FLOWER DARBY is a Senior Instructional Designer and adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University, where she's taught for 23 years. She also teaches online classes for Estrella Mountain Community College. Learn more about the Small Teaching approach at www.smallteaching.com. JAMES M. LANG is a Professor of English and the Director of the D'Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College. He writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is the author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning.

• About the Authors xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction: Small Teaching Online xvPart I Designing for Learning1 Surfacing Backward Design 52 Guiding Learning Through Engagement 273 Using Media and Technology Tools 47Part II Teaching Humans4 Building Community 755 Giving Feedback 1076 Fostering Student Persistence and Success 131Part III Motivating Online Students (and Instructors)7 Creating Autonomy 1578 Making Connections 1799 Developing as an Online Instructor 199Conclusion: Finding Inspiration 221References 227Index 237

FLOWER DARBY is a Senior Instructional Designer and adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University, where she's taught for 23 years. She also teaches online classes for Estrella Mountain Community College. Learn more about the Small Teaching approach at www.smallteaching.com. JAMES M. LANG is a Professor of English and the Director of the D'Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College. He writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is the author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning.

• About the Authors xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction: Small Teaching Online xvPart I Designing for Learning1 Surfacing Backward Design 52 Guiding Learning Through Engagement 273 Using Media and Technology Tools 47Part II Teaching Humans4 Building Community 755 Giving Feedback 1076 Fostering Student Persistence and Success 131Part III Motivating Online Students (and Instructors)7 Creating Autonomy 1578 Making Connections 1799 Developing as an Online Instructor 199Conclusion: Finding Inspiration 221References 227Index 237

FLOWER DARBY is a Senior Instructional Designer and adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University, where she's taught for 23 years. She also teaches online classes for Estrella Mountain Community College. Learn more about the Small Teaching approach at www.smallteaching.com. JAMES M. LANG is a Professor of English and the Director of the D'Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College. He writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is the author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning.

• About the Authors xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction: Small Teaching Online xvPart I Designing for Learning1 Surfacing Backward Design 52 Guiding Learning Through Engagement 273 Using Media and Technology Tools 47Part II Teaching Humans4 Building Community 755 Giving Feedback 1076 Fostering Student Persistence and Success 131Part III Motivating Online Students (and Instructors)7 Creating Autonomy 1578 Making Connections 1799 Developing as an Online Instructor 199Conclusion: Finding Inspiration 221References 227Index 237