Join us to discuss the book, Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport between Teachers and Students, by Rebecca Glazier.  We will discuss the book's main ideas and share our own strategies. Join whether or not you've read the book. If you‘d like to review a copy of the book before the discussion, please email Bridget Arend at arendb@msudenver.edu Book description: More students than ever before are taking online classes, yet higher education is facing an online retention crisis; students are failing and dropping out of online classes at dramatically higher rates than face-to-face classes. Grounded in academic research, original surveys, and experimental studies, Connecting in the Online Classroom demonstrates how connecting with students in online classes through even simple rapport-building efforts can significantly improve retention rates and help students succeed.