{"id":520,"date":"2020-04-01T10:05:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oer20.socialbingo.oerconf.org\/participants\/kathy-essmiller\/"},"modified":"2020-04-01T10:05:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:05:02","slug":"kathy-essmiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/conference-committee\/kathy-essmiller\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Essmiller"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1) Who are you?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Hello! I am an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice (doesn&#8217;t that sound fake?), the OER Librarian\/Music and Theater Liaison at Oklahoma State University. My background is in music education and trumpet performance. I am surrounded by great people. I have two kids, an awesome chosen family, four dogs, and get to work in a library! My research interests include diversity and equity issues in open, definitions of creativity, and the partnering of effective instructional design with digital resources (particularly in the arts). Glad to meet all of you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2) What is your vibe? Share it in a meme or quote\u2026<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_516\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-516 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-973x973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1-508x508.jpg 508w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don&#8217;t know as I am anywhere cool enough to have a vibe. But this might come close. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-520 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/fb_img_1577708229363\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Street art\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-973x973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363-508x508.jpg 508w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577708229363.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-479'>\n\t\t\t\tBe brave enough to suck at something new.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3) What gives you hope these days?<\/h2>\n<p>Things like this conference. Cans of soup. My partner coming home every day, loving the world enough to go take care of her patients and loving me enough to change out of her scrubs before she talks through her day. My daughter, working so hard to effectively move the course she is teaching online and learn about effective associated pedagogies. That people are still so very, very funny.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-512 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/oer20.socialbingo.oerconf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191109_141821-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4) Who are you learning from lately?<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone. Loving great ideas and enthusiasm from Deb Baff, I am inspired by my colleagues Holly Luetkenhaus and Cristina Colquhoun, and reading everything I can from the GO-GN group!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_509\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-509\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-509\" src=\"https:\/\/oer20.socialbingo.oerconf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191125_160604-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Library!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5) In your opinion, what should we all be caring about? Why?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-494 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577163329312-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577163329312-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577163329312-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577163329312-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577163329312-508x509.jpg 508w, https:\/\/oer20.oerconf.org\/socialbingo\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/31\/files\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/FB_IMG_1577163329312.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The people with whom we are sharing this world now, as well as the people with whom we will be sharing the world in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_498\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-498\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-498\" src=\"https:\/\/oer20.socialbingo.oerconf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191221_123728-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We need to be caring for ourselves, and being delicate and tender with the people in our homes, especially right now as we are always, always, always together.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_506\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/oer20.socialbingo.oerconf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191228_164017-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our families, in our homes and away.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>6) What do you hope to take away from OER20?<\/h2>\n<p>Inspiration, encouragement, relationship, challenges. 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