It was not uniformly negative – the enforced experiment in virtual learning has shown how new technologies can at times enhance learning and make colleges more accessible. The survey adds to a growing body of literature that shows the dramatic effects of the pandemic on third-level students. Students reported fewer social opportunities fewer chances to collaborate with peers and a widespread sense that there was less engagement generally than in previous years. It showed a dramatic decline in the number of students who felt they had quality interactions with staff. That much is clear from the results of the annual Irish Survey of Student Engagement, which polled almost 50,000 students in February and March. No green light for school Christmas plays or in-person parent-teacher meetings.
The closure of third-level institutions as physical places of learning, the loss of personal contact with friends and teachers, and the curtailment of the types of activities – sports, society meetings and social events – that are such a formative part of campus life served to disrupt the student experience in significant ways. College students were among the least likely in society to feel the worst health effects of Covid-19, but they were profoundly affected by the wider impact of the pandemic.
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