Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Lebanese Adolescents’ Experience of eLearning: A Call to Action

Nadine Daibess, Nabil Georges Badr, Joumana Yeretzian, Michele Asmar

2022

Abstract

In general, adolescents are vulnerable to lifestyle changes, with implications on their physical and mental health. During COVID-19 lockdown, mental disorders emerged among the Lebanese youth, with prevalence of psychiatric symptoms related to insomnia, depression, and anxiety. The case of the adolescent population in Lebanon was alarming. Suicidal intentions appeared among Lebanese adolescents from 9th to 12th grades. Our study identifies depressive tendencies, stress and anxiety indicators in the respondents remarks. Our adolescent informants have volunteered a few suggestions for coping strategies. Following knowledge to action theory we provide some insight into call to action. Based on the findings from a qualitative review, we organize some insights to promote the development of the adolescent condition in a challenging eLearning environment. Finally, based on the comments from our students, we suggest that eLearning needs to be personalized, on demand, and gamified to keep our adolescent learners engaged.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Daibess N., Badr N., Yeretzian J. and Asmar M. (2022). Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Lebanese Adolescents’ Experience of eLearning: A Call to Action. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2022) - Volume 3: KMIS; ISBN 978-989-758-614-9, SciTePress, pages 149-157. DOI: 10.5220/0011538700003335

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis22,
author={Nadine Daibess and Nabil Georges Badr and Joumana Yeretzian and Michele Asmar},
title={Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Lebanese Adolescents’ Experience of eLearning: A Call to Action},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2022) - Volume 3: KMIS},
year={2022},
pages={149-157},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011538700003335},
isbn={978-989-758-614-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2022) - Volume 3: KMIS
TI - Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Lebanese Adolescents’ Experience of eLearning: A Call to Action
SN - 978-989-758-614-9
AU - Daibess N.
AU - Badr N.
AU - Yeretzian J.
AU - Asmar M.
PY - 2022
SP - 149
EP - 157
DO - 10.5220/0011538700003335
PB - SciTePress