Course: 2021: Virtual Meeting, Topic: [Keynote] "Quantifying the Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo

About
2021 ALTTAI ANNUAL CONSORTIUM MEETING is an annual international consortium meeting for the dissemination and exchange of educational research on theoretical, generic, and applied areas of education, psychology, computer science/engineering, cognitive science, and their interdiscipline. ALTTAI is the abbreviation of Advanced Learning, Theories, Technologies, Applications, and Impacts Consortium. The annual international consortium meeting can be the upgraded version of our regular weekly seminar.

The overarching goal of the 2021 ALTTAI ANNUAL CONSORTIUM MEETING research community is to provide a collaborative platform for relevant faculty members, graduate students, and industry partners. This meeting will be accomplished through the following three modes of communication: keynote presentation, regular presentation, and ignite presentation.
The related topics include, but are not limited to,
Online and distance learning, Education psychology,
Education technology,
Intelligent and Interactive Technologies in an Educational Context,
Collaborative Learning in Online Environments,
Models of Teaching and Learning,
Evaluation on learning and teaching,
Simulation on learning and teaching,
Inequity and inequality in education.

This meeting will be organized and run as a two-day virtual conference on 30-31 July 2021 (To 1 August, 2021 for BJT). Please mark your calendars and join our 2021 ALTTAI ANNUAL CONSORTIUM MEETING.

[Keynote] "Quantifying the Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo
July 30 (CDT) 8:20 AM-9:20 AM
July 30 (BJT) 9:20 PM-10:20 PM
July 30 (CET) 3:20 PM-4:20 PM
- Quantifying the Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Folder
  Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo
  From October to November 2020 the Philippines was struck by eight typhoons, two of which caused widespread flooding, utilities interruptions, property destruction, and loss of life. How did these severe weather conditions affect online learning participation of students pursuing their undergraduate and graduate studies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? We used Causal Impact analysis to explore September 2020 to January 2021 data collected from the Moodle Learning Management System data of one university in the Philippines. We found that overall student online participation was significantly negatively affected by typhoons. However, the effect on participation in Assignments and Quizzes were not significant. These findings suggested that students continued to invest their time and energy on activities that have a direct bearing on their final grades.