The shift to online learning has highlighted significant gaps in how students' emotional and social needs are supported (Bao, 2020). This paper explores innovative pedagogical feedback mechanisms designed to enhance emotional and social support in online settings. It introduces frameworks for delivering feedback that are both academically relevant and sensitive to students' well-being. This paper advocates for more empathetic and socially aware practices in providing feedback, especially in online discussion boards. Key mechanisms include AI-driven tools, social network analytics, multimodal tools, and sentiment analysis. These tools aim to create a more inclusive and supportive online learning community, boosting student engagement, retention, and satisfaction.