Formerly serving as C21U's Director of Online Course Development and Innovation, W. Michael McCracken is the Director of Georgia Tech Lorraine (GTL) Programs for the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is responsible for the operations of the College's programs at GTL, and the development of new programs at other European universities. McCracken also teaches and conducts research in computer science and software engineering, and is a member of the faculty of the Cognitive Science Program at Georgia Tech. Additionally, McCracken is on the editorial board of the Journal of Computer Science Education.