Joanne Rodger, PhD, MLIS, BEd, BA
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Contact
Director, Program Quality & Accreditation, MD Program (Faculty Service Officer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Family Medicine Dept
- degroot@ualberta.ca
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1-002 Katz Group Centre For Research
11315 - 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Assistant Dean, Program Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Undergrad Medical Education
- degroot@ualberta.ca
- Address
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1-002 Katz Group Centre For Research
11315 - 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
medical education teacher-librarian education emotional labour public library teacher-librarian leadership
About
Dr. Joanne Rodger is currently appointed as Assistant Dean, Program Evaluation & Director, Program Quality & Accreditation in the MD Program in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Additionally, she is appointed as an Adjunct Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Education. Joanne has experience working in K-12 education, public and school libraries, the nonprofit sector, and has been teaching at the University of Alberta for more than 20 years.
Research
Dr. Rodger's research program explores various aspects of medical education, emotional labour in public library work, teacher-librarian education, teaching, and learning. Recent projects include the development of an online workshop for public library workers about emotional labour that was released in July 2023 based on research conducted in 2020 about public library workers' experiences with emotional labour. Additional recent projects have focused on the ways in which school library faculty members use their time and an evaluation of an academic mentorship program for medical students.
Teaching
Dr. Rodger teaches graduate courses in the Faculty of Education, including LIS 503, Reference & Information Services; LIS 595, Issues & Trends in Public Libraries; EDEL 540, Introduction to Teacher-Librarianship; EDEL 544, Introduction to Emerging Technologies; EDEL 543, Introduction to Contemporary Literacies; EDEL 545, Integration of Emerging Technologies; and EDEL 546, Introduction to Resource Selection and Evaluation.
Courses
LIS 595 - Issues and Trends in Public Librarianship
This survey course examines public librarianship from a community-led framework, which emphasizes the collaborative nature of developing and implementing library services. The course focuses on issues and trends in public librarianship, including programming, technology, library governance, service models, and services for diverse communities. Prerequisite: LIS 501 or consent of instructor.
Featured Publications
Branch-Mueller, Jennifer & Rodger, Joanne
School Libraries Worldwide. 2022 January; 27 (1):39-49 10.29173/slw8454
Branch-Mueller, Jennifer & Rodger, Joanne
2021 IASL Conference Proceedings (Denton, Texas). 2021 September; 10.29173/iasl8274
Rodger, Joanne Erickson, Norene
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. 2021 June; 16 (1):1-27 10.21083/partnership.v16i1.6189
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