The Future of Education

Michael D. Santonino III is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide. He resides in Nevada USA and Florence, Italy throughout the year. Michael has taught management and marketing classes online for 10+ years and in-person at one of the 150 campuses across the globe, which includes U.S., Asia-Pacific, and NATO military bases throughout the world.

Michael earned his DBA & MBA at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship from Nova Southeastern University (an AACSB member) and holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from New York Institute of Technology (an ABET accredited member).
Michael worked for high-performance organizations for 15+ years before entering academia as a former member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies in Orlando, Florida; a Senior Design Engineer at Motorola in the Land Mobile Products Division in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and a Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) Design Engineer at Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida.

He is an active member of the Academy of Management and the Italian Chapter of the International Humanistic Managament Association.

Michael’s research interests include; management and inclusive organization in people-oriented management contexts, customer value, and sustainability. His secondary research interests are interrelated in management of technology (i.e. radio frequency (RF) applications, avionics, and manufacturing) as some of his academic publications leveraged his expertise in these areas as an Electrical Engineer in high-volume manufacturing.

In addition, Michael has extensive expertise in e-Learning using multi-delivery modes, learning management systems in education, emerging technologies, accreditation and assessment processes in higher education

Area/s of Expertise: Higher Education (Management), e-Learning in Multi-Delivery Modes, Learning Management Systems in Education, Emerging Technologies, Accreditation and Assessment Processes in Higher Education.