Heather Moorefield-Lang

Heather Moorefield-Lang, a former middle school theater teacher and school librarian, currently serves as a professor with the University of South Carolina in the School of Library and Information Science. Her research is focused in emerging technologies and their use in education and libraries. Heather has long been interested in how technologies can further enhance instruction in libraries and classrooms. Her current research focuses on makerspaces in libraries of all types and levels. She has had the honor of being nominated for the White House Champion of Change for Making in 2016 and was a finalist for this year’s American Association of School Librarians Social Media Superstars in the area of Tech Troubadours. To learn more about Heather and her work, see her website www.techfifteen.com, check out her YouTube Channel Tech 15, or follow her on Twitter @actinginthelib.

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