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April P Akins (she/her/hers)

@APAkins

Wife / Mother / Neurodiverse /Crocheter / Librarian to ID / MSW / MSIS / MEd, #SoTL, #ID, #OER, #DisabilityInclusion, #SupportLGBTQIA+, #SupportBIPOC

 South Carolina, USA
Joined November 2011
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OpenStax@OpenStax11 Aug 2022
John McMurry has chosen OpenStax to publish the first free edition of his best-selling Organic Chemistry textbook — saving students millions and forever changing the future of education publishing. Hear the latest from @Forbes @DerekTNG ow.ly/j8tT50Ki02I
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I have completed my challenge of 52 books! goodreads.com/user_challenge…

April Akins’s 2022 reading challenge

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Celebrating International Women’s Day to support the great women that have influenced my life in so many ways. #InternationalWomensDay2022 #BreakTheBias
International Women’s Day: I will celebrate women’s achievements #BreakTheBias selfie card

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Replacing the Traditional Library “One-shot” Session with a Series of Online Videos: What... (via Tiny Studies) apps.lib.umich.edu/blogs/tin… - Something I have been pondering, now I want to do!
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PASCAL SC@pascal_sc25 Jan 2022
Do you have questions about #OER? There's still time to register for Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) on Thursday, January 27, 2:30pm - 4:00pm. This webinar is free and open to faculty and staff at PASCAL member institutions. Register: buff.ly/3zPlFBK
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Open Education Network@OpenEd_Network21 Jan 2022
Today @usedgov cited #OER as an impactful strategy to help students through the pandemic, enabling #HigherEd to use COVID relief funds for OER programming & partnerships. See how #OpenEd advocates are seizing the opportunity! Check out the @SPARC_NA blog: z.umn.edu/7fil
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Liliana Diaz@LDiazSolodukhin18 Jan 2022
I'm excited to share a free, 3-part webinar series hosted by @OpenStax and @wicheEDU on advancing Equity in #OpenEducation. The first one is next week! Register at rebrand.ly/equity-open
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Library Futures@library_futures18 Jan 2022
Don't miss tomorrow's webinar on Library Privacy: Past, Present, and Future as part of #SOPAPlus10 #BetterInternet w/ @publicknowledge @creativecommons and more! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
library privacy: past, present, and future tuesday january 18 10-11:15 PT

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I’d like to cancel my subscription to 2022. I’ve experienced the 14 day free trial and I’m not interested anymore.
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It's that most exciting #Copyright holiday: Public Domain Day! Today an amazing variety of books, silent films, and sound recordings(!) rise into the U.S. public domain! Check out this great review from Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain: web.law.duke.edu/cspd/public…
Public Domain Day 2022 - Center for the Study of the Public Domain

Public Domain Day 2022 - Center for the Study of the Public Domain

By Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain January 1, 2022, is Public Domain Day: Works from 1926 are open to all, as is a cornucopia of recorded music: an...

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Have a healthy and happy new year saying with a Bitmoji of myself.

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Check out #MyYearInBooks @goodreads to discover the 75 books I read in 2021! goodreads.com/user/year_in_b…
I am happy to say tomorrow I will be walking across the stage to receive my M.ED. in T&L with a concentration in Instructional Technology. It’s been a fun ride! 3rd master degree in the books!
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Enter the King Arthur Baking+Organic Valley #OrganicDunking Giveaway kingarthurbaking.com/contest…
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Melissa DeWitt@Badgersssss4 Nov 2021
Are there any articles out there that compare student anxiety about attending instructor office hours with anxiety over asking reference questions in the library? Specifically interested in drop in models.
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Do you think that everyone should be able to ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, CREATE, and ACT responsibly with all types of media? Then help us celebrate U.S. Media Literacy Week October 25-29! Participation is free and open to everyone! #MediaLitWk medialiteracyweek.us/
U.S. Media Literacy Week

U.S. Media Literacy Week

The mission of U.S. Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education all across the country.

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I am rank 2 on the Whova leaderboard at South Carolina Library Association
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PASCAL SC@pascal_sc30 Aug 2021
Have you helped your students by adopting zero-cost course materials? The Professor for Affordable Learning (PAL) award recognizes faculty at PASCAL member institutions who have integrated affordable course materials into their classrooms. Learn more: buff.ly/3zvH4Pg
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Are you struggling with how to manage digitizing works for archive researchers during covid? Take a look at our first article for our special covid and copyright issue jcel-pub.org/article/view/14… @KevinSHawkins @no1musthave
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