Arden Kirkland, MSLIS, MFA (@ardeninred) is an independent digital librarian, providing services for digital collections and online learning. She is an Adjunct Instructor for the iSchool at Syracuse University. As Project Coordinator for the IMLS-funded Design for Learning program, she led the development of a series of online modules about online teaching, released as Open Educational Resources (OER). Her years of work in higher education have included a focus on college students’ active participation in the construction of multimedia digital collections. Other recent projects include web development in Omeka for ArtOneida.org and the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium (HVVACC.org), and for HistoricDress.org. She holds an MSLIS from the iSchool at Syracuse University, along with an MFA in Costume Design from Rutgers University. Arden’s work can be explored at ardenkirkland.com.
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Arden Kirkland is an independent digital librarian, providing consulting services for digital collections and online learning. Most recently she has been the Project Coordinator for Design for Learning, an IMLS-funded series of online modules to teach librarians how to teach online. She is an Adjunct Instructor for the iSchool at Syracuse University. Other recent projects include web development in Omeka for ArtOneida.org and the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium (HVVACC.org).