Colouring the gaps in learning design: Aesthetics and the visual in learning

Carroll, Fiona; Kop, Rita

Abstract

© 2016, IGI Global. The visual is a dominant mode of information retrieval and understanding however, the focus on the visual dimension of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is still quite weak in relation to its predominant focus on usability. To accommodate the future needs of the visual learner, designers of e-learning environments should advance the current attention on usability and functionality to include aesthetics, the visual and the affective. The challenge lies in finding a way to fully address the needs of the visual learner. This paper explores the role of visual aesthetics in improving engagement in online learning.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Journal: International Journal of Distance Education Technologies
• Print ISSN: 1539-3100
• Electronic ISSN: 1539-3119
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 92-103
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2016010106
• Keywords: aesthetics, colour, engagement, technology enhanced learning, visual learning
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/915682
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2016010106
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This paper appears in International Journal of Distance Education Technologies authored by Fiona Carroll and Rita Kop. Copyright 2008, IGI Global, www.igi-global.com. Posted by permission of the publisher.
• Contract Date: Dec 1, 2017