Designing Online Platforms Supporting Emotions and Awareness

Designing Online Platforms Supporting Emotions and Awareness

César A. Collazos, Habib Fardoun, Deema AlSekait, Carla Santos Pereira, Fernando Moreira

Due to the global pandemic (COVID-19) currently facing humanity, a new environment that promotes teaching–learning is now emerging. This environment that challenges traditional teaching practices created an opportunity for the technology industry to capitalize on by developing creative e-learning platforms that empowers the teaching–learning process, during this ‘emergency’ situation. E-learning scenario is an important element to be considered, as it offers a host of benefits, such as reducing costs, allowing for education on-demand, etc., to its adopters. However, the application of this could bring some challenges, as some of the existing online platforms are not conducive to support clear communication among academic staff. This paper describes a report identifying the main problems faced by teachers and students from different countries in Latin America, when using e-learning platforms in a lockdown scenario, reporting the importance to include aspects related with emotions and awareness.

2021

awareness, emotion, online platforms, design guidelines, Educational Experience

10.3390/electronics10030251

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Electronics