Category Online learning

Blog 40: Transitions, Wellbeing and Mental Health: Experiences of a university student after lockdown

By Ben Broadhurst with Jonathan Glazzard I am currently in my third year of a degree in Primary Education. Prior to coming to university, I did not see myself as intellectually talented. Now in my third year and having completed numerous…

UoD Web Team
29 January 2022
Change, COVID-19, Disrupt, Face-to-face, Higher Education, Lockdown, Mental health, Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions Theory, Navigating change, Online learning, Pandemos, Parents, Peers, Relatedness, Relationships, Social connection, Transitions, University, Wellbeing, Writing retreats

Blog 38: Exploring the extent to which first-year Education students at two institutions developed university identities in light of changes to teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Dr Kieran Hodgkin and Dr Samantha Shields Setting the context For students, the transition into Higher Education (HE) has long been an area of concern. Early transitional work explored academic and social integration as the two main challenges during…

UoD Web Team
7 December 2021
Educational Transitions, Higher Education, Identity, Motivation, Narratives, Online learning, Relatedness, Relationships, Sense of belonging, Social Transitions, Students, Support networks, Transitions, University, University staff, Wellbeing

Blog 35: Irish students’ reflections on the impact of COVID-19 on their transitions

By Colette Moran It is indisputable that the Covid-19 school closures and subsequent lockdowns have had a significant impact on young people in Ireland. Children have missed many significant milestones including communions, confirmations and graduations. This period has been…

UoD Web Team
24 October 2021
COVID-19, Disrupt, Educational Transitions, Face-to-face, Happy, Hobbies, Home learning, Lockdown, Navigating change, Online learning, Peers, Positive, Reflections, Relationships, Resilience, School closure, School; closures, Social connection, Social Transitions, Time management, Transitions, Wellbeing