Patricia L. Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Instructional Psychology and Technology program at the University of Oklahoma. She received her Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Florida State University in 1982. Dr. Smith is author of two books and numerous journal articles, technical reports, and chapters on computer-based instruction and instructional design. She has served as president of the Research and Theory Division and as a member of the board of directors of that division as well as the Division of Instructional Development (now "Design and Development") of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. She has also served as co-chair of the Professors of Instructional Design and Technology conference and as president of the Instructional Technology Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. Her primary areas of interest are instructional design, particularly the design of organizational strategies, design of print-based instruction, instructional feedback, and program evaluation.