Call for Papers
The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) is a peer-reviewed, online publication addressing the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education. The first issue appeared online in July 2005 and included a number of invited papers from various disciplines. The journal is now seeking manuscripts for its upcoming issues.
While JOLT seeks to publish works in a timely manner, space considerations and editorial decisions may delay the publication of a manuscript.
The objectives of JOLT are to:
- Enable faculty to use technology effectively in teaching and learning by learning from a community of researchers and scholars;
- Enable academic programs to design and deploy academic technology to optimize teaching and learning;
- Build a community around the research and scholarly use of multimedia educational resources.
JOLT welcomes papers on all aspects of the use of online multimedia educational resources for learning and teaching. Topics may include, but are not limited to: learning theory and the use of multimedia to improve student learning; instructional design theory and application; online learning and teaching initiatives; use of technology in online education; innovative online learning and teaching practices.
TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS
Research Papers : Papers that are concerned with the learning impact of various approaches to online learning and teaching. They discuss the literature related to the approach employed and include a measure of the learning impact of the approach employed.
Case Studies: These highlight a particular online instructional setting in which online resources were used to address a particular challenge. They present a discussion of the challenge from current literature, what was done to solve or explore it, and the results of the project. They often offer suggestions for others interested in addressing similar challenges.
Concept Papers: Papers that present new concepts in online teaching and learning. They offer a discussion of the literature related to the concept along with a discussion of the major issues for future research needed to validate the concept.
Position Papers: Papers that describe a problem or issue in online teaching and offer a suggested solution or direction. The position is supported with both a logical argument and a review of the pertinent literature.
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Interested authors should review the JOLT Guidelines for Authors prior to submitting a manuscript.
Questions regarding JOLT should be sent to: jolteditor@merlot.org.
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