Michael Corry, PhD. has research interests including online student and teacher success, learning design theory, practice and policy, faculty development using technology, the integration of technology into K-12 and higher education settings, instructional design and human-computer interaction. Dr. Corry served for over 12 years as the Director of the Educational Technology Leadership program at George Washington University (GWU). He currently is the Senior Director of Online Learning Initiatives at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at GWU. He has also been involved with the creation and management of the GWU Online High School where he currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board. Additionally, he has been the principal investigator on U.S. Department of Education grants involving “Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology”. He has authored many books, papers, chapters and presentations and been a guiding voice for online learning and the use of technology in education for over 25 years.