In this role, he provides direction to the development of academic computing to support the integration of technology into the curriculum. He coordinates the CrossTalk faculty technology forum at MIT and is an associate of the MIT Teaching and Learning Lab. Current activities include the evolution of mobile computing services, the future of student computing environments, and scalable delivery for compute intensive applications for undergraduate education. As a member of the leadership team for the Open Knowledge Initiative, a Mellon-funded project to develop an open source, standards based architecture for learning tools, he coordinates OKI outreach efforts and leads a workgroup concerned with educational activities and learning practices. He also serves on the policy committee of the DSpace project. Dr. Long is a Fellow of the MIT Leader-to-Leader leadership development program.

Dr. Long's professional activities include serving on the 2002 Syllabus Conference Board as a past Chairperson; contributing a regular column on Technology Trends to Syllabus Magazine; and Chair of the Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning of the NLII. Dr. Long is also a Senior Associate with the TLT Group, the AAHE technology affiliate. He serves on numerous advisory boards and professional committees including the U.S. Army Distance Learning Subcommittee, Stevens Institute of Technology WebCampus Advisory Board, and Advisory Council of the Global ICT Education Program. He has shared his knowledge and expertise at numerous conferences, invited presentations, and published works.

Dr. Long enjoys running, birding and maintains his fragile state of mental health through an avid dedication to sailing.