Dr. Florence Martin is a Professor in Learning, Design and Technology at North Carolina State University and Program Coordinator of the LDT doctoral concentration in the Teacher Education and Learning Sciences PhD program. Prior to this position, she was a tenured Professor of Learning, Design and Technology at UNC Charlotte and a tenured Associate Professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington. She has worked on instructional design projects for Shooolini University, Viridis Learning, Maricopa Community College District, University of Phoenix, Intel, Cisco Learning Institute, and Arizona State University and taught online for North Carolina State University and Walden University. She teaches courses on instructional systems technology 100% online and has received Quality Matters Certification for six of her courses. She was the first place winner of the Crystal Award from the Division of Distance Learning in Association of Educational Communications and Technology in 2015 which is given to innovative and outstanding multimedia-based distance learning courses. Dr. Martin engages in research to create transformative learning experiences through effective design and integration of digital teaching and learning innovations. In recent years, she has researched on the design of online learning environments, cybersecurity and computer science education, and competencies for learning and development professionals to provide equitable learning opportunities. Her research has resulted in over 100 publications and 150 presentations. She has received over 1 million dollars in funding from the National Science Foundation for her research.Dr. Martin was a fellow with the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL) in Summer 2016 which is a unique blended-learning leadership development program sponsored by Penn State and the Online Learning Consortium. Dr. Martin served as the President of Multimedia Production Division in 2012-2013 and as the President of the Division of Distance Learning in 2017-2018 for Association for Educational Communications and Technology. She also served as the Vice President for Marketing and Communications with ISPI Charlotte and is currently serving as Director-at-Large for International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction and on the board for North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. She is a senior Associate Editor for the Online Learning Journal.