Select Presentations

  • LaBrake, M. (2020, October). Preparing for a Virtual Library of the Future. Virtual presentation at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.
  • LaBrake, M., Shimada, J. (2020, July). Engaging Educators Virtually: Facilitating Online Professional Development.  Virtual presentation at the Learning with Innovative Technology Online Conference.
  • LaBrake, M. (2020, April). Virtual Support Services for Online Learners. Presentation at the Technology, Colleges & Community Worldwide Online Conference.
  • LaBrake, M. (2019, October). The Digital Scholar: Strategies for Engaging Distance Learners.  Presentation at Internet Librarian International: The Library Innovation Conference. London, UK.
  • LaBrake, M. (2019, March). Designing, Delivering, and Evaluating an Interactive Online Learning Experience. Presentation at the Library 2.019 Virtual Conference: Sharping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design.
  • LaBrake, M., Goldstein, S. (2018, November). Innovative Approaches to Online Student Engagement Outside the Virtual Classroom. Presentation at the Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference. Orlando, FL.
  • LaBrake, M.  (2017, May). Exploring Future Reality: AR & VR for Education and Training. Presentation at the United States Distance Learning Association Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
  • LaBrake, M. (2017, March). Interactivity and Gamification in Virtual Library Learning Objects. Presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries Bi-Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD.
  • LaBrake, M., Deptula, M. (2017, January). Reimagining Orientation with Augmented Reality Gamification. Presentation at the Virtual Academic Library Environment Annual Conference. Rutgers, NJ.
  • LaBrake, M., Goldstein, S. (2016, May). Cultivating a Virtual Community through Co-Curricular Programming. Presentation at the United States Distance Learning Association Annual Conference. St. Louis, MO.
  • LaBrake, M., Lafazan, B., Piekart, A. (2016, April). Providing Engaging Learning Opportunities in the Online Environment: From Faculty Outreach to Student Success. Presentation at the Bi-Annual International Distance Library Services Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
  • LaBrake, M. (2013, August). iPads in the Classroom: An ‘App’etizing Approach to Instruction. ​Presentation at the NYS Elementary Classroom Teachers Association Annual Conference. Westchester, NY.

Committee Work

  • Global Online Learning Development & Extended Network (GOLDEN), Advisory Board Member, July 2021 - Present
  • ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section, Instruction Committee, Co-Chair (2019-2021)
  • Virtual Academic Library Environment (VALE) Online Conference Planning Committee, Member (2020-2021)
  • United States Distance Learning Association, Conference Planning Committee, Member (2016-2017)

Publications

  • ​LaBrake, M. (2019, October). Getting Your FAQs Straight: How to Make Your Knowledgebase Power Virtual Reference. Computers in Libraries Magazine.
  • LaBrake, M., Deptula, D. (2018, September). Reinventing New Student Orientation with an Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt. Marketing Libraries Journal. Volume 2, Issue 1.
  • LaBrake, M., Piekart, A. (2018, June). Interactive eLearning: Designing the Immersive Course-Integrated Online Library Orientation [Book chapter]. Planning Academic Library Orientations. Waltham, MA: Elsevier. 

Awards

  • NJ BIZ Magazine, Vanguard Series: Leaders in Higher Education, August 2018
  • Leadership Berkeley, Class of 2017
  • Berkeley College Associate of the Year Award for Innovation, November 2016
  • Berkeley College Distinguished Librarian Award, September 2016
  • Syracuse University Center for Digital Learning, Project ENABLE Inaugural Class, August 2011