Abstracts of papers in this issue

From the Editors

This special issue includes a Reader Response Wiki at:  http://jolt.wiki.asu.edu/
 

Section 1: Research on Design and Usage

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Blackboard as the Learning Management System in a Computer Literacy Course, Florence Martin

Lifelong Learning and Systems: A Post-Fordist Analysis, Patricia McGee and Marybeth Green

Learning Management Systems of the Future: Theoretical Framework and Design, Farhad Saba

Wikis as a Tool for Collaborative Course Management, Mark Frydenberg

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Defining Tools for a New Learning Space: Writing and Reading Class Blogs, Sarah Hurlburt

The LMS Mirror: School as We Know IT versus School as We Need IT and the Triumph of the Custodial Class, Gary Brown and Nils Peterson

Section 3: Visioning Future Spaces
 

Deepening the Chasm: Web 2.0, Gaming, and Course Management Systems, Bryan Alexander

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Identity, Power, and Representation in Virtual Environments, Frank Vander Valk

Breaking into the Fulcrum Arena: A Concept Paper Looking Beyond Next Generation LMS, Shalin Hai-Jew

Regular Papers

Structuring Asynchronous Discussions to Incorporate Learning Principles in an Online Class:  One Professor’s Course Analysis, Andria Young

The Overall Effect of Online Audio Conferencing in Communication Courses:  What do Students Really Think?, Lynn M. Disbrow

Investigating the Connection between Usability and Learning Outcomes in Online Learning Environments, Gabriele Meiselwitz and William A. Sadera

Self-aware and Self-directed: Student Conceptions of Blended Learning, Susan L. Greener

Teaching People to Bargain Online: The Impossible Task
Becomes the Preferred Method, Carolyn D. Roper