The document discusses best practices for creating successful online learning environments and conveying course content online. It provides several guiding questions to help instructors think about their course content and how to enhance it for online delivery. The document recommends using a variety of tools like text, audio, video and screencasts to connect content to activities. It emphasizes using an instructor voice to narrate the content, providing signposts to guide students, and organizing content into manageable learning chunks. Overall, the document offers tips on designing and delivering online content effectively through multimodal tools and a coherent narrative structure.