When I started teaching on campus, I knew that I had to be fully prepared to engage the students and keep them interested. They could see by body language as well as "extras" that I might bring to the class such as share anecdotes, relative news articles, humor etc.. When I started teaching online, I feared that I might lose the excitement that I shared with my on ground students mainly because they could not see my body language. Because of my passion for education, when interacting with students via lecture or video, the enthusiasm in my voice served as that substitute. I also shared links to websites and articles, as well as some of my past challenging experiences and use of tools such as Jing and screen sharing programs which really help online learners feel connected. Please share ways that you engage online students vs on ground students. Thanks, Dianne