Use online platform discussion boards as a window into learners' pandemic-related anxieties and needs¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that educators use Duolingo and other online platforms to understand the predicaments students face. It states that "Educators can use Duolingo and other online platforms to better understand the predicaments their students face during the pandemic," and that with such understanding educators can create support systems scaffolded for potential student support. The findings may also support school systems providing more funding for language programs and technology.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Educator access to the discussion board or platform data where learners express concerns

Constraints¶

• Based on a sample of 20 Duolingo boards; the author states findings cannot be generalized to other language learning platform users

Target Learners¶

• Online foreign language learners during disrupted schooling

Target Learning Goals¶

• Social-emotional support alongside language learning goals

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Key Sources¶

• Neuschafer, T. (2022). Understanding Duolingo discussion boards as social-emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Educators Online. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1393729. doi:10.9743/jeo.2023.20.2.8