{"id":4485,"date":"2021-01-08T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/?p=4485"},"modified":"2021-02-01T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:23:14","slug":"undersokningar-om-hur-studenter-mar-under-pandemin-visar-delvis-olika-resultat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2021\/01\/08\/undersokningar-om-hur-studenter-mar-under-pandemin-visar-delvis-olika-resultat\/","title":{"rendered":"Unders\u00f6kningar om hur studenter m\u00e5r under pandemin visar delvis olika resultat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>English version below<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F\u00f6r tio m\u00e5nader sedan, den 17 mars, uppmanade ministern f\u00f6r h\u00f6gre utbildning och forskning, Matilda Ernkrans, att Sveriges h\u00f6gskolor och universitet skulle f\u00f6lja Folkh\u00e4lsomyndighetens rekommendation och \u00f6verg\u00e5 till undervisning p\u00e5 distans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Det innebar i praktiken att det mesta av den campusf\u00f6rlagda undervisningen ersattes av olika digitala utbildningsformer. Det g\u00e4ller \u00e4ven h\u00e4r p\u00e5 KI. I princip \u00e4r det bara s\u00e5dana inslag i utbildningen som inte kan ers\u00e4ttas av distansformer, som nu sker p\u00e5 campus. Det \u00e4r v\u00e5r bed\u00f6mning att detta kommer att forts\u00e4tta en stor del av den v\u00e5rtermin vi nu g\u00e5r in i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stora krav<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Vi i universitetsledningen f\u00f6rst\u00e5r att det h\u00e4r \u00e4r p\u00e5frestande och st\u00e4ller stora och annorlunda krav p\u00e5 b\u00e5de studenter och l\u00e4rare. Vi ser ocks\u00e5 att det finns utmaningar och sv\u00e5righeter som vi m\u00e5ste hantera och l\u00f6sa. Det g\u00e4ller inte minst h\u00e4lsorelaterade perspektiv och effekter av de f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrade undervisningsformerna. N\u00e4r n\u00e4stan all undervisning sker p\u00e5 distans, leder det till en m\u00e4ngd konsekvenser s\u00e5v\u00e4l p\u00e5 individniv\u00e5 som f\u00f6r hela universitetet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller individniv\u00e5n har det p\u00e5 senare tid kommit flera unders\u00f6kningar och studier om hur fr\u00e4mst studenter upplevt de g\u00e5ngna tio m\u00e5naderna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belyser situationen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>SFS, Sveriges F\u00f6renade Studentk\u00e5rer,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfs.se\/coronapandemin-sa-har-studenterna-och-hogre-utbildning-paverkats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicerade strax f\u00f6re jul flera rapporter<\/a>&nbsp;som utifr\u00e5n olika utg\u00e5ngspunkter belyser hur situationen f\u00f6r studenter p\u00e5verkats av pandemin, men ocks\u00e5 hur l\u00e4ros\u00e4tena hanterat situationen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SFS:s rapport om studenternas upplevelser\u00a0bygger p\u00e5 totalt tolv unders\u00f6kningar som gjorts vid tio l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten (KI ing\u00e5r inte i detta material). Enligt sammanst\u00e4llningen indikerar m\u00e5nga av rapporterna en sjunkande studiemotivation, en \u00f6kad oro och f\u00f6rs\u00e4mrat psykiskt v\u00e4lbefinnande och sjunkande utbildningskvalitet. Trots det anger en majoritet av studenterna att l\u00e4ros\u00e4tena har hanterat situationen relativt bra givet f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enligt SFS g\u00e5r det att se en v\u00e4xande kvalitetsklyfta \u201cmellan och inom l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten, en \u00f6kad ensamhet och psykisk oh\u00e4lsa bland studenter och doktorander samt att h\u00f6gskolesektorn sannolikt st\u00e5r inf\u00f6r best\u00e5ende f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar fram\u00f6ver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L\u00e5ngsiktiga effekter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I en annan rapport fr\u00e5n SFS, publicerad samtidigt som ovanst\u00e5ende, tar man upp det mer l\u00e5ngsiktiga effekterna av pandemin och d\u00e5 s\u00e4rskilt n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller distansundervisningen. Titeln sammanfattar inneh\u00e5llet bra:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfs.