Robotics Labs and Other Hands-On Teaching During COVID-19: Change Is Here to Stay?

The COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on almost all aspects of daily life, including education, where it led to a rapid and massive switch to online teaching. There is evidence that the responses to the pandemic will have lasting effects in higher education and that they have accelerated the trend that (elements of) online education will be the new normal in higher education [13]. For example, students expect, as a main change for universities, that, in 10 years' time, most lectures will be online [18].

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend towards online education in higher education, with students expecting most lectures to be online in 10 years’ time.