Hi everyone, On behalf of Ontario Tech University, I am delighted to announce the launch of a new OER from our Faculty of Education. Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/aguideforbusyeducators/ Grounded in evidence-based practices and principles, this book focuses on helping secondary and post-secondary educators succeed and thrive in blended and online learning settings. Each chapter includes a subject overview, guidelines, activities or tools, and general resources. The book covers insights on starting out, differentiated learning, learning activities, feedback and assessment, and useful tools. Topics include technology and online learning, creating and designing online courses, building community, engagement and community online, and student assessment. Contents. Introduction to thriving online / William J. Hunter, Robin H. Kay -- Instructor's guide for online learning / Robin H. Kay -- Essential technology for elearning / Mortilaine Riley, Mike Prasad, Robin H. Kay -- Anticipating diversity: online course structure and organization / Lorayne Robertson, Diane Tepylo, Bill Muirhead -- Course outlines in online learning / Jia Li -- Pre-course activities for online learning / Robin H. Kay -- Ready, set, go - your first week online / Robin H. Kay -- Equity, diversity and inclusion online / Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen, Allyson Eamer -- UDL in online learning - one size doesn't fit all / Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz -- Accessibility in online learning / Rob Power -- Creating dynamic engaging online learning environments / Wendy Barber, Alison Mann -- Cultivating community building in online learning environments / Diana Petrarca, Terri Jackson, Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz -- Fostering creativity and critical thinking online / Janette Hughes, Diana Petrarca, Laura Morrison -- Creating engaging online synchronous activities / Robin H. Kay -- Fostering productive social interactions using asynchronous activities / Josh DiPasquale -- Creating online learning modules / Rob Power -- Problem-based learning: developing 21st century skills in online environments / Chris D. Craig -- Flipping your virtual classrooms / Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison -- Interactive online lectures / Sharon Lauricella, Laura Banks, Chris D. Craig -- Ludic pedagogy online: fun, play, playfulness, and positivity / Sharon Lauricella, T. Keith Edmunds -- Critical reflection as online educators / Joseph Stokes, Chris D. Craig -- Video feedback in online learning / Tim Bahula, Robin H. Kay -- Fair and formative feedback in online learning / Sharon Lauricella, Robin H. Kay -- Equitable assessment in online environments / Sharon Lauricella -- Alternative grading in online learning / Sharon Lauricella -- Digital toolbox for online learning / Sharon Lauricella -- Open educational resources: supporting diverse learners / Sarah Ann Stokes -- Video production for online learning / Alison Mann, Robin H. Kay -- Effective video use in online learning / Robin H. Kay, Alison Mann -- What's next? / William J. Hunter, Robin H. Kay. Contributors. Robin H. Kay; William J. Hunter; Sharon Lauricella; Chris D Craig; Alison Mann; Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz; Janette Hughes; Diana Petrarca; Rob Power; Timothy Bahula; Laura Banks; Wendy S. Barber; Joshua DiPasquale; Allyson Eamer; T. Keith Edmunds; Terri Jackson; Jia Li; Bill Muirhead; Mike Prasad; Mortilaine Riley; Lorayne Roberston; Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen; Joseph M. Stokes; Sarah Ann Stokes; Diane Tepylo; and Stephanie Thompson I hope that this great new open resource will be put to good use! All the best, Michelle Michelle Johnson, M.I., M.A. Pronouns: she/her<https://studentlife.ontariotechu.ca/services/equity-and-inclusion/equity-resources/pronouns.php> Open Education Librarian Ontario Tech University 647.382.9654 (cell) michelle.johnson@ontariotechu.ca<mailto:michelle.johnson@ontariotechu.ca> ontariotechu.ca<http://ontariotechu.ca/> [Ontario Tech University logo]<https://ontariotechu.ca/> [Indigenous Logo] We acknowledge the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.