Abby Dowd

- Design and optimize healthcare curriculum, courses, and assessments. - Lead end-to-end course development and faculty development program—planning, coordinating, and delivering on time and at standard - Build scalable systems (LMS structure, workflows, resources) that make programs consistent and sustainable - Use data to identify gaps, improve instruction, and strengthen learner outcomes - Partner with faculty, SMEs, and leadership to translate expertise into effective education - Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance across courses and programs - Drive strategy and innovation in curriculum design, faculty development, and instructional systems

- Design, develop, and assess STEM-focused educational materials using advanced instructional design techniques. - Manage the lifecycle of instructional projects, from concept to completion. - Deliver highly interactive professional development and training sessions for diverse audiences. - Collaborate with subject matter experts and partners from all over the world to create research-based instructional materials. - Conduct needs assessments to identify learning gaps and develop effective solutions. - Develop and evaluate performance objectives and assessments to measure learner outcomes. - Use emerging technologies to create distance learning materials grounded in cognitive science and instructional design principles. - Create or oversee the creation of graphics and multimedia for instructional use. - Lead iterative testing of instructional materials, incorporating user feedback to enhance design. - Conduct post-training evaluations to determine effectiveness and guide future improvements.

Eccles Health Sciences Library - Collaborates with subject matter experts nationally to produce learning and training solutions using videoconferencing systems such as Teams, Slack, Webex, and Zoom. - Creates e-learning courses and webinars using the ADDIE model and tools such as articulate 360, Moodle LMS, and PowerPoint. - Leads the development and maintenance of learning experiences for national training programs. - Review SME submitted course proposal submissions to recommend solutions and delivery methods. - Guides SMEs in the development of objectives and course sequence outlines - Develops storyboards for course development - Creates graphics such as illustrations, worksheets, social media posts, etc. for courses, course promotion, and curriculum materials as needed - Builds courses in PowerPoint and Moodle LMS. - Conducts quality assurance and accessibility checks on learning content to ensure section 508 compliance. - Provides instructional design support and instructional training to NNLM staff members. - Manages multiple projects at once using JIRA for timeline and task assignments/management to ensure on-time delivery of learning experience. - Leverages data driven insights from pre and post test, course evaluation, assignments and knowledge checks to inform development of new and revision of existing courses.

Division of Physician Assistant Studies 1. Managed all first-year program logistics and educational technology to include IVC Facilitators, Canvas, and Examsoft. 2. Developed program-specific universal canvas template for faculty to ensure consistency through courses for students and provided regular Canvas support for department faculty and staff.

1. Managed the IVC classroom and its day-to-day operations. 2. Developed and implemented asynchronous training and job aids for faculty to learn how to operate an IVC classroom. 3. Supported faculty in utilizing new technologies to support more effective education for distant site learners.

Developed and implemented a state wide STEM Program with various curriculums and processes, as well as lead STEM classes including AutoCAD design, Energy, robotics, and coding.

Established a team and collaborated to research, develop, implement, and evaluate the success of a STEM program for the under-served in STEM fields at a local community college.