A distributed learning method and apparatus for combining wireless communication with distributed learning to save resources, and improve performance of distributed learning in a wireless environment. A first node processes first data using a first data model to obtain first intermediate data. The first node sends the first intermediate data to a second node through a first channel. The first channel is updated based on error information of second intermediate data, information about the first channel, and the first intermediate data. The second intermediate data is a result of transmitting the first intermediate data to the second node through the first channel. The first channel is a channel between the first node and the second node.