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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Sloan-C's report Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning represents the fifth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year’s study, like those for the previous four years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and based on responses from more than 2,500 colleges and universities, the study addresses the following key questions:

• How Many Students are Learning Online?
• Where has the Growth in Online Learning Occurred?
• Why do Institutions Provide Online Offerings?
• What are the Prospects for Future Online Enrollment Growth?
• What are the Barriers to Widespread Adoption of Online Education? More...

Download the free PDF version of Online Nation. Five Years of Growth in Online Learning.

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Action Learning - with Michael MarquardtProfessor of Human Resource Development and International Affairs, GWU Come learn how to: Understand and demonstrate how and why action learning is effective in solving problems, building teams, developing leaders, and creating learning organizations Apply the six elements and two ground rules of action learning as well as the questioning and reflection processes of action learning Understand the skills and roles of the action learning coach Identify the various options available in introducing and tailoring action learning for an organization * There is no charge for this event. Thursday, April 2, 20096 - 8 p.m. UC Ballroom Space is limited, so register early!

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