Share Paper: Integrating the UDL Principle of Engagement to Enhance Asynchronous Online Participation

  1. Laura King, East Carolina University, United States
  2. Jennifer Williams, East Carolina University, United States
  3. Lora Lee Smith Canter, East Carolina University, United States

Abstract: The expansion of virtual teaching took the world by surprise during the pandemic of 2020. A myriad of challenges to engaging online learners unfolded in public/private schools settings, as well as higher education. As students were suddenly adrift in an often hastily pulled together online environment, many found themselves feeling isolated and struggling to figure out how manage content and time. Faculty who were unfamiliar with teaching online struggled to put together an asynchronous course that would engage learners to a similar level as face to face learning. Meeting unique student needs became more complex in regard to access to ...