less bandwidth combined with more or less skills.
How can L&D partner with the business to prevent a collapse of organizational social learning structures, focus on innovation and collaboration to prevent a digital divide? How can L&D step up to the plate and add value? How can L&D better partner with organizations to support employee emersion into the digital world, which can be at their disposal in any given situation? If a valued partnership is not created, are organizations at risk of experiencing an even larger gap?
In this session we will discuss In this session we will discuss how the divide is present in different technological skill levels of employees and this divide may be a main reason of slowed or delayed productivity or upskilling. In addition, we will explore the following topics:
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- Is technology bringing us together or driving us apart?
- How to focus on digital innovation and collaboration
- How does L&D help bridge the divide while partnering with the business
Shannon Tipton
As Owner of Learning Rebels, Shannon Tipton is a skilled learning strategist with over 20 years of leadership experience developing successful infrastructures for training departments across North America and Europe. Shannon is excited to work with organizations to develop learning solutions to achieve applicable business results. Recognized as bringing real-world expertise into the learning field, Shannon integrates learning technologies to strengthen workplace alignment, enhance collaboration and increase learning connectivity. As author of “Disruptive Learning” Shannon frequently speaks at conferences across North America and Europe. Recently named in the top 100 elearning “Movers and Shakers” by eLearning Industry, Shannon’s blog “Learning Rebels” is in the top 100 elearning blogs and can be found at learningrebels.com.