Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani

Associate Professor (PhD)
Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning

905 688 5550 x4361
[email protected]

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Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani is the Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning at Brock University, where he directs the Inclusive Education Research Lab and is an affiliated member of the Social Justice Research Institute. The architect of Canada’s first zero textbook cost degree programs, Rajiv’s scholarship focuses on open educational practices, student-centered pedagogies, and ethical approaches to educational technology.

A co-author of three open textbooks in Psychology, his books include Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science  (2017) and Open at the Margins: Critical Perspectives on Open Education (2020). Together with Dr. Robin DeRosa, he is a co-founder of the Open Pedagogy Notebook. Dr. Jhangiani serves on the Board of Directors of Open Education Global and on the British Columbia Ethical Educational Technologies Working Group.

Research Interests and Activities

  • Open educational practices
  • Ethical educational technologies
  • Inclusive teaching

 

Professional Affiliations and Accreditation/Certification

  • Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology
  • Open Education Global
  • Creative Commons Open Education Platform
  • International Council on Open & Distance Education
  • Knowledge Equity Network
  • Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada
  • Canadian Association for University Continuing Education

Recent Publications

Books

Bali, M., Cronin, C., Czerniewicz, L., DeRosa, R., & Jhangiani, R. S. (Eds). (2020). Open at the margins: Critical perspectives on open education. Rebus Community.

Jhangiani, R. S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (Eds.) (2017). Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science. Ubiquity Press.

Journal Articles

Jhangiani, R. S. & Pakkal, O. (in press). The multi-year impact of Canada’s first zero textbook initiative. Open Praxis.

Jhangiani, R. S. (in press). Book review: Pedagogy Opened: Innovative Theory and Practice. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.

David, A., Jhangiani, R. S., & Purvey, D. (2022). Rethinking the university: A case study. On the Horizon: The International Journal of Learning Futures. doi: 10.1108/OTH-08-2022-0044

Morgan, T., Childs, E., Hendricks, C., Harrison, M., DeVries, I., & Jhangiani, R. S. (2021). How are we doing with open education practice initiatives? Applying an institutional self-assessment tool in five higher education institutions. The International Review of Open and Distributed Learning, 22(4), 125-140. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v22i4.5745

Ossiannilsson, E., Zhang, X., Wetzler, J., Gusmão, C. M. G., Aydin, C. H., Jhangiani, R. S., Glapa-Grossklag, J., Makoe, M., & Harichandan, D. (2020). From open educational resources to open educational practices: Moving from the margins to the mainstream. Distance and Mediation of Knowledge: Special Issue on Open Educational Resources. https://doi.org/10.4000/dms.5393

Bali, M., Cronin, C., & Jhangiani, R. S. (2020). Framing open educational practices from a social justice perspective. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1): 10, pp. 1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.565

Jhangiani, R. S., Hardin, E. E., & Beers, M. J. (2019). Introduction to the special issue: Open educational practices: Perceptions and outcomes. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/1475725718814354

Barker, J., Jeffery, K., Jhangiani, R. S., & Veletsianos, G. (2018). Eight patterns of open textbook adoption in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.

Jhangiani, R. S., Dastur, F. N., LeGrand, R., & Penner, K. (2018). As good or better than commercial textbooks: Students’ perceptions and outcomes from using open digital and open print textbooks. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9(1).

Jhangiani, R. S. (2017). Pragmatism vs. idealism and the identity crisis of OER advocacy. Open Praxis, 9(2), 141-150. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.9.2.569

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, 18(4), 172-192. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v18i4.3012

Book Chapters

Jhangiani, R. S. (in press). Building open community: Lessons from the commons. In A. Elder, S. M. Smith, & B. Ricupero (Eds.), Open Movements: Recognizing Challenges and Building Connections. Association of College & Research Libraries.

Jhangiani, R. S. & Jhangiani, S. (2024). Open educational practices. In Súilleabháin, G. Ó., Lanclos, D., & Farrelly, T. (Eds.), How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity: A Practical Introduction. Elgar Publishing.

Jhangiani, R. (2022). Foreword. In E. Dill and M. A. Cullen (Eds.), Intersections of Open Educational Resources and Information Literacy. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Suedfeld, S., & Jhangiani, R. (2022). What is political psychology? In O. Feldman & S. Zmerli (Eds.), Politische Psychologie: Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium (2. Auflage) [