He is an author of Performance By Design: The Systematic Selection, Design, and Development of Performance Technologies, 5 e-Learning Activities: Making Online Courses Interactive, and E-Learning Companion: A Student’s Guide to Online Success. In addition, he has co-authored two books on educational planning and more than 60 articles on instructional design, strategic planning, needs assessment, distance education, and performance technology. Dr. Watkins is an active member of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) and was a vice president of the Inter-American Distance Education Consortium (CREAD). In 2005 Ryan was a visiting scientist with the National Science Foundation. For more information please visit http://www.ryanrwatkins. com or http://www.how2elearn.com.