How to Engage Learners in Online Courses, with Denise Maduli Williams

Denise Maduli-Williams shares how to engage learners in online courses on episode 624 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

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The very first thing I saw was the online instructor posting this video where she was roller skating in this roller Derby rink and welcoming us online, and that just changed everything for me.

-Denise Maduli-Williams

When we design with accessibility in mind, we support everyone, all students.

-Denise Maduli-Williams

Students who are quieter, whether it’s synchronous on Zoom or synchronous in person, they have the opportunity to participate when they’re ready and to prepare.

-Denise Maduli-Williams

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Resources

• Denise Maduli-Williams at San Diego Miramar College (sdmiramar.edu/services/dsps/facultyresources)

• Denise Maduli-Williams on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/dmaduliwilliams)

• Supporting ADHD Learners, With Karen Costa (Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 384) (teachinginhighered.com/podcast/supporting-adhd…)

• Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling (bookshop.org/a/79174/9781946684608)

• The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes, by Flower Darby (oupress.com/9780806196534/the-joyful-online-te…)

• Rutgers Online Learning Conference (RUOnlineCon) (ruonlinecon.rutgers.edu)

• California Community Colleges Online Network of Educators (@ONE) (onlinenetworkofeducators.org)

• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines (udlguidelines.cast.org)

• Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program (cccco.edu/About-Us/Chancellors-Office/Division…)

• The Correspondent: A Novel, by Virginia Evans (audible.com/pd/The-Correspondent-Audiobook/B0D…)

• The Passion Planner (passionplanner.com)

• Poll Everywhere (polleverywhere.com)

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