article to read:

https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1213

Retention in online courses 2016:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2158244015621777

neuroscience and creativity

https://thejournal.com/articles/2018/06/25/what-neuroscience-teaches-us-about-fostering-creativity.aspx

Buildilng community in online classrooms;

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/five-ways-to-build-community-in-online-classrooms/?utm_campaign=Faculty%20Focus&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64360072&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_xi8f9P2vvxJWisatSL7rxB4wCaO3xe7sj_yLSlJnjs0WsNYUuZhMnnMPJc18EgOdV5q3AbYZqQCxV8ldRXgYJjcG6YA&_hsmi=64360072