Josh Abrams is an Instructional Design Specialist with more than 14 years of experience in higher education. Josh supports Blackboard learning management system administration and instructional technologies to promote teaching and learning across course modalities. A Quality Matters (QM) Certified Master Reviewer, Josh is committed to quality course design and accessible learning experiences.
Josh has taught hybrid, online, and in-person courses and served as Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services in the College of Engineering and Information Technology. He holds a Master of Science in Learning Design & Technology from University of Maryland Global Campus, a Master of Arts in English from Kansas State University, and is pursuing doctoral studies in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Adult and Professional Learning Facilitation at Frostburg State University.
Select Presentations
- Hawken, M., Biro, S., & Abrams, J. (2024). Ask Janet: Leveraging AI for Course Design, Instruction, and Learning [Conference session]. Anthology Together 2024, Orlando, FL.
- Abrams, J., Biro, S., & Hawken, M. (2024). Ally Up: Amplifying UDL for Inclusive Learning with Anthology Ally [Conference session]. Anthology Together 2024, Orlando, FL.
- Ariev, P., & Abrams, J. (2023). Leveraging Audience Response Systems for Inclusion, Interaction, and Assessment [Conference session]. OLC Accelerate 2023.
- Hawken, M. & Abrams, J. (2023). Spark Joy: Refreshing and Innovating Your Course Designs with Learn Ultra [Conference session]. Anthology Together 2023, Nashville, TN.
- Abrams, J. & Sullivan, C. (2022). Not just another brick in the wall: Building a foundation to support equitable and inclusive courses [Conference session]. OLC Accelerate 2022, Orlando, FL.
- Abrams, J., Ariev, P., & Sullivan, C. (2021). Research conferences go virtual: Leveraging voicethread to continue campus engagement [Conference session]. OLC Accelerate 2021.