Sofia University pilot Human-Computer Interaction course

Sofia University (SU) has successfully piloted its Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) course under the ISILA project. This course includes user-centered design, prototyping, usability evaluation, and interactive technologies, with 122 enrolled students with hands-on skills for crafting intuitive digital interfaces.

The pilot leveraged a Learning Record Store (LRS) and multimodal dashboards to track engagement metrics like time spent, exercise submissions, and self-regulated learning (SRL) surveys. Visual tools—including line graphs for activity trends, bar charts for performance comparisons, and heatmaps for low-engagement spots—enabled weekly monitoring, revealing patterns such as high effort but varying focus, elevated stress levels, and inconsistent help-seeking behaviors among participants.

Interventions were rolled out at weeks 4, 8, and 12, targeting inactive or irregular students through personalized emails with resources and encouragement. The interventions helped inactive learners to re-engage and complete the course pre-exam. This pilot underscores analytics’ role in proactive teaching, with plans to refine dashboards for deeper individual insights and diversify outreach channels.