Ash Barber (she/her)

Based at City West, Ash supports UniSA Creative, UniSA Business and UniSA Justice & Society in her role as Academic Librarian. Her key activities involve:

• Facilitating the publication and integration of inclusive Open Educational Resources (OER) into pedagogical practice
• Providing expertise on information discovery and resource use
• Developing and delivering training and online resources tailored to teaching and research support
• Collaborating with academic staff, researchers and other professional units on common goal projects

Ash is passionate about life-long learning and equitable access to high quality, diverse information. She is undertaking formal studies in data analytics to deepen her knowledge in data science and she actively works with staff and students to integrate open digital technologies that influence innovative and inclusive educational experiences.

Ash was awarded a Libraries of the Australian Technology Network (LATN) Fellowship for her project exploring practical inclusive solutions in OER through an international study tour. The project culminated in the creation of EmpoweredOER.

Co-Convenor (Digest): ASCILITE Australasian Open Educational Practice Special Interest Group (OEPSIG)

CAUL Open Educational Resources (OER) Collective Champion/Community of Practice

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

Golden Key International Honour Society

Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Archives and Records Management) University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) Flinders University