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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

“We were like Zoom beings”: Insider perspectives on student learning during the initial shift to online classes in Sweden at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Article: 2160116 | Received 25 Jul 2022, Accepted 13 Dec 2022, Published online: 28 Dec 2022

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