In 2020, universities shifted to online learning – three lessons from students' experiences

By Muzammal Ahmad Khan, Lecturer in Business and Management, University of the West of Scotland

For young people who were in university at the height of the COVID pandemic, the university experience was suddenly radically different to what they had expected.

Teaching moved quickly online, with students forced to adjust to using digital tools to complete their learning at home. Those looking forward to life on campus instead saw social and extra-curricular activities curtailed. Meanwhile, opportunities for internships…

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