Abbie H. Brown, PhD, is a professor in the Instructional Technology program at East Carolina University. He received the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014 and an Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching Award from the North Carolina Distance Learning Association in 2008. He served as editor-in-chief of TechTrends from 2009 to 2012 and is coauthor of numerous journal articles and books, including Security Vs. Access , The Essentials of Instructional Design and Teaching Strategies . Learn more at www.ahbrown.com.

Tim D. Green, PhD, is a former K-12 teacher and has been a professor of educational technology and teacher educator at California State University, Fullerton, since 1999. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Security Vs. Access , The Essentials of Instructional Design and Making Change . He also presents on topics such as integrating educational technology, instructional design and online distance education. Follow him on Twitter at @theedtechdoctor and at his blog at http://theedtechdoctor.com.