Rukmal Ryder

Work Experience:

Current:

Salem State University Library, Reference, Research, and Instruction Librarian

Beverly Public Library, Part-time Reference Librarian

Past:

Salem State University, School of Education (Library Media Studies Program), visiting instructor 2015 -2018

Simmons College, School of Library and Information Science, Continuing Education Instructor

Salem Public Library - Reference 2000- 2020

Head Start Program Teacher, Lynn, MA

Reference and Instruction Librarian, Education

International Schools and Salem State Preschool Teacher Assistant

Education:

Simmons College, Boston, MA

Master of Library and Information Science, 2006

Salem State University, Salem, MA

Master of Education - Technology in Education, 2003

Bachelor of Educational Studies - Early Childhood Education, 2001

Certifications:

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Library (All Levels) Educator Licensure - 2014

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Early Childhood (Pre K-3) Educator Licensure - 2000

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Professional Librarianship Certificate - 2006

Information Literacy

Children's Literature

Academic Libraries

Maker Centered Learning (Makerspaces)

New Technology in Education

English Language Learners

Assessment

Reference and Instruction

Education Libraries

School Libraries

Public Libraries

Online Teaching

STEM learning and teaching

Electronic Media and Production

Education Resource Area LibGuide

Reference Resources Guide

Childhood Education and Care LibGuide

Childhood Education and Care Open Educational Resources

Generative AI and Information Literacy

Library Makerspace

Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter Conference presenter - New Hampshire, May 2016

New England Library Instruction Group Presenter (NELIG) – Simmons College & Assumption College - December 2014 and June 2007. 

New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC) presenter – University   of  Connecticut - June 2007. 

SSU CTI  Symposium: Poster Presentation - Do I see you? Representation in picture book collections to build inclusive and diverse school communities - May 2023

LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) Conference - University of Maryland -  poster presentation and scholarship winner. May 2006.

FLO Lightening Talk: Makerspace and Curriculum Connections - Simmons College, November 2023

Guest Speaker, SSU - graduate education courses (Global Perspectives in Cultural Diversity, Educational psychology, Bilingual students with special needs) and ESL program to International Students.

Cooking, travel, languages, world cultures, gardening, yoga, long walks, quilting, new technology, reading children's books and nonfiction.