Using Emotional Cues to Facilitate Online Learning: Visual or Verbal?

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Sibuma, B. (2004). Using Emotional Cues to Facilitate Online Learning: Visual or Verbal?. In J. Nall & R. Robson (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (pp. 2941-2942). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2004
Washington, DC, USA
2004
ISBN 1-880094-54-1
  Janice Nall & Robby Robson
AACE

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Bernadette Sibuma, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

Abstract

Research has shown that by being aware of a student's emotional state, an instructor can determine the level of interest in the topic at hand such that she can modify instruction to increase student persistence and, ultimately, learning. However, many learning management systems (LMS) are limited in their capacity to provide instructors with information about students' emotions during an online course. The use of an animation tool to communicate emotion as it might occur in a text-based, online discussion board was explored. Preliminary results of an experiment with a small sample of graduate students showed that participants more accurately assessed emotion when viewing simulated facial expressions than when using auditory cues. The findings suggest that simulated facial expressions may communicate emotion more readily than speech in online learning environments.

Keywords

• Communication
• Students
• Learning Management Systems

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