Recent Issue of JOLT (Journal of Online Learning and Teaching)

JOLT is an open access journal that is indexed by scholarly databases, such as EBSCO.  The newest issue of JOLT is available from http://jolt.merlot.org/currentissue.html .  I copied the table of contents below.  Be sure to bookmark the URL for the journal.  A special edition of JOLT, which focuses on MOOCS should be available very soon.

Research Papers

Learning Equity between Online and On-Site Mathematics Courses Sherry J. Jones and Vena M. Long

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Students' Perceptions of Online Courses in a Graduate Adolescence Education Program Barbara A. Burns

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Online and Campus College Students Like Using an Open Educational Resource Instead of a Traditional Textbook Brian L. Lindshield and Koushik Adhikari

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Assessing Faculty Attitudes Toward Technological Change in Graduate Management Education Owen P. Hall, Jr.

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Preparing Faculty to Use the Quality Matters Model for Course Improvement Carol Roehrs, Li Wang, and David Kendrick

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The Complexity of Online Discussion Jesse Rhoades and Rebecca Rhoades

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Case Studies

Design Considerations for Supporting the Reluctant Adoption of Blended Learning Wendy Freeman and Taunya Tremblay

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Migrating Successful Student Engagement Strategies Online: Opportunities and Challenges Using Jigsaw Groups and Problem-Based Learning José A. Amador and Helen Mederer

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Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Parenting: A Glimpse into My Virtual Child Shanna L. Graves

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Concept Paper

Technology Acceptance and Performance in Online Learning Environments: Impact of Self-Regulation Filiz Tabak and Nhung T. Nguyen

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Position Paper

Faculty Leadership in Online Education: Structuring Courses to Impact Student Satisfaction and Persistence Jeannine Kranzow

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Face-to-Face versus Online Course Evaluations: A "Consumer's Guide" to Seven Strategies Ronald A. Berk

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks - Now an Open Access Journal

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN) - Now an Open Access Journal Sloan-C is pleased to announce that the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN) is now an open access journal. This journal is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.

All volumes and issues back to the first in March 1997 are now freely available at http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/jaln_main. (copied from email)

To learn more about the Sloan Consortium, go to http://sloanconsortium.org/

New Issue of the JOLT journal

Ed Perry, one of the editors for JOLT emailed information about the December 2009 issue.  JOLT is an open-access journal published by MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching) http://www.merlot.org/   I included a copy of his email below.  The journal article quality is excellent!

"The December 2009 issue of the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) is now online with the contents listed below. In this issue you will find 14 articles concerned with various aspects of online learning and teaching.

We hope you will find several articles of interest and that you will forward this notice to colleagues who might also be interested in JOLT http://jolt.merlot.org/)."

JOLT CONTENTS – December 2009

•  Online Teaching Experience: A Qualitative Metasynthesis (QMS) - Jennie De Gagne and Kelley Walters
• Using the Online Learning Environment to Develop Real-Life Collaboration and Knowledge-Sharing Skills: A Theoretical Discussion and Framework for Online Course Design- Lisl Zach and Denise E. Agosto
• Impact of Video Tutorials in an Online Educational Statistics Course- Thomas A. DeVaney
• Perceptions of Interactions in Online Courses- Doreen Gosmire, Marcia Morrison, and Joanne Van Osdel
• The Impact of a Web-based Homework Tool in University Algebra Courses on Student Learning and Strategies- Angela Hodge, Jennifer C. Richardson, and Cindy S. York
• An Online Math Problem Solving System for Middle School Students Who are Blind- Carole R. Beal and Erin Shaw
• Exploring the Potential and Perceptions of Social Networking Systems in University Courses- John D. Ophus and Jason T. Abbitt
• An Application of Contemporary Learning Theory to Online Course Textbook Selection- Gregory Mostyn
• The Self-assessment of English Language Student-teachers’ Contributions to Online Discussion Forums- Phillip A. Towndrow
• Connecting Students Globally Through Video-Conference Pedagogy- Alyssa J. O’Brien and Christine L. Alfano
• The Benefits of Face-to-Face Interaction in the Online Freshman Composition Course- Samuel B Howard
• Are College Students Prepared for a Technology-Rich Learning Environment- Victoria Ratliff
• The Narrative Case Study Meets Hypertext: Case Studies in the Digital Age- Meghan Griffin
• Promoting Online Collaborative Social Learning Communities with Student Response Systems- Kathleen Klein