Dr. Rahul Kumar

Assistant Professor (PhD), Department of Educational Studies

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St. Catharines, ON
905 688 5550 x6700
rkumar@brocku.ca

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In my research I concentrate on the disruptive force of GenAI on education. Its effect on Academic Integrity and how to cope with it. Though most of my work has focused on higher education, I have also undertaken research projects on how secondary school teachers are dealing with GenAI in their classrooms and schools.

I also remained interested in investigating the role of the faculty members in universities.

The thread that connects my research is “Changing Nature of (Higher) Education.”

Research Interests and Activities

  • International Education 
  • Higher Education Trends 
  • Ethics in Educational Administration 
  • Technology and Higher Education 
  • Invitational Education 

Professional Affiliations and Accreditation/Certification

  • Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA)

  • Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)

  • Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE)

  • Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO)

  • European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI)

  • International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (IAIED)

  • International Alliance for Invitational Education (IAIE)

  • International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI)

  • Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)

Recent Publications

+Sarkar, S. & Kumar, R. (2024). Mapping the contours: Utopic and dystopic perspectives on the use of AI in higher education. Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity, 7(4), 1-14. http://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/cpai.v7i4/78308.

Kumar, R., & Mindzak, M. (2024). Who wrote this? Detecting artificial intelligence-generated text from human-written text. Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity, 7(1), 1-9.https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/cpai.v7i1.77675.

Kumar, R. (2023). Faculty members’ use of artificial intelligence to grade student papers: A case of implications. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 19(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-023-00130-7

Eaton, S. E., & Kumar, R. (Eds.). (2023). Academic integrity lessons: Practical ideas for teaching, learning, and assessment. University of Calgary Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/42226

Kumar, R. (2023). On my honour: A lesson plan for honour pledges, motivations for cheating, and remedies. In S. E. Eaton & R. Kumar (Eds.), Academic Integrity Lessons: Practical Ideas for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (pp. 79-82). University of Calgary. https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/42226

Kumar, R., Eaton, S. E., Mindzak, M., & Morrison, R. (2023). Academic integrity and artificial intelligence: An overview. In S. E. Eaton (Ed.), Handbook of Academic Integrity (2nd ed., pp. 1-14). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_153-1

Kumar, R. (2023). Book review of H. Pluckrose and J. Lindsay, “Cynical theories: How activist scholarship made everything about race, gender, and identity—and why this harms everybody.” Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 32(1), 119-123. https://doi.org/10.26522/brocked.v32i1.954

Kumar, R. & Forsythe, G. (2021). Feminist ethics in universities: How to make timely decisions that represent community values. Journal of Educational Thought, 54(3), 295-312. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/74687

Kumar, R. (2022). Questioning third age learners in Ontario universities: A numeric and policy analysis. In N. Simmons & J. Podrebarac (Eds.), Adults in the academy: Voices of lifelong learners (pp. 127-141). Brill. https://www.doi.org/10.1163/9789004506428

Kumar, R., & Kewley, C. (2021). Quality, cost, and time: The iron triangle of international postsecondary programs in Ontario. Journal of Thought, 55(3&4), 20-38. http://journalofthought.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/06kumarkewley.pdf

DiPetta, T., & Kumar, R. (2021, Nov 19). Inviting education online: A prudent approach for challenging times. Education Today. https://www.educationtoday.com.au/news-detail/Inviting-Education-Online-5471

Kumar, R. (2020). Assessing higher education in COVID-19 era. Brock Education Journal, 29(2), 37-41. https://doi.org/10.26522/BROCKED.V29I2.841

Kumar, R., McGray, R. Kopczinski, J., & Beres, J. (2019). Policy and governance in post-secondary institutions: Canadian perspectives on ethics and decision making. eCampus Ontario: Toronto. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/adultedpsegov

Courses Taught

  • Education as a Sociopolitical System (EDUC 4P70) 
  • Schooling, Education, and Society (EDUC 3P70) 
  • Constructions of Organization (EDUC 5P60) 
  • Politics, Power, and Policy in Education (EDUC 5P62) 
  • Comparative and International Education (EDUC 5P21) 
  • Contemporary issues in Higher Education (EDUC 5P52)
  • Ethical Decision-Making in Education (EDUC 5P64) 
  • Effective Change in Educational Organization (EDUC 5P72) 
  • Introduction of Educational Studies (EDUC 5P99)