Three education leaders who have operated online schools during the coronavirus pandemic said during a recent panel discussion that the pandemic has greatly increased global demand for online education - both in high school and in higher education.

UHR planerar att öppna utlysningen av projektmedel i mitten av september. Lärosäten kan söka medel för utveckling av kvalitet inom distansutbildning. Minst tolv miljoner kronor kommer att fördelas.

Research shows that a key indicator of students' success in a virtual learning environment is how adaptable they are, write education psychology professors Andrew Martin and Rebecca Collie, and research assistant Robin Nagy, all of the University of New South Wales.

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.

With a return to in-person learning on the horizon, how do schools ensure continuing availability of accessible technologies?

For math teachers who will have students learning at home next year, fostering a feeling of community will be as important as building skills.

Distance learning provided an opportunity for teachers and students to try out different digital and analog tools to help them figure out how they learn best.  

I distansundervisning är det extra viktigt med tillit och gemenskap, vilket läraren kan skapa med mer medvetna aktiviteter och genom att ta en aktiv roll vid grupparbeten. Det långsammare sättet att interagera med eleverna kräver också tydligare instruktioner och struktur än en vanlig lektion, visar flera studier.