When the pandemic came to Norway, schools and teachers had to quickly adapt to facilitate digital teaching. Now it is no longer an offer. Aurora Molnes Hagelund and Stine Longva Veddegjerde are students at Fagerlia upper secondary school in Ålesund. They could wish that digital teaching continued even after the pandemic, but in addition to regular teaching at school. – You miss a lot when you are away for a few days, so the opportunity not to lag behind becomes less if digital teaching is an offer, says Molnes Hagelund. Longva Veddegjerde agrees with that. A good alternative for some – I participate in things politically that also have to do with the school. For me, it would have been nice with digital teaching, so I could follow when I wake up, says Longva Veddegjerde. With digital teaching, they are not just thinking of recording the teaching, as is the case at several colleges and universities. – If we are away on a Friday, which is a professional day for us, it could have been nice with, for example, just a summary video so we could watch and get in with, she says. Sinne Eisma believes digital teaching can be a good offer for some, but not all. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Fellow student and friend Sinne Eisma (18) is more skeptical. She fears that more people may find it easier to stay home from school then. – I think it can be a good idea in certain cases, but not for everyone, she says. For those who are chronically ill or for various health reasons can not participate so much in school, she believes it is a good alternative for. But Eisma believes it is important that students at that age are also pushed to get to school. She says that is when the “skulk culture” starts. – If you do not challenge yourself, you will not get that far in life. Digital education should be an offer for those who need it, but not for everyone. Proposal for a new Education Act In an e-mail to news, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Kristina Torbergsen (Labor Party) writes that they believe students learn best at school, where they can participate together in teaching. Kristina Torbergsen, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, writes that the framework for digital teaching will be included in a new Education Act. Photo: Ilja C. Hendel / Ministry of Education and Research She also adds that in primary and secondary education there is more emphasis on students learning through collaboration, than at universities and colleges where they work more independently. But in the proposal for a new education law that will be presented next year, they will propose a framework for digital teaching. – We will emphasize that the students, as a general rule, will also be at school when they receive distance education, but we will return to the details when the bill is ready, Torbergsen writes. Supplement, not a rule Ina Enoksen, leader of the Education Association in Ålesund, says it is important to address the debate about digital aids and that they are positive about it. – The last couple of years have shown us that there are many new ways of doing things than we have thought before. We have tried out digital solutions, and have experienced both positive and negative sides, says Enoksen. She points out that there are large teaching differences in upper secondary school or upper secondary school that have more focus on interaction between teacher and student. While at college or university it is to a much greater extent pure lectures. – It may be a supplement, but not the rule. As a general rule, we say that digital teaching is the exception, not the rule. For the rule must be teaching at school. High school students are divided in their opinions about digital teaching as an offer. Photo: Remi Sagen / news – Should be tested The students at Fagerlia upper secondary school also see that there are challenges with digital teaching, but think it is worth trying out. – It is possible to try it out a few days a week, for example. That you try little by little, and see how it goes to find out what works and does not work, says Aurora Molnes Hagelund. – It is an exciting project that should be tested, says Stine Longva Veddegjerde.
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Aurora (18) and Stine (18) want digital teaching – now they may be heard
