🎯 Learning Objectives
- Evaluate the importance of mental well-being to individuals
- Evaluate the importance of physical well-being to individuals
- Learn how to create a positive working environment
💬 Key Vocabulary
- remote working
- ergonomics
- mental and physical health
📝 Starter Activity – What are these devices mainly used for?
Think about what we have learnt in this topic, what are the devices below used for in terms of IT and the world of work.
📝 Remote worker transcript
Read the transcript of an interview with an occupational health worker who works remotely for her organisation.
What advantages and disadvantages of Hannah’s remote working situation can you think of?
You will be asked for your answers so make sure they are written down.
📖 What is well-being?
Well-being is the state of feeling and being healthy and happy.
It involves:
- Taking physical exercise
- Talking to people
- Eating well
- Sleeping well
- Learning new skills
📖 Mental well-being
Mental well-being describes your mental health, how well you cope with day-to-day life, how you feel, and how confident you are (good self-esteem).
It involves:
- Identifying stress indicators
- Taking time to rest
- Being kind to yourself
- Talking to others
📖 Physical well-being
Maintaining physical well-being involves making good lifestyle behaviour choices. These can help to maintain health and avoid preventable diseases and conditions.
It includes:
- Eating a balanced diet
- Getting the right amount of exercise and fresh air
- Avoiding substance abuse
📖 Finding the balance
For good overall well-being it is essential that a balance is found between the two.
📖 The impact of technology on wellbeing
Positive
- Apps can encourage physical activity
- Enhances access to learning
- Wearable technology can track heart rate
- Diabetics can track blood sugar levels and receive warnings if it is high or low, helping them to manage their well-being
- Allows flexibility in choosing a working style
Negative
- Can reduce sleep quality
- Eye strain/poor vision
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Physical inactivity can lead to weaker muscles
- Overuse can lead to:
- Loneliness
- Depression
- Anxiety
📝 Quick quiz
You have five minutes to answer and mark the questions on the downloaded file. Use the highlight or bold tool in Word to do this.
📝 Level 1 – Sort the features
Sort the features of technology in the worksheet into two sections, one for positive features and one for negative.
📖 How to create a good remote working environment
- Identify the things you will need and have everything close by
- Make the room airy with a good window and plenty of light
- Set break times and stick to them
- Sit correctly
- Support your back and wrists
- Have a good ergonomic set-up
📖 A bad working environment includes:
- Not having what you need close by
- Having the wrong type of chair to sit on
- Poor lighting
- The monitor positioned too high or too low (leading to neck strain and/or vision problems)
- Lack of ventilation
- No window
- Not taking breaks
- A poor ergonomic set-up
📝 Level 2 – Rate this remote workspace
Thinking about what you have just learnt about remote working, what is good or bad about this image?
You must write a minimum of 100 words without copying or using AI.
Write your answer in the worksheet below:
📝 Level 3 – Be creative
Look back at the advantages and disadvantages of Hannah’s remote working situation we looked at, at the start of the lesson.
Could you now give her advice that relate to the environment she works in?
You will now create a leaflet for new remote workers that advises them about home office requirements and why they should keep active.
You can use Word or Powerpoint and should include a title, at least 100 words and up to three images.
🏅 Level Up
🥇 Level 1
- Complete the sorting of the features technology and then upload the completed worksheet to Teams.
🥈 Level 2
- Complete your 100 words on what is good and bad with the image of remote working and then upload to Teams.
🥉 Level 3
- Finish your leaflet for new remote workers that advises them about home office requirements and why they should keep active. Then upload it to Teams.
In this lesson, you…
- Evaluated the impact of remote working on your well-being
- Discovered how to create a positive working environment
In this topic you have…
- Explored technology tools for accessibility
- Identified a professional style when communicating online
- Compared the benefits of online software with locally hosted software
- Looked at the advantages and disadvantages of creating an ad hoc network
- Evaluated the impact of remote working on your well-being