The March 2009 issue of the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) is now online. In this issue you will find 17 articles concerned with various aspects of online learning and teaching.

Access JOLT online (http://jolt.merlot.org).

CONTENTS – March 2009 SOCR Analyses: Design Framework, Implementation and Instructional Examples of a Java Web-based Statistical Analysis Toolkit Annie Chu, Jenny Cui, and Ivo D. Dinov Perceptions of Distance Learning Among Faculty of a College of Education Shirley J. Mills, Martha Jeanne Yanes, and Cindy M. Casebeer Online Human Touch (OHT) Training & Support: A Conceptual Framework to Increase Faculty and Adjunct Faculty Engagement, Connectivity, and Retention in Online Education, Part 2 Kristen Betts The Role of Instructor Interactivity in Promoting Critical Thinking in Online and Face-to-Face Classrooms B. Jean Mandernach, Krista D. Forrest, Jamie L. Babutzke, and Lanay R. Manker Development and Examination of an Individualized Online Adjunct to In-Class Education Shawn Davis and Bryant Kilbourn Listening to Students: Investigating the Effectiveness of an Online Graduate Teaching Strategies Course Kathryn Lee The Comparison between Asynchronous Online Discussion and Traditional Classroom Discussion in an Undergraduate Education Course Kelly O'Neal The Influence of Multiple Intelligence Theory on Web-Based Learning Mark Riha and Rebecca Robles-Piña The Effectiveness and Development of Online Discussions Olla Najah Al-Shalchi Trends in the Instructional Design and Delivery in the Online Environment Doris Bolliger and Oksana Wasilik Hatching CHRPP: Developing an E-learning Tutorial for Research Ethics Laura-Lee Balkwill, Joan Stevenson, Denise Stockley , and Susan Marlin “We’re Changing Again? No Way!” A Case Study of a Course Management System Transition Barbara J. Draude, Maria J. Clayton, and Thomas M Brinthaupt From Lecturer to Course Coordinator: Redefining the Role of the University Academic for Teaching and Learning in a Distributed Learning Environment Olabisi Kuboni Toward a Philosophy of Multimedia in the Online Classroom: Aligning Multimedia Use with Institutional Goals Emily Donnelli, Amber Dailey , and B. Jean Mandernach Task Context and Computer Self Efficacy in the Era of Web 2.0 Tools Richard Burkhard and Malu Roldan My Experience with Teaching Online: Confessions and Observations of a Survivor David J. St. Clair Meeting the Challenges of Teaching Large Online Classes: Shifting to a Learner-Focus Roger W. Berry

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