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Coronavirus: learning and development on lockdown

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On the first of two LNTV programmes this month, Kate Graham talks to Nigel Paine about the challenges and opportunities for learning and development during the Coronavirus pandemic.

LNTV moves to two programmes per month from April
LNTV moves to two programmes per month from April 

On the first of two LNTV programmes this month, Kate Graham talks to Nigel Paine about the current pandemic lockdown situation and what this means for L&D. Lori Niles-Hofmann looks at a list of L&D do’s and don'ts and Danny Seals talks to LNTV about learning experience design and some areas that could get overlooked during the lockdown. 

Also in the first of two LNTV shows this April, Robin Hoyle on lobbying the Government for R&D investment, Cathy Hoy and Henriette Kloots share their experiences of running a business from home, and there’s a special news report from Learning News featuring responses from learning sector leaders.

The next Learning Now tv show is on Thursday April 16 at 10 am UK time. And the show will be available on catch up from the LNTV website three days later. 

The full programme of interviews and features for LNTV April 16:

  1. For the first interview this month, Kate Graham talks to Nigel Paine about the current pandemic lockdown situation and they unpack what this means for L&D, as well as where the challenges and opportunities lie.

  2. Lori Niles-Hofmann, our regular correspondent from Canada, looks at a list of things we should be doing - and also some things we should stop doing - in these tough times.

  3. Henriette Kloots runs her L&D consultancy Pink Coat from her home in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Here, she walks us through her experiences of 24-hours of working from home whilst looking after her two toddlers.

  4. Danny Seals talks to Kate about the opportunities that L&D may be missing with experience design during the pandemic.

  5. Our regular contributor on all things L&D, Robin Hoyle asks for the L&D professional Bodies to lobby Government for assistance in helping vendors to invest in R&D when cash flow has been decimated by the lockdown.

  6. Cathy Hoy, MD of Creative Bubble Learning, explains how she’s finding it running her business from home and highlights some changes she is making in her everyday routine.

  7. Our friends at Learning News reached out to the learning sector’s leaders for their response to Covid-19. Here’s the fascinating report produced by Rob Clarke.

The next Learning Now tv programme is on April 16 at 10 am UK time with the live social stream with Colin Steed starting at 9.50 am UK time.