The New Online Teaching Guide is a valuable resource for teaching successful online courses. The Guide focuses on an interpersonal approach, offering a wealth of practical techniques to sharpen online communication and teaching. The reader will learn how to communicate interpersonally online using warmth and humor, how to overcome barriers to successful online teaching, and how to facilitate online discussions and groups. From the basics to more seasoned techniques, The New Online Teaching Guide addresses a broad range of conceptual and practical issues, and helps the reader overcome the challenges that confront all online instructors. Features: 1)Interpersonal framework for teaching online with practical tools and instructional techniques 2)Best practices such as the Small Group Instructional Dialogue approach for assessing online teaching and learning 3)Friendly and informal style, including vignettes, end-of-chapter references and contributor contact information