In recent years, the development of education in Sweden has followed the European development (Gaebel et al, 2018) from quality assurance towards quality enhancement. As a vast majority of the university teachers were forced to switch to digital teaching last year due to the corona pandemic, some argue that there has been a monumental competence development among university teachers nationwide (e.g., Williamson et al, 2020; Pokhrel & Chhetri, 2021). Undoubtedly, the development has progressed from a relatively slow pace in terms of teachers' use of digital technology in their teaching, to a rapid pace and in the number of teachers who have felt compelled to adopt a more digital approach in their teaching. But what is truly the nature of this competence development that has taken place in the last year? In general, it seems to be mainly about teachers having learned to handle technology on a basic level. Nowadays, most teachers can, for example, start up their own zoom room and distribute the students in different breakout rooms, and have learned to record their own lectures via their laptop and/or computer. However, it does not seem to be the case that the pedagogical use of digital tools has deepened considerably. On the contrary, teachers who were previously technically proficient have not been able to develop their pedagogical skills significantly due to lack of time, and teachers who have just learned to handle digital technology have been fully occupied with this new knowledge. Most teachers testify that the transition to digital teaching has not been allocated any additional resources in the form of time, which for many teachers has meant an extra workload. Additionally, students also believe that teaching in many places has deteriorated since it was converted to digital. In this paper we want to highlight the importance of reflecting on what this (ongoing) pandemic has meant for higher education in general and for quality work and higher education pedagogical development in particular. © Högskolan Kristianstad 2021