Flower Darby

Flower Darby, associate director and veteran online instructor focused on joyful asynchronous teaching. She talks about designing clear, accessible courses. She explains small rapport-building moves, using emotion science to spark engagement, and practical ways to support instructor well-being while improving student persistence.

Flower Darby, author and online-teaching expert with decades of college and community college experience, discusses making asynchronous courses more engaging and joyful. She covers creating warmth and emotional contagion in LMSs. She describes simple rapport-building practices, designing meaningful assignments, and strategies to support persistence while protecting instructor wellbeing.

Flower Darby, an associate director and seasoned higher-ed instructor who researches online teaching, shares why loving asynchronous classes matters. She talks about course setup, creating warmth and small rapport in LMSs, using emotion to make prompts engaging, supporting persistence, and protecting instructor well-being with clear boundaries.