Jennifer Branch-Mueller, PhD, MLIS, B.Ed., B.A.

About

I am a professor in the area of teacher-librarianship education and the Associate Dean, Academic and Student Experience in the Faculty of Education. I am also the President of International Association of School Librarianship. My service contributions include General Faculties Council Programs Committee and Augustana Faculty Council External Member. 

Research

My areas of research focus on several aspects of the education and further education of teacher-librarians. I have investigated the experiences of students in our online teacher-librarianship program and, more specifically, in our required technology class. I am interested in how our teacher-librarians learn about new and emerging technologies and how courses and experiences transform their practice.

I am also interested in further professional learning and how this happens when teacher-librarians often work in isolation and have unique professional learning needs as compared to other teachers in a school.

I continue to be interested in how children and young adults find and use electronic information. From my doctoral research, I developed an interest in the Think Aloud method as a way to gather process data from children and young adults. I continue to be quite interested in the Think Aloud method as it is used in research practice.

Teaching

Classes Taught

EDES 540

EDES 542

EDES 544

EDES 549

EDEL 540 - Introduction to Teacher-Librarianship

Explores and critically evaluates the management of school library programs and services. Note: Not open to students with credit in LIS 540 or EDES 540. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.

EDEL 590 - Directed Individual Study in Elementary Education

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

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