Judith V. Boettcher is a nationally known consultant and author on online distance learning. She has led faculty support organizations at Penn State University and Florida State University, and is the founder and principal of Designing for Learning. She is a frequent keynoter at teaching and learning conferences, conducts faculty workshops on best practices in online learning, consults on program designs, and coaches individual faculty. Judith is coauthor, with Rita-Marie Conrad, of Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web and The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips.