Michael W. 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.