LibGuides: Affordable Learning Ohio: OhioLINK Affordable Learning Ambassadors

Meet OhioLINK's Affordable Learning Ambassadors

The Affordable Learning Ambassadors will coordinate OhioLINK's Open Textbook Network awareness and advocacy initiatives regarding open educational resources (OER) and open textbooks as part of the OhioLINK and Ohio Department of Higher Education affordable learning initiatives for higher education. The Affordable Learning Ambassadors bring diverse perspectives and backgrounds to the topic of OERs and affordable learning.

	Mandi Goodsett Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian, Cleveland State University a.goodsett@csuohio.edu Areas of Expertise: Open education, faculty collaboration, and library outreach and programming. Selected as an Open Textbook Network OER Librarian Bootcamp Instructor
	Mary Hricko, Ph.D. Professor, University Libraries, Library Director at Kent State University Geauga and Regional Academic Center mhricko@kent.edu Areas of Expertise: Assessment, Accessibility, & Digital Learning
	Steve Kaufman Senior Instructional Designer, University of Akron skaufman@uakron.edu Areas of Expertise: Instructional Design, Faculty Development, Open Education, Gamification University of Akron's Affordable Learning Website: https://uakron.edu/affordablelearning/
	Mark Konecny Scholarly Communications and Digital Publishing Strategist, University of Cincinnati konecnmc@ucmail.uc.edu Areas of Expertise: Library Publishing, Copyright, Scholarly Communications, Art History, Russian and European Culture
	Angel Mootispaw Director of Instructional Technology, Southern State Community College amootispaw@sscc.edu Areas of Expertise: Professional Development, Project Management, and Instructional Design
	Carla Myers Assistant Librarian and Coordinator of Scholarly Communications, Miami University myersc2@miamioh.edu Areas of Expertise: Copyright
	Joe Nowakowski Professor of Economics, Muskingum University joen@muskingum.edu Areas of Expertise: Economics, primarily principles, statistics, and international trade
	Glenda A. Thornton Director of the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University g.thornton@csuohio.edu Areas of Expertise: Open Educational Resources
	Anna Bendo Director, Affordable Learning Initiatives, OhioLINK abendo@ohiolink.edu
	Gwen Evans Executive Director, OhioLINK gwen@ohiolink.edu