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SFS-rapport-Ho%CC%88gskolan-kommer-inte-vara-sig-lik-december-2020-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H\u00f6gskolan kommer inte vara sig lik<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B\u00e5da rapporterna manar till eftertanke som vi som leder universitet kan ta till oss och reflektera \u00f6ver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Majoritet m\u00e5r bra<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I mellandagarna kom ocks\u00e5 Centrala studiest\u00f6dsn\u00e4mnden (CSN) med en rapport om&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csn.se\/om-csn\/statistik-och-rapporter\/rapporter\/2020-12-30-rapport-studerandes-halsa-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studerandes h\u00e4lsa 2020<\/a>. Den visar i korthet att en majoritet (58 procent) av de studerande som har studiemedel m\u00e5r bra eller mycket bra. Detta \u00e4r dock en minskning med 9 procentenheter j\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med en motsvarande unders\u00f6kning fr\u00e5n 2017. Parallellt har andelen studerande som s\u00e4ger sig m\u00e5 d\u00e5ligt eller mycket d\u00e5ligt \u00f6kat fr\u00e5n 5 till 14 procent under motsvararande tid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enligt rapporten \u00e4r stress, tr\u00f6tthet och \u00e4ngslan, oro eller \u00e5ngest vanliga h\u00e4lsobesv\u00e4r bland studerande. De upplever att det \u00e4r studiesituationen, mer \u00e4n den ekonomiska situationen, som p\u00e5verkar de upplevda h\u00e4lsobesv\u00e4ren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isolering och ensamhet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>En slutsats som CSN g\u00f6r \u00e4r att pandemin \u00e4r en av flera orsaker till att h\u00e4lsan upplevs s\u00e4mre. Man pekar bland annat p\u00e5 att distansstudier lett till minskade sociala kontakter mellan de studerande och att det skapat en k\u00e4nsla av isolering och ensamhet f\u00f6r m\u00e5nga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I ett&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2020\/09\/25\/mer-kunskap-om-pandemins-effekter-for-arbetsmiljon-ger-storre-mojlighet-att-agera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blogginl\u00e4gg strax efter terminsstarten<\/a>&nbsp;i h\u00f6stas&nbsp;tog jag upp just detta; vikten av att fysisk distansering inte f\u00e5r leda till social isolering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I den r\u00e5dande situationen blir det viktigare \u00e4n vanligt att vi faktiskt ser, s\u00f6ker upp och bryr oss om varandra \u2013 h\u00f6r av oss, kollar l\u00e4get. I vanliga fall n\u00e4r vi tr\u00e4ffas dagligen, umg\u00e5s och uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5ller kontakter p\u00e5 ett naturligt s\u00e4tt via jobb eller utbildning, f\u00e5r vi n\u00e4rmast utan att reflektera \u00f6ver det v\u00e5r dagliga dos av n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndig social samvaro. Pl\u00f6tsligt har detta f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrats f\u00f6r m\u00e5nga och denna ofrivilliga och p\u00e5tvingade isolering kan inneb\u00e4ra negativa konsekvenser p\u00e5 flera s\u00e4tt f\u00f6r den enskilda m\u00e4nniskan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Den \u00e4r dock viktigt att ha i minnet att upplevelsen av smittspridning, distansundervisning och \u00e4ndrade levnadsvanor i \u00f6vrigt som en f\u00f6ljd av pandemin, upplevs olika av olika m\u00e4nniskor. Det g\u00e4ller studenter s\u00e5v\u00e4l som andra i samh\u00e4llet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SUN-studien<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I en \u00e4nnu opublicerad st\u00f6rre studie (SUN, Sustainable University Life) av studenter fr\u00e5n fr\u00e4mst KI och Sophiahemmet utgick man ifr\u00e5n att tidigare publicerade resultat r\u00f6rande studenter inte varit helt entydiga. SUN-studien unders\u00f6kte h\u00e4lsa, livsstil och liknande f\u00f6re och under pandemin. Totalt deltog 1 700 studenter och resultaten visar att studenterna inte har rapporterat s\u00e4mre psykisk h\u00e4lsa (stress, depression och \u00e5ngest) under pandemins f\u00f6rsta m\u00e5nader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dessutom har forskarna bakom studien tittat n\u00e4rmare p\u00e5 de grupper av studenter som innan pandemin rapporterat att de k\u00e4nner sig ensamma, sover d\u00e5ligt och har symptom p\u00e5 psykisk oh\u00e4lsa. Det skulle vara l\u00e4tt att tro att just dessa grupper upplevt en f\u00f6rs\u00e4mring av sitt v\u00e4lbefinnande som en effekt av mer fysisk distansering. Men s\u00e5 verkar inte vara fallet. Tv\u00e4rtom visar studien p\u00e5 en viss f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttring i dessa grupper, j\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med andra studenter. L\u00e4s g\u00e4rna <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2020\/01\/23\/sektorsovergripande-insatser-kravs-for-att-bryta-trenden-med-okad-psykisk-ohalsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ett blogginl\u00e4gg fr\u00e5n 23 januari 2020<\/a>, n\u00e4r jag skrev om bland annat SUN-studien.