Jump-Start Your Online Classroom authors:

David S. Stein is an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in adult education from the University of Michigan. He specializes in faculty preparation and adult teaching and learning in online environments. He has consulted internationally on technology and adult education, has written extensively on how adults learn, and has been recognized for excellence in research by the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education and for teaching excellence by University of Wisconsin Extension.

Constance E. Wanstreet is an instructional designer at Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio. She teaches instructional design and adult learning theory at Franklin and The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in workforce development and education from Ohio State and has presented at international and national conferences, primarily on how adults learn in online environments. She has been recognized for instructional design innovation by the National University Technology Network and for teaching excellence by Franklin University.