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Bio

Dr. Florence Martin is a Professor in Learning, Design and Technology at North Carolina State University. She received her Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Educational Technology from Arizona State University. She served as the program coordinator for the Learning, Design and Technology doctoral concentration of the TELS PhD program from 2022-2025. Prior to her current position, she was a Full Professor at University of North Carolina Charlotte and a tenured Associate Professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington for 15 years. She has worked on instructional design projects for Shoolini University, Viridis Learning, Maricopa Community College District, University of Phoenix, Intel, Cisco Learning Institute, and Arizona State University and taught online for  Walden University.

Website
https://florencemartin.wordpress.ncsu.edu/about-me/

Research

Dr. Martin engages in research to create transformative learning experiences through effective design and integration of digital teaching and learning innovations. In recent years, she has researched on the design of digital and online learning environments, and cybersecurity education. She has published the results of her research in several leading journals including Educational Technology Research and Development, Computers and Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, Internet and Higher Education, Educational Research Review, American Journal of Distance Education and Educational Technology & Society. She has received over 2 million dollars in funding from the National Science Foundation for her research. Her research has resulted in over 125 publications and 225 presentations.

Service

Dr. Martin served as the President of Multimedia Production Division in 2012-2013 and as the President of the Division of Distance Learning in 2017-2018 for Association for Educational Communications and Technology. She served as the Vice President for Marketing and Communications with ISPI Charlotte and as Director-at-Large for International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. She served as the AERA Division C Section Chair for Engineering and Computer Science, and as a Senior Associate Editor for Online Learning Journal. She is currently serving as an Associate Editor for Internet and Higher Education, and on the board for North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. She has won awards for teaching, research and service from Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Online Learning Consortium (OLC), United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), and Professional, Continuing and Online Education Association (UPCEA).

Courses Taught

Dr. Martin teaches courses on Learning, Design and Technology and has received Quality Matters Certification for nine of her courses.
ED 795: Special Topics in Educational Research: Systematic Review of Research
ECI 515: Cultural Investigations and Technical Representations in Education
ECI 517: Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Learning Environments
ECI 716: Design and Evaluation of Instructional Materials
ECI 722: Theory and Research in Distance Education

Recent Funded Projects

Digital Opportunity and Learning Implementation (DELI). NC Digital Explorers 
Huggins, E., Braaten, E., Martin, F. (2024-2026). [Co-Principal Investigator].
NC Department of Information Technology. $2,550,000

Teacher Professional Development and Collaboration to Integrate CyberSecurity in Mathematics and Science Elementary Curriculum
Martin, F., Hunt, J., Carrier, S., Rutherford, T., & Shen, C. [Principal Investigator]. (2024-2028)
National Science Foundation, DRK-12 Project, $2,010,135.00

Addressing Disparities in Data‐Driven Decision-Making Education (ADD ME): Enhancing Representativeness of Minorities and Women in Business Analytics.
Cheng, A., Rand, B., Martin, F. [Co-Principal Investigator]. (2024-2025)
North Carolina State University, Game-Changing Research Incentive Program (GRIP) for Economic Access and Opportunity, $86,500.

GenCyberPack: Professional Development for Middle and High School Teachers on Cybersecurity
Martin, F., Ansu, A., Davis, R. [Principal Investigator](2023-2024).
National Security Agency, $150,000
Project Website: https://research.ced.ncsu.edu/gencyber/

Advancing Cybersecurity and Privacy of Educational Technologies Used in K-12 schools
Martin, F., Wang, W., & Byker, E. [Principal Investigator](2021-2024).
National Science Foundation, SATC:EDU, $499,971
Project Website: https://research.ced.ncsu.edu/k12edtechsecurity/
Transferred to North Carolina State University -$413,141.00 – NSF Award # 2309400

Digital Safety Immersion for Elementary School Students
Martin, F., Polly, D. & Wang, W. [Principal Investigator] (2020-2023)
National Science Foundation, SATC:EDU, $399,999
Project Website: dsc.uncc.edu
Transferred to North Carolina State University – $125,843 NSF Award – #2319015

Keeping Students Safe in the Digital World: Examining Monitoring Technologies Used by K-12 Schools During the Pandemic.
Martin, F., Wang, W., Foxx, S., Edwards, C., & Davis, R. [Principal Investigator] (2022-2024).
North Carolina Collaboratory.Covid-19 Learning Impact Program. $297,953
Project Website: https://research.ced.ncsu.edu/k12studentsafetymonitoring/
NC Collaboratory Award

Area(s) of Expertise

Educational Technology; Online and Digital Learning; Cybersecurity Education; Technology Enhanced Learning

Publications

• Bichronous Online Teaching and Learning: Conceptual Framework, Research and Practice , (2026)
• Correction: Multimedia-based cybersecurity and privacy professional development on educational technology for K-12 personnel , Educational Technology Research and Development (2026)
• Exploring Role-Based Perceptions of Utility in Learning Transfer from a Cybersecurity Professional Development on Educational Technology for K-12 Personnel , Technology Knowledge and Learning (2026)
• How AI Shaped Students’ Perceptions of Assessment within Online Learning Environments , American Journal of Distance Education (2026)
• Title Pending 8087 , To improve the academy (2026)
• Assessment Types, Strategies, and Feedback in Online Courses in Higher Education: Perspectives of Instructional Designers in the age of Artificial Intelligence , Quality Matters Research Online Conference (2025)
• Assessment Types, Strategies, and Feedback in Online Higher Education Courses in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives of Instructional Designers , TechTrends (2025)
• Assessment in Online Courses in Higher Education: Perspectives of Instructional Designers in the Age of Artificial Intelligence , Quality Matters Research Online Conference (2025)
• Best Practices for Conducting Systematic Reviews: Perspectives of Experienced Systematic Review Researchers in Educational Sciences , Technology Knowledge and Learning (2025)
• Centers of teaching excellence in American universities: organizational structures, services, operations and evaluation , Journal of Computing in Higher Education (2025)

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