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">T\u00e4nkbara f\u00f6rklaringar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Det finns sk\u00e4l att fr\u00e5ga sig varf\u00f6r de tre studierna kommit fram till \u00e5tminstone delvis olika resultat. Det finns flera t\u00e4nkbara f\u00f6rklaringar och sannolikt beh\u00f6ver vi titta mer p\u00e5 bakomliggande faktorer, som t ex tidsperiod och metodologi, f\u00f6r att kunna hitta bra svar. \u00c4ven om den omfattande SUN-studien \u00e4nnu ej \u00e4r publicerad ger den en v\u00e4lbeh\u00f6vlig nyansering av den allm\u00e4nna bilden av att m\u00e5nga studenter upplever f\u00f6rs\u00e4mringar i h\u00e4lsa och v\u00e4lbefinnande p\u00e5 grund av pandemi och \u00f6kad distansundervisning. En slutsats \u00e4r att det inte finns n\u00e5gra generella eller enkla \u201csanningar\u201d n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller effekterna av drastiskt minskad campusf\u00f6rlagd utbildning. En del studenter upplever en f\u00f6rs\u00e4mring som p\u00e5verkar m\u00e5endet negativt. Andra upplever snarare f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttringar, t ex n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller minskat behov av resor, mindre stress, st\u00f6rre m\u00f6jligheter att planera sina studier sj\u00e4lv etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B\u00e4sta tillg\u00e4ngliga kunskap<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Som alltid \u00e4r det viktigt att bygga beslut om insatser, t ex st\u00f6d f\u00f6r att st\u00e4rka studenters h\u00e4lsa, p\u00e5 b\u00e4sta tillg\u00e4ngliga kunskap. Risken \u00e4r annars att detta st\u00f6d hamnar snett och blir felriktat. Det g\u00e4ller s\u00e4rskilt i tider med snabb h\u00e4ndelseutveckling och stora m\u00e5tt av os\u00e4kerhet. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00e4r det bra om vi nu gemensamt arbetar f\u00f6r att f\u00e5 en st\u00f6rre evidens om hur pandemin och de f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrade villkoren f\u00f6r h\u00f6gre utbildning p\u00e5verkar studenterna. N\u00e4r kunskapsl\u00e4get blir tydligare, skapar vi ocks\u00e5 b\u00e4ttre underlag f\u00f6r beslut om \u00e5tg\u00e4rder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Men oavsett hur vi kan eller b\u00f6r tolka dessa unders\u00f6kningar, rapporter och studier, s\u00e5 \u00e4r det viktigt att vi tar de signaler som finns om \u00f6kad oh\u00e4lsa p\u00e5 allvar. Vi m\u00e5ste arbeta aktivt och tillsammans med studenterna f\u00f6r att hantera och mildra de negativa konsekvenser som vi ser kan bli f\u00f6ljden av pandemin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F\u00e5tt genomslag<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Samtidigt har 2020 inneburit att undervisning p\u00e5 distans f\u00e5tt sitt definitiva genomslag ocks\u00e5 p\u00e5 kurser som normalt \u00e4r campusf\u00f6rlagda. Ett st\u00f6rre inslag av moment p\u00e5 olika kurser och program kommer fr\u00e5n och med nu ske p\u00e5 distans, pandemi eller ej. Det \u00e4r en v\u00e4lkommen utveckling som bland annat inneb\u00e4r att vi ska forts\u00e4tta att utveckla och f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra formerna och de tekniska f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna f\u00f6r digitalt baserad undervisning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00e4r kan studenterna sj\u00e4lva spela en stor roll inte bara som mottagare av undervisning, utan ocks\u00e5 som deltagare i utveckling av teknik och pedagogik som kan leda till en b\u00e4ttre utbildning. Detta \u00e4r en \u201csilver lining\u201d av den h\u00e4r pandemin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Avslutningsvis<\/strong>: L\u00e4s g\u00e4rna KI-professorn Christian R\u00fccks intressanta artikel i <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dn.se\/kultur\/christian-ruck-darfor-alskar-vi-att-oroa-oss-under-pandemin\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dagens Nyheter den 7 januari<\/a>, som bland annat tar upp en del av de ovanst\u00e5ende fr\u00e5gest\u00e4llningarna. Ett citat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Problemet med v\u00e5r k\u00e4rlek till den katastrofala ber\u00e4ttelsen \u00e4r att en felaktigt negativ bild av l\u00e4get p\u00e5verkar oss i denna nya situation full av ovisshet d\u00e4r domedagsprofetian riskerar att bli sj\u00e4lvuppfyllande. Det riskerar att g\u00f6ra att samh\u00e4llet satsar fel och d\u00e4rmed har mindre resurser att hj\u00e4lpa d\u00e4r det beh\u00f6vs mest. Vi beh\u00f6ver vara vaksamma och f\u00f6lja h\u00e4ndelseutvecklingen, och satsa p\u00e5 att motverka k\u00e4nda faror f\u00f6r den psykiska h\u00e4lsan och livsgnistan. &nbsp;Men vi beh\u00f6ver ocks\u00e5 kunna g\u00f6ra slut med katastroft\u00e4nkandet n\u00e4r det leder oss bort fr\u00e5n sanningen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Surveys of student health during the pandemic <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten months ago, on 17 March, the Minister for Higher Education and Research, Matilda Ernkrans, urged Sweden\u2019s higher education institutions to follow the Public Health Agency\u2019s instructions and transit to remote teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This had the effect that most campus-based teaching was replaced by teaching on digital platforms. This was also the case here at KI. In principle the only educational activities done on campus are those that can\u2019t be achieved virtually. We believe that this will be the norm also &nbsp;in the spring term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A taxing task<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We in the university management understand that this is a taxing task that places considerable, and unprecedented, demands on students and teachers alike. There are challenges and difficulties that we will have to manage and overcome, not least in terms of health and educational quality. When almost all teaching is done remotely, consequences are felt throughout the university &#8211;&nbsp; and among our students, not least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is of paramount importance that we closely monitor how COVID-19 impacts the health of our students so that we can react wisely and effectively should problems arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlighting the situation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Just before Christmas, SFS (the National Association of Student Unions)&nbsp;published several reports&nbsp;highlighting from different perspectives how students have been affected by the pandemic and how HEIs have handled the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/s%20rapport%20om%20studenternas%20upplevelser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SFS\u2019s report on student experiences<\/a>&nbsp;is based on twelve surveys conducted at ten HEIs (not including KI). According to the compiled results, many students report declining academic motivation, higher levels of anxiety, lower mental wellbeing and decreasing educational quality. This notwithstanding, a majority of the students say that their organisation has handled the situation relatively well giventhe circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SFS, a widening quality gap is observable \u201cbetween and within universities, with increasing loneliness and mental ill-health amongst students at all three levels\u201d. The higher education sector \u201cis probably facing permanent change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Long-term effects<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Another SFS report, published alongside the first, addresses the more lasting effects of the pandemic, particularly regarding remote teaching. Its title sums up the content well:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfs.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SFS-rapport-Ho%CC%88gskolan-kommer-inte-vara-sig-lik-december-2020-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H\u00f6gskolan kommer inte vara sig lik<\/a> (Universities will not be the same again).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both reports should be food for thought for teachers and university leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The majority are doing OK<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>During the holiday season, the Swedish Board of Student Finance (CSN) published a report on student health (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csn.se\/om-csn\/statistik-och-rapporter\/rapporter\/2020-12-30-rapport-studerandes-halsa-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studerandes h\u00e4lsa 2020<\/a>). While it showed that a majority (58 per cent) of students in receipt of CSN financing are happy or very happy, the figure has dropped 9 percentage points from a similar survey in 2017. At the same time, the proportion of students who claim to be unhappy or very unhappy has risen from five to 14 per cent over the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report identifies stress, fatigue and apprehension or anxiety as common health issues amongst students who feel that their study situation is to blame, rather than their &nbsp;financial situation. <strong>Isolation and loneliness<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One conclusion that CSN draws is that the pandemic is one of several causes of declining self-rated health, pointing at how remote tuition has reduced social interaction and engendered in many students a sense of isolation and loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A blog that I posted just before the start of last autumn term addressed this very issue: how important it is that physical distancing does not translate into &nbsp;social isolation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In the current situation it is more important than ever that we genuinely notice, connect with and care about each other \u2013 to get in touch, to ask how others are doing. Normally, when we meet, socialise and maintain contact naturally through our work or studies we get, almost without thinking about it, our daily dose of vital social intercourse. Now, suddenly, this has changed for many people, giving rise to an involuntary, imposed isolation that can have many negative consequences for personal wellbeing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We should muster all our creativity to interact socially on the digital platforms that are available to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The SUN study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A large and as yet unpublished survey of students from mainly KI and Sophiahemmet (the Sustainable University Life study, or SUN) examined health and lifestyle before and during the pandemic amongst a total of 1,700 students. The participants reported no decline in mental health (stress, depression and anxiety) during the early months of the pandemic. The researchers behind the study looked more closely at the groups of students who reported, prior to the pandemic, that they felt lonely, slept poorly and had symptoms of mental ill-health. One might think that these groups would be particularly sensitive to the impact of physical distancing. &nbsp;This did not seem to be the case. On the contrary, the study actually shows a slight improvement in these groups compared to other students. Read more about this survey in<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ki.se\/rektor\/2020\/01\/23\/sektorsovergripande-insatser-kravs-for-att-bryta-trenden-med-okad-psykisk-ohalsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> my blog from 23 January 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible explanations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One is left &nbsp;to wonder why different surveys &nbsp;give different results. We need to look more closely at underlying factors, such as time span and methodology, to find reasonable answers. &nbsp;&nbsp;It is likely that there are significant individual differences when it comes to the response to current restrictions. While some students suffer, others may benefit from not having to travel so much, from being less stressed and more able to plan their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best available knowledge<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Decisions on interventions to bolster student health must be based on the best available knowledge. &nbsp;This is particularly the case in times of turbulence when things can change quickly. We therefore must work together to amass more evidence of how current restrictions and changes affect the students and their health. The more we know and the clearer the picture, the better informed our decisions will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But regardless of how we can or should interpret these surveys, reports and studies, we need to take any signal of deteriorating mental and physical health seriously. Together with the students we must work actively to handle and mitigate the direct as well as the indirect health effects of the current &nbsp;&nbsp;pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A definitive impact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The year that is now behind us has had a profound impact on our teaching activities. &nbsp;It is likely that we will never return to the situation we had before the pandemic and that more course and programme activities will take place online even on a permanent basis. . This is a welcome development that will enable us to continue developing and improving the methods and technological conditions of digital teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this development the students should play a central role, not only as recipients of teaching but also as active participants in the creation of new technological and pedagogical approaches. &nbsp;This is one the pandemic\u2019s silver linings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In closing<\/strong>: I recommend KI professor Christian R\u00fcck\u2019s interesting article in&nbsp;Dagens Nyheter from 7 January, which addresses some of the above issues. A quote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The problem with our love for the calamitous narrative is that an erroneously negative outlook affects us in these new uncertain times, when prophecies of doom are in danger of self-fulfilment. 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