Evaluation of the current situation of distance education, with reference to the own academic practice.

At the end of another semester of working remotely, we have not noticed a decrease in the quality of student work compared to previous years. Very quickly, my faculty members transitioned to teaching remotely, so the summer semester work in 2020 ended on schedule. Many of the solutions shortened the time of work (no need to commute), reduced costs (in addition to the lack of commuting or renting student rooms also the need to print projects), made the classes more attractive (students could follow the progress of their groupmates). However, there was a definite lack of personal contact between the instructor and the student (especially at the initial stage of working on the spatial model during the exploration and formation of concepts) . There was also a lack of direct interaction of students with each other, which promotes informal exchange of ideas, mutual inspiration to work together. Contact classes, despite the indisputable benefits noted with remote classes, create a unique atmosphere and bring invaluable benefits. As a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture for many years, I believe that the most beneficial form of conducting classes would be classes in a hybrid mode, and remote-only classes should only be conducted in a crisis situation, similar to the current coronavirus pandemic.