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 xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction: Small Teaching Online xv

Part I Designing for Learning

1 Surfacing Backward Design 5

2 Guiding Learning Through Engagement 27

3 Using Media and Technology Tools 47

Part II Teaching Humans

4 Building Community 75

5 Giving Feedback 107

6 Fostering Student Persistence and Success 131

Part III Motivating Online Students (and Instructors)

7 Creating Autonomy 157

8 Making Connections 179

9 Developing as an Online Instructor 199

Conclusion: Finding Inspiration 221

References 227

Index 237

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