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.

Quotes from the episode

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

Resources

• Denise Maduli-Williams at San Diego Miramar College
• Denise Maduli-Williams on LinkedIn
• Supporting ADHD Learners, With Karen Costa (Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 384)
• Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling
• The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes, by Flower Darby
• Rutgers Online Learning Conference (RUOnlineCon)
• California Community Colleges Online Network of Educators (@ONE)
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines
• Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program
• The Correspondent: A Novel, by Virginia Evans
• The Passion Planner
• Poll Everywhere