remote working – Plymouth Gazette

BY LUCAS VOSS 'Home working' is often used as a blanket term to imply business will continue as usual, albeit from another location. A glimpse into the student or worker's home office is offered in a video call, however this is only a select view or virtual background. So, what is a home office really like? An idealistic space adorned with a desk, ergonomic chair, computer, and top of the range coffee machine to fuel the day, is not accessible to most of the UK's working population. Even so, it would not cater for a whole family now simultaneously working from home, including children being home-schooled. This would resonate with Robert Kelly, as his BBC interview was interrupted by his children in 2017, leading it to go viral - although now it is the new normal for students to witn...

BY LUCAS VOSS Image: © Lucas Voss Lifestyles have been turned upside down, and the norms of daily routines challenged. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken everyone up, despite plenty of warning signs and time to prepare for the arrival of the virus that severely struck China, Italy, Iran and Spain, as authorities hurried to set lockdown law in the respective nations. Amongst twiddling thumbs, and twenty-second long cries of “happy birthday” echoing from the SU toilets, there was a quiet unease trembling beneath the surface of the Plymouth students. As the new week commenced, it seemed we would be left lingering a little longer, so normal work proceeded. This was soon to change before the end of business that same day. All was thrown up in the air, as everyone hurried to adapt to hom...

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Remote Learning Highlights Technological Inequalities