Dear colleagues, Vol. 9, No. 1 of the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT at http://jolt.merlot.org/) has been published and is available online. The contents of the issue are listed below. In this issue you will find 12 peer-reviewed scholarly articles relating to various aspects of online learning and teaching. I hope you will find several articles of interest, and that you will take the time to forward this notice to colleagues who might also be interested in JOLT. As you may already know, Vol. 9, No. 2 of JOLT will be a themed special issue on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), guest edited by Dr. George Siemens (Athabasca University), Dr. Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), and Dr. Jillianne Code (University of Victoria). That issue is currently in production and will be released in the coming weeks. If you would like to register to receive notification of newly published JOLT issues, including the upcoming MOOCs special issue, you may do so at the following URL: http://grapevine.merlot.org/joltnews/joltlistserv.php?action=add . Kind regards, Mark J. W. Lee Editor, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching *** JOLT VOL. 9, NO. 1 CONTENTS *** * Research Papers * Learning Equity between Online and On-Site Mathematics Courses Sherry J. Jones and Vena M. Long 1-12 Students' Perceptions of Online Courses in a Graduate Adolescence Education Program Barbara A. Burns 13-25 Online and Campus College Students Like Using an Open Educational Resource Instead of a Traditional Textbook Brian L. Lindshield and Koushik Adhikari 26-38 Assessing Faculty Attitudes Toward Technological Change in Graduate Management Education Owen P. Hall, Jr. 39-51 Preparing Faculty to Use the Quality Matters Model for Course Improvement Carol Roehrs, Li Wang, and David Kendrick 52-67 The Complexity of Online Discussion Jesse Rhoades and Rebecca Rhoades 68-79 * Case Studies * Design Considerations for Supporting the Reluctant Adoption of Blended Learning Wendy Freeman and Taunya Tremblay 80-88 Migrating Successful Student Engagement Strategies Online: Opportunities and Challenges Using Jigsaw Groups and Problem-Based Learning Jose A. Amador and Helen Mederer 89-105 Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Parenting: A Glimpse into My Virtual Child Shanna L. Graves 106-115 * Concept Paper * Technology Acceptance and Performance in Online Learning Environments: Impact of Self-Regulation Filiz Tabak and Nhung T. Nguyen 116-130 * Position Papers * Faculty Leadership in Online Education: Structuring Courses to Impact Student Satisfaction and Persistence Jeannine Kranzow 131-139 Face-to-Face versus Online Course Evaluations: A "Consumer's Guide" to Seven Strategies * Ronald A. Berk 140-148