I am very proud of the latest article from our team at the Inclusive Education Research Lab @brocku.ca: "An Investigation into Student Perceptions of Social Justice Frames in a Course Syllabus." openpraxis.org/articles/10.... #OEP #OpenPedagogy #OER #inclusiveteaching

We are hiring an Academic Integrity Strategist within our fabulous Centre for Pedagogical Innovation @brocku.ca: brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree... The post end date is August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM #academicintegrity

I am excited to share my latest publication, co-authored with Oya Pakkal and Xiaoyang Xia, on the multi-year impact of Canada's first Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degree programs, at my former institution Kwantlen Polytechnic University. #OER #OpenEducation #OEP #ZTC openpraxis.org/articles/10....

Exciting news: Brock University's Senate has formally approved and adopted an ethical framework for educational technologies. See: brocku.ca/pedagogical-...

Good morning, y'all! I am thrilled to share the 4th @civicsoftech.bsky.social online conference and our keynote speakers @audreywatters.bsky.social and @hypervisible.bsky.social. This year's theme is especially urgent: communal resistance to artificial systems. Read more about the free event at:

A heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Leanne Taylor, who is among Brock University's finest educators and whose exceptional leadership in advancing inclusive education has just been recognized by @stlhesapes.bsky.social with a prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship. brocku.ca/brock-news/2...

In my next interview for Open Education Week 2025, the issue of open educational practices (OEP) was considered. In this interview, Dr Rajiv Jhangiani @profjhangiani.bsky.social highlights the importance of OEP in democratising learning. See the recording here youtu.be/MXY2QmQthm4 #OEWeek25 #OEWeek

This #OEweek I am delighted to celebrate a few milestones in Brock University's growing #OER grant program, including over $500,000 in student cost savings over 2 years, #OER adoptions across all of our Faculties, the launch of an OER adaptation stream, and the launch of an OER data dashboard.

Our Digital Learning edited volume is now out in paperback. This contains such good and thoughtful work, and I recommend it for anyone working in edtech, instructional design, or for educators generally www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/how...

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau, I remember my visit to this site in 2017. I had been attending a conference in Berlin but knew I had to take the opportunity to travel on to Kraków.

An exceptional Christmas lunch and now settling down for the start of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. The gifts didn’t stop at Christmas morning 😊🎄🎁🏏

It was a treat to return to the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, hosted by the amazing @bonni208.bsky.social From inclusive teaching practices and zero textbook cost programs to work in our Inclusive Education Research Lab, this conversation was such a delight! teachinginhighered.com/podcast/desi...

Excited to share our inaugural cohort of Faculty Fellows in Accessibility @brocku.ca: brocku.ca/pedagogical-...

Do you know of any #dataviz examples that show lab membership over time? I was discussing with @jhangiani.bsky.social and colleagues as an #open scholarship practice and would like to add to my set of examples e.g., research.fredhutch.org/emerman/en/l... and kingsley.stanford.edu/lab_members....

This post is not #AI generated. But it could be. Sharing a few from the archives while I get bluesky up and running. Here are my thoughts on #AIdetection in #education: https://buff.ly/4hBqQut #artificialintelligence #aieducation

I have started to compile a starter pack of open educators. Please feel free to recommend and self-nominate as I update this periodically. #OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #OpenEducation go.bsky.app/TZKppcn

I am thrilled to share a major report that I am proud to have co-authored on the capacity of Ontario's post-secondary institutions to support open educational practices: www.ecampusontario.ca/on-a-path-to... www.ecampusontario.ca/fr/sur-la-vo... #OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #OpenEducation #ONpse

Excited to co-present with Oya Pakkal, Catherine Lachaîne, & Robert Luke at a FREE pre-conference webinar in 2 weeks! 🎉 We'll be sharing insights from a major report on the capacity of Ontario’s post-secondary institutions to support open educational practices. ecampusontario.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What a thrilling moment, with Carleigh Charlton and the Brock University Students' Union recognized for their significant contributions and leadership with Open Education Global's Student Award! BUSU's partnership is a model for other Canadian universities and we are only just getting started...

Creating some starter packs! This is one is focused on teaching & learning in higher ed. go.bsky.app/VDmrMSi

On March 27, 2024 I had the great privilege of giving the opening keynote address at the #OER24 Conference. As a result of several requests, I am sharing excerpts from my talk, in 3 parts: rajivjhangiani.com/betwixt-fair...

Laura Czerniewicz and @catherinecronin.bsky.social's essay to accompany their keynote is available on the Association for Learning Technology #altc blog #OER24 altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2024/03...

My dear friend Irwin DeVries, who passed away last week, was a leader in open education. TRU Open Learning have set up a dedicated scholarship for Open Learning students in his memory with a goal of raising $25,000 this year to enable them to endow the fund in perpetuity: www.tru.ca/giving/give-...

I am working on the #SUNYOnlineSummit program and it looks awesome!! online.suny.edu/summit/progr... Join us February 28-29, 2024. Streamed live for free and in person in NY, NY #OnlineLearning #OnlineTeaching

📢 It's finally done! Excited to share v2 of our undergrad PsyTeachR data skills book for beginners in #rstats. By the end, students can wrangle, clean, summarize, & visualise data using R. Walkthrough videos include & of course, open-access. #PsychSciSky psyteachr.github.io/data-skills-...

One of the greatest joys of working in academia is getting to work with and support the next generation of scholars. I am incredibly proud of Oya Pakkal, whose research is deeply meaningful and will have a real impact on the future of learning: brocku.ca/brock-news/2...

Happy to see the scholarship of my wonderful former colleague (and KPU Open Education Research Fellow) Melissa Ashman published! Faculty and Student Perceptions of Open Pedagogy: A Case Study From British Columbia, Canada journal.otessa.org/index.php/oj...

Welcoming @surita.bsky.social to this platform! 😁

The Call for Proposals for OE Global 2025 & 2026 Conference Locations is now open: www.oeglobal.org/2023/12/01/c...

The amazing @catherinecronin.bsky.social has joined us on BlueSky. Give her a follow and read the awesome open access book she and @czernie.bsky.social edited together #HE4Good www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

Giving the opening keynote yesterday at the 20th annual Open Education Conference #OpenEd23 was a huge honour and undoubtedly a career highlight. For those interested, here is a recording of my talk: youtu.be/nsZsDeeikWw?...

Brock University is looking for our next University Librarian! Please consider sharing this job posting with potential candidates. This is a role that I work closely with on a range of issues, including of course support for open educational practices and course materials. www.kbrs.ca/Career/17590

Delighted to be in Edmonton this week for the board meeting and annual conference of Open Education Global. I will speak on one panel reflecting on 10 years of zero textbook cost programs (sched.co/1S7nu) and another on OER advocacy in Canada and beyond (sched.co/1S7ld).

I am honoured to have been invited to give the opening keynote address at the 20th annual Open Education Conference next month. The program has been posted and I look forward to seeing many colleagues and practitioners online on November 7-9: openeducationconference.org youtu.be/Ey5fRpGU28s?...

A wonderful work of scholarship by my former colleague (and former Open Education Research Fellow at KPU) Deirdre Maultsaid, together with Michelle Harrison, on open pedagogy and the ethics of care: www.irrodl.org/index.php/ir...