Librarians and library staff are the unsung superheroes of their schools, constantly adapting and innovating to inspire young learners despite shrinking budgets. This conference celebrates your superpowers and aims to equip you with even more tools for your superhero toolbox. We’ll introduce you to a wealth of free Open Educational resources and connect you with like-minded panelists who will share their secrets for leveraging social media to connect with authors and access free educational materials. Plus, discover free pedagogical tools to enhance your presentations, webpages, pathfinders, and worksheets. And don’t forget to visit the Nexus Hub during breaks and lunch, where you can immerse yourself in all thing’s library related. Get ready to level up your superhero game!
Dr. Sarah Moukhliss
Dr. Sarah Moukhliss, a Florida resident, is proud of her 23 years of professional experience, primarily in education, spanning public libraries, K-12 school libraries, and academia. Holding degrees from The Ohio State University, Kent State University (MLS), Drexel University, Indiana State University, and the University of West Florida, including a doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction. Moukhliss’s dissertation investigated the methods employed by school librarians to instruct students labeled as at-risk on using library technologies. Moukhliss excels in student-centered pedagogy. She specializes in designing online courses for library research skills and information literacy. Moukhliss supports faculty in locating Open Education Resources, conducts research consultations for all levels, and instructs nursing doctoral candidates in research strategies. She co-authored a peer-reviewed article on a quality assurance tool for library guide design that she created (LGAS rubric) and regularly presents at conferences on online course design, quality assurance, and OER advocacy. Moukhliss contributes to Florida’s Textbook Affordability and OER Standing Committee and the FLVC Florida OER Summit Planning Committee. She has led her university in trialing and implementing LinkedIn Learning and she currently is a member of her university’s badging steering committee. Her educational expertise ranges from K-8 library media skills to innovative pedagogical strategies for college-level online learning content creation. Dr. Moukhliss completed the ACLU OER bootcamp. Additionally, she is certified in Quality Matters 7th Edition and is currently working through Microsoft credentials.