Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
OPEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES
Serving ACCESS, EQUITY,
& INNOVATION through
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Increasingly, I think the work of education
is activism not teaching
Jesse Stommel, July 30, 2017, Digital Pedagogy Lab Vancouver
My commitment to engaged pedagogy
is an expression of political activism
bell hooks, 1994, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
Emergency services key box by Dennis van Zuijlekom, CC-BY-SA 2.0
Higher education
replicates and reinforces
existing power structures
Untitled image by Aleksi Tappura, CC0
Turn Towards Open to Overcome the Control Valve by Alan Levine, CC0
Source: Inflation-adjusted Textbook Pain Multiplier for Decision-Makers by Jonathan Poritz (CC-BY-SA)
STUDENTS
CAN’T LEARN
FROM BOOKS THEY
CAN’T AFFORD
Adapted from Nicole Allen (CC-BY)
54% Not purchase the required textbook
30% Earn a poor grade
27% Take fewer courses
26% Not register for a specific course
17% Drop or withdraw from a course
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Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (2017). Investigating the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks: A survey of
post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.
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“Inclusive access” is like
leasing fire extinguishers
from an arsonist
Adaptation of Remixable Thinkery by @visualthinkery is licenced under CC-BY-SA
REUSE
REVISE
REMIX
RETAIN
REDISTRIBUTE
OPEN
FREE + FREEDOM
5Rs { Adapted from Nicole Allen (CC-BY)
rijksmuseum.nl
ted.com
ed.ted.com
phet.colorado.edu
gutenberg.org
openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca
http://opentextbc.ca/researchmethods/
I would not have bought the text book for
this course because it's an elective. I
would have possibly walked away with a
C, now I might actually get an A-
It is easily accessible and convenient.
Material is easy to understand and follow
I personally really like the convenience of having the
complete set of chapters on my computer and even
accessible from my phone if I need it. I like that I don't
have to lug around another text book
It's free and it's a great money saver
“I don’t feel poor.
I know I can come into this
class and for 50 minutes
nobody’s looking at me like
I’m the poor kid”
“OER improve end-of-course grades and decrease DFW rates for all students”
“They also improve course grades at greater rates and decrease DFW rates
at greater rates for Pell recipient students, part-time students,
and populations historically underserved by higher education.”
“…students assigned an open textbook in either format
perform either no differently from or better than those
assigned a commercial textbook”
openedgroup.org/review
oasis.geneseo.edu
2/3/19
kpu.ca/ZedCred
Sections
Instructors
Departments
Students
Student Savings
>450
>100
>30
>13,000
$1,350,000
kpu.ca/ZedCred
Impact of the Zed Cred: Jan-Dec 2018
Adaptation of Remixable Thinkery by @visualthinkery is licenced under CC-BY-SA
Adaptation of Remixable Thinkery by @visualthinkery is licenced under CC-BY-SA
It’s not only about
equitable access
to knowledge.
It’s about
equitable access
to knowledge
creation.
Photo by Beatriz Pérez Moya on Unsplash
"France in 2000 year (XXI century). Future school." by Jean Marc Cote is in the Public Domain
…it turns them into ‘containers’ to be ‘filled’ by the teacher. The more
completely she fills the receptacles, the better a teacher she is. The more
meekly the receptacles permit themselves to be filled, the better students
they are.
Education thus becomes the act of depositing, in which the students are
the depositories and the teacher is the depositor.
In the banking concept of education, knowledge is a gift bestowed by
those who consider themselves knowledgeable upon those whom they
consider to know nothing.
Paulo Freire, 1970, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Photo by john foust on Unsplash
Photo by Curtis MacNewton on Unsplash
The Open Web by @bryanMMathers is licenced under CC-BY-ND
"Recycling Water Bottles" by Mr.TinDC is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Screenshot of http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/cpt10/open-pedagogy.html
http://nobaproject.com/student-video-award/winners
http://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology
http://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology
PM4ID
https://pm4id.pressbooks.com/front-matter/about-this-book/
https://osu.pb.unizin.org/sciencebites/
Why have students
answer questions when
they can write them?
http://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology
http://onlineteaching.kent.edu/library/online_assignments/OpEd_Handout.pdf
OpenPedagogy.org
"Open Textbook Summit 2015” by BCcampus_News is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Equal access and diversity – we embrace uniqueness, ensure
accessibility and champion all learners.
Pursuit of Innovation
We cultivate creativity, adaptability and flexibility in our
students, faculty and staff.
Facilitate life-long learning that is flexible, inclusive and
emphasizes college university transfers.
The student experience comes first.
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Thank you

UOIT Durham College February 2019