Remote Learning By Neha Trivedi, MA, CPTM understanding the cultural contexts with which learners approach their own learning and development (L&D). This is where the discipline of Anthropology may factor in: Specifically, the discipline of learning across cultures. We must be careful not to let our own cultural perceptions influence how we treat learners, but instead consider how the learners' cultural and regional backgrounds may impact their learning preferences. This does not mean that individuals don't have their own learning preferences beyond cultural influences. However, we can become better enablers of learning if How can we apply this in our corporate, global and remote work environments? Designing Learning for Diverse Learning Populations There are two ways to approach cultural learning contexts. The first involves our own perceptions as learning TRAINING INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - SPRING 2022 I WWW.TRAININGINDUSTRY.COM/MAGAZINE Questions to ask ourselves when we are creating any training experience: ɐAre we aware of our implicit biases and cultural assumptions? ɐHave we identified where specific training examples or scenarios may have the potential for misunderstandings among learners? ɐAre embedded learning examples culturally relevant to learners, while | 29 we take time to understand that cultural impacts exist and may add an additional layer of complexity that can potentially impact the success of learning transfer. leaders and how we design learning for diverse learning populations (culturally, regionally, technologically and linguistically).https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-1428-6_455 https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-1428-6_455 https://trainingindustry.com/wiki/content-development/learner-preferences/ https://www.trainingindustry.com/magazine