Rethinking eLearning

Allen, Michael W.: - Michael Allen has had a long and lauded career in elearning. From his work developing IBM's Coursewriter III system in the 1960s to directing R&D of Control Data's international groundbreaking PLATO system and developing its LMS to his creation of Authorware--one of the most successful authoring tools ever created--Michael has been recognized with the most prestigious career awards including ATD's Career Contributions Award, Ellis Island's Humanitarian Award, and the Learning Guild's Guild Master.

He earned a PhD in educational psychology from The Ohio State University, has authored nine books on effective elearning, including the industry's go-to book, Michael Allen's Guide to eLearning (two editions) and the ATD bestseller, Leaving ADDIE for SAM. He is currently chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions and Allen Learning Technologies.