Book Review ~ E-tivities: The Key to Active Online Learning, Author: Gilly Salmon

Overall E-tivities: The Key to Active Online Learning, written by Gilly Salmon, is easy to read and can be used by different types of professionals. The author claims that this book, which consists of two sections, is of interest to academics, teachers, course managers, teaching assistants, instructors, trainers, and developers. The first section provides ideas on how to design and use E-tivities. Below are some highlights of the first section.According to the author, “E-tivities” have the following features (p. 1): * Motivating, engaging, and purposeful * Based on interaction between learners/ students/ participants, mainly through written messages contributions * Designed and led by an e-moderator * Asynchronous * Inexpensive and easy to run