Contents -- Resource Map -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: Making the Handbook Work for You -- Who is this Handbook for? -- Is there a limitation in appeal? -- Why a recipe book? -- What is active learning? -- Can online learning be active learning? -- How is the Handbook organized? -- How to use this book -- Recipes - using them or adapting them -- How are the activities structured? -- Using the activities - the e-tutor role in promoting active learning online -- Part Two: Resources for Promoting Active Learning Online -- 1 Resources for building confidence for online learning -- First steps in using the tools -- Getting to know the other members of your online group -- Online socialization -- 2 Resources for promoting understanding of online learning -- The nature of online learning -- Roles in online learning -- Establishing the norms -- 3 Resources for learning to learn actively online -- Organizational skills -- Information skills -- Writing skills -- 4 Resources for promoting active approaches to study -- Learning through collaboration -- Learner-led learning -- Supporting work-based learning -- 5 Resources for assessment and active learning online -- Assessing skills -- Assessing knowledge and understanding -- Engaging learners with the learning and assessment process -- 6 Resources for dealing with the unexpected -- Patterns of participation -- Avoiding and handling disagreements -- Enabling student representation online -- References -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.