There is a lack of educator persistence and responsibility to assist the influx of adult learners entering programs in universities and colleges. A research study by Teachers College Columbia University's (2013) showed there was a 50% greater chance of failure for online students versus face-to-face students and recommends the creation of online environments and an online presence from faculty. This literature review examines why online instructors need to actively engage and impress students and why online instructors' need sufficient training to properly guide the students. Present generations of students thrive in digital environments but the material needs to be targeted to their needs. Moving and stationary colorful blackboard backgrounds, well-prepared facilitator text, and choreographed movements to create succinct, bite-size videos that cover just one to two main concepts of the class lecture engage the adult online learner.