Theory and Practice in Remote Teaching, Online Learning, and Distance Education for K-12

Vol. 4 : No. 2 : 2022

About the issue

This special issue, guest edited by Fanny Pettersson, Jörgen From, and J Ola Lindberg, takes as a point of departure the many situations where digital technology has served as the lifeline or salvation for society. Unexpected and unpredictable situations like catastrophic floods, blizzards, earthquakes, and more recently the Covid-19 pandemic have forced families to stay home, meaning that digital technologies have become important tools for people to work, learn and keep contact with the rest of society. These situations of immediate character have on one hand forced digital and educational development but have on the other hand required an instant readiness for conversion and adjustment without time for reflection.

The special issue is the result of a symposium held in May 2021, Theory and practice in remote teaching, online learning, and distance education for K-12 schools. At the symposium, different strategies to systematically and proactively increase access to education in the context of K-12 using digital technologies was presented and discussed. It brought together representatives from European as well as North American universities, complementing the Nordic countries, and initiated a discussion about the conditions for remote teaching that have bearing on education before, during, and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.