Prof. Dr. Özcan Erkan Akgün completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Chemistry at Niğde University (1998), and his master's degree (2002) and doctorate (2005) in Educational Technology at Ankara University. In 2006, he was appointed to Sakarya University, Faculty of Theology,Faculty of Education, Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies as an Assistant Professor. Akgün, who became an Associate Professor in 2018, became a Professor in 2023. Prof. Akgün currently works for Ibn Haldun University, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Educational Sciences. Prof. Akgün has many articles published in journals indexed in national and international directories. Prof. Akgün's research areas include instructional design, learning development, e-learning, distance education, technology integration in education, STEM, competencies in higher education, accreditation, effective learning-teaching and learning motivation.

Onur Dönmez, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Ege University College of Education’s (located in Izmir, Turkey) Computer Education & Instructional Technology (CEIT) Department. Dr. Onur Dönmez received his MA in 2008 at the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences of Ege University. He received his Ph.D. in 2015 at the Anadolu University’s Graduate School of Educational Sciences. He has been teaching in the CEIT field at graduate and post-graduate levels since 2008. His primary research interests are instructional design, multimedia learning, multi-tasking and learning, digital parenting, children’s internet safety, and distance education. Dr. Donmez is serving as Vice Manager of Ege University’s Distance Education Application & Research Center. He has taken critical roles in several research projects funded by universities and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). He is the Izmir District Coordinator of yearly TUBITAK Science Contests at K12 Level.