For some students who were distracted, bored or anxious in school, online learning has brought unexpected benefits.

Högskolan Väst siktar på utbildning med större inslag av teknik och undervisning på distans. Dessutom har skolan numera ett labb som bland annat har utvecklat en chattbott till studenterna.

Giving students the opportunity to learn online isn’t enough. Schools must provide devices, internet access and an understanding of how to use the technologies.

Online instruction is remote, but it doesn’t have to be distant—teachers can cultivate a cohesive group in early elementary classrooms.

Pandemin har skapat lite av en pedagogisk identitetskris för folkhögskolan och lett till att folkhögskolepedagogiken kommit i fokus på ett nytt sätt. Det menar Alexandra Söderman, doktorand i pedagogik vid Göteborgs universitet, som skrivit en rapport om hur distansundervisningen lett till nya arbetssätt i folkhögskolan.

Detta är delrapport C i samlingsprojektet Folkbildning i coronatider. Hela projektet återrapporteras i en samlad rapport hösten 2021. (pdf)

Last March, Zoom, the ubiquitous online conferencing platform, became a staple of daily life for many students and educators as learning shifted online. Millions downloaded it—and first learned of it—back in early 2020, when lockdowns forced billions of students online, and at least 100,000 schools onto Zoom.

Fjernundervisningen på de gymnasiale uddannelser viste fordele og ulemper ved den virtuelle undervisning. Men de positive erfaringer risikerer at drukne i en polariseret diskussion af, om vi skal have mere eller mindre virtuel undervisning, skriver seniorkonsulent Anne Katrine Kamstrup.

Hur kan vi bidra till att svenska elever mår bättre i tider av distans- och hybridundervisning? Och vad har vi lärt oss om undervisningen under det gångna pandemiåret?

Learning disruptions have been an unfortunate but all-too-frequent sight during the pandemic. But not every student felt those effects evenly as schools shifted between remote and in-person options.

When students can see and comment on the art created by their peers, they learn empathy and communication skills.

Teachers say pandemic-related setbacks in mathematics will linger well into the coming school year, especially for students who suffered the most during shutdowns. Unable to peer over their students’ shoulders and correct their work, math teachers lost the ability to offer on-the-spot tutorials.