Dr. Justin Louder serves as Associate VP for Academic Innovation at Blackboard. He is the former associate vice provost of Texas Tech University’s Worldwide Learning. Over the last decade, he led TTU through a significant transformation from humble beginnings into a division with regional teaching sites around the state, over 100 different online and distance degree programs, more online or hybrid doctoral degrees than any school in the south, a division wide staff of almost 100, and growing fully online enrollments from 1,200 to over 4,000. He also served as a faculty member in the College of Education throughout his tenure at TTU. He holds a B.A. in communication and psychology from Angelo State University, an Ed.D. in instructional technology with a minor in higher education administration from Texas Tech University, and an M.P.A. in governmental administration from Wayland Baptist University.