Daniel W. Surry is Assistant Professor of Instructional Design & Development at the University of South Alabama.  Prior to coming to USA in 1999, he taught at The University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Alabama. From 1993-1995 he was Instructional Technologist / Adjunct Assistant Professor at California State University, Fresno.  He earned a Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Technology from The University of Georgia in 1993.  Dan was one of the first people to receive a Master's Degree in Instructional Design from the University of South Alabama.  From 1984 - 1988, he served in the U.S. Army, Military Intelligence Corps as an Electronic Warfare Operator / Czech Linguist.  His research and consulting interests focus on the implementation of innovations, instructional technology in higher education, and performance technology.  Dan and his wife Melinda, Assistant Principal at a local elementary school, reside in the Dog River area of Mobile and are the proud parents of two beagles - Jimi and Duane.