Emerging from the Pandemic: Lessons Learned

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Emerging from the Pandemic: Lessons Learned

Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Kevin McStravock

Organisation(s)

Irish Universities Association, Union of Students in Ireland (USI)

Discipline(s)

Teaching & Learning

Topic(s)

Digital Learning, Student Success, Teaching and Learning Practice

License

CC BY

Media Format

Video

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Description

A short presentation excellently detailing students’ emerging issues, reflections and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

An EDTL project presentation which details some of the emerging lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can factor those in to the planning to ensure effective remote teaching going forward. This webinar also summarises and reflects on some of the key points emerging from the USI COVID-19 student survey (2020).

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McStravock, K. (2021). Emerging from the pandemic: lessons learned. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/emerging-from-the-pandemic-lessons-learned/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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What does success look like as a student?

In this short film, students in higher education across Ireland reflect on confidence, perseverance, first-time experiences, learning, and the small moments that can make a big difference.

The student voices featured here were gathered through the HEA Student Success Survey and Focus Groups in 2025 and are shared in their own words.

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From communicating in a second language to returning to education as a mature student, overcoming anxiety, and simply choosing not to quit, these stories explore the many ways success can be experienced.

Even small moments in college can be a success. What are yours?

Credits
Animation, Backgrounds & Compositing — Arantxa Vara
Animation & Backgrounds — Giada Randolfi
Animation — Zach Louis Ng Nocum
Animation & Backgrounds — Alex
Music composition & production — Darragh Winters

Special thanks
Karima Dillon
Eimhin Mc Namara
Rebecca Roper
The students who shared their experiences