Mete Akcaoglu is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology in the Leadership, Technology, and Human Development Department at Georgia Southern University. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology from Michigan State University in 2013. His research focuses on designing innovative and technology-rich learning environments to teach young children important higher-order thinking skills. A recent example of this work is Game Design and Learning (GDL) courses that I initiated and ran in both the US and Istanbul, Turkey. Currently, He is teaching Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology courses at the online Instructional Technology master's program at Georgia Southern University.