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Introduction Greetings and salutations! This strategy guide will outline some necessary instructor-student interactions here in the Writers’ Studio, as well as some best practices for student engagement. These activities are designed to boost investment and interaction with course content while mitigating psychological and intellectual gaps between students and instructional staff. We will also outline retention strategies for struggling students, and for those who stop participating at some point in the semester. As you read through these engagement strategies, it may help to remember that while we cannot control how much students involve themselves with our content, we can control the amount, quality, and variety of opportunities we provide them. These human elements–the moments of substantive human interaction we create–will keep our instruction relevant and competitive even despite the growing prevalence of AI in our field. Important Terms to Know in Online Teachin...