| Creators: |
Basch, Johannes M. and Albus, Patrick and Seufert, Tina |
| Title: |
Fighting Zoom fatigue: Evidence-based approaches in university online education |
| Item Type: |
Article or issue of a publication series |
| Projects: |
SSBI |
| Journal or Series Title: |
Scientific reports |
| Page Range: |
p. 7091 |
| Additional Information: |
Open Access |
| Date: |
2025 |
| Divisions: |
Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Abstract (ENG): |
As the world has rapidly transitioned to virtual platforms for education due to the Covid-19 pandemic,a new phenomenon known as “Zoom fatigue” has emerged. This term refers to the exhaustionassociated with the extensive use of virtual communication platforms. In this context, the presentstudy investigates the effects of different virtual class settings on cognitive load and fatigue. Fourinterventions were examined: self-view on vs. self-view off, focus-view function vs. grid-viewfunction, activating a virtual background vs. natural background, and active participation vs. no activeparticipation. The results suggest that turning off self-view can significantly reduce both cognitiveload and fatigue. However, the effects of focus-view function vs. grid-view function did not reachsignificance for either cognitive load or fatigue. Similarly, using a virtual background vs. a naturalbackground did not significantly affect fatigue, but it did influence cognitive load, with higher valuesfor virtual backgrounds. Lastly, active participation in classes was associated with decreased fatigueand lower extraneous cognitive load compared to no active participation. The findings highlightthe importance of considering both technological aspects (e.g., self-view, background settings) andpedagogical approaches (e.g., active participation) in online teaching to promote a more engaging andless fatiguing learning environment. |
| Forthcoming: |
No |
| Language: |
English |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Zoom fatigue, Videoconference fatigue, Online teaching, Online education |
| Link eMedia: |
Download |
| Citation: |
Basch, Johannes M. and Albus, Patrick and Seufert, Tina
(2025)
Fighting Zoom fatigue: Evidence-based approaches in university online education.
Scientific reports, 15.
p. 7091.
ISSN 2045-2322
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