Virtual & Remote Learning
Guidance on designing virtual or remote learning, tools and best practices for collaborating and learning virtually, and strategies for infusing diversity, equity, and inclusion into those experiences and tools
Key Guidance for Designing Virtual or Remote Learning
These resources highlight what we have learned in working with adult learners in virtual contexts.
Top Considerations for Virtual Learning
This resource shares the Global Learning Lab's top five considerations for working and learning virtually.
Top 12 Insights in Virtual Learning & Knowledge
This resource summarizes our tips for making virtual learning and knowledge products and experiences impactful for our partner staff across the network. Disponible en Español.
Adult Learning Principles
This list describes what we have learned from studying the learning conditions that enable growth of our strongest teachers, and includes an actionable guide to how to put them into practice.
Virtual Learning Navigator
This website brings together examples, templates, and tips to help you create strong knowledge products and virtual learning experiences for adults. Note: Some of its resources are called out elsewhere on this page.
Tips and Examples for Collaborating and Learning Virtually
These resources summarize our insights from operating as a “virtual first” organization for the past several years. We will continue to evolve this section with additional guidance focused on low-bandwidth contexts.
Technology Ideas & Tips
This document shares some collaboration, project management, and data-focused technologies that network partners are already using, as well as some that may be newer. [Requires login to Portal]
Quick Tips on Zoom for Virtual Events or Conferences
This resource outlines recommendations on how to leverage Zoom or other video conferencing software to support virtual learning.
5 Virtual Facilitation Tips
This checklist summarizes best practices when facilitating synchronous virtual learning experiences.
Teach For India's Virtual Examples at the Organizational Level
Explore examples of how Teach For India is utilizing virtual tools to continue to run key organizational processes, such as staff training for institute and virtual team-building. [Requires login to Portal]
Learning Structure Examples
This page shares strong examples of virtual learning structures and types of knowledge products used at Teach For All.
Insights and Best Practices on Virtual Events and Collaboration
This resource summarizes what we are learning from Teach For All events that have shifted from in-person to virtual.
Fun Activities for Building Virtual Communities
This list shares ideas and examples of fun, informal virtual activities to build community and culture. Note: Most activities shared here work best in high-bandwidth contexts.
“Learning Loops” as Powerful Collective Virtual or Remote Learning Experiences
These resources explore insights, examples, and additional guidance on a learning experience format that the Global Learning Lab has used over the past several years—the learning loop.
Designing and Facilitating Classroom Learning Loops
2019 Global Report: Classroom Learning Loops
This resource shares the insights, results, and impact of the Global Learning Lab's learning loops held over the past three years. Creating opportunities for fellows to see each other as critical sources of insight will be important in reimagining training and support.
About Learning Loops
This mini-website is centered around learning loops. Learn more about what types of learning loops there are, explore case studies, and access resources to implement learning loops in your own context.
What We Are Learning From Designing and Facilitating Learning Loops
This resource shares the top learnings we have from designing and facilitating tens of learning loops for our global network. It highlights how much of the impact on learners come from the collective, holistic and evidence-based nature of learning loops.
What are Learning Loops?
This video discusses what a learning loop is and the fundamental characteristics that make up a learning loop, including an example of a classroom learning loop.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Virtual and Remote Learning
The inequities we see in face-to-face environments can be equally experienced in virtual contexts. These resources share important considerations for promoting inclusive, diverse, and equitable spaces online. This section will expand as we continue to learn from and with network partners creating inclusive virtual settings.
Inclusivity Tips for Technology, Language, and Cultural Relevance
This checklist provides guidance for including learners when you must adapt for language, technology, and cultural relevance.
Simple Language Guidelines
This resource shares best practices for writing in simpler, more understandable, and inclusive ways.
We would love to learn from you! If you have a related resource or example of how you are thinking about virtual learning in your context, please consider sharing with us.
Global Learning Lab Resources
Find more resources (including more videos and practical tools that may be useful for virtual learning with fellows) on our website.
Teach For All Partner Learning Portal COVID-19 Resources
A resource hub to share examples of how our global network has responded to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Note: Only open to Staff of Teach For All network partner organizations.