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EPALE Podcast – Pandemic and the higher education experience

In this podcast episode, we talk to higher education students about their learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. What has changed?

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Heini Huhtinen

It is obvious that the global pandemic has been disproportionally rough on those already in vulnerable positions. One group of learners particularly affected by the pandemic are higher education students.

For those living through their university years, these past two years have most likely been quite different from what they had imagined.

Many students have really struggled with motivation to learn and general well-being. However, some have also found unexpected positives in the forced distance learning period. Find out more as we hear from students in Finland, UK and Estonia.

You will hear insights and experiences by:

Kirsi Höykinpuro, University of Helsinki

Sara Pasino, Cardiff University

Kätlin Armei, Tallinn University

Moderated by:

Heini Huhtinen, Elm Magazine & The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation

Key Resources:

You can read the full transcript here.

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Galvenās izmaiņas mācību procesā atspoguļojās tajā, ka studijas nenorisinās klātienē, bet attālināti. Man šķiet, ka lielākā problēma mācoties attālināti ir motivācija. Lasot intervijas ar studentiem visi uzsver vienu, ka studijas no mājām prasa augstu koncentrēšanās spēju un uzmanības noturēšanu, kā arī vislielāko sarežģījumu rada izjauktais dienas ritms. Piekrītu jauniešu psihoterapeitam Nilam Sakam Konstantinovam, kurš uzskata, ka daudziem var nebūt iespējams saglabāt līdzšinējo aktivitāšu, socializēšanās vai akadēmiskā snieguma līmeni. Ikdiena mainījusies tiem studentiem, kuri paralēli studijām iesaistījās arī ārpus studiju aktivitātēs.  Pandēmija mums ir pierādījusi to, ka viss var mainīties vienā mirklī, tāpēc šo laiku varam izmantot, lai mācītos un pilnveidotu sevi. Pārmaiņas pasaulē mums māca, ka ir nepārtraukti jāattīstās, jābūt elastīgiem un jāspēj pielāgoties ikvienā situācijā.

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