Mohammad Shams Ud Duha is pursuing his Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology at Purdue University, USA. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Andrews Fellowship at Purdue. His research interests are online learning environment, social media in education, and microlearning. His research has appeared in multiple leading journals, including Online Learning, Journal of Computing in Higher Education, and TechTrends. He has worked as an Instructional Designer for Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning (PoRTAL) and the Paraimpact Project at Purdue University. He is currently serving as the President of the Graduate Student Assembly of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), an international association of scholars and professionals concerning instructional technology. Prior to his joining Purdue, he taught English at Brac University in Bangladesh. He was also awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA during the 2015-16 academic year. Shams is also a writer and chess player. He has written three books, has scripted nine plays and drama serials for Bangladeshi television, and achieved an international rating in chess.