How do we optimize technology and people for effective instruction and learning? What are the models and frameworks that should inform our design thinking? How should we assess the opportunity to create a design for learning that will meet the needs of both our discipline and the learners? These are the questions that inform this book. The book proposes a new framework for teaching and learning based on theory, research and practice.  Seasoned instructors who have been working online and those new to this work will benefit from the way in which this book is written and presented – lots of ideas presented in a focused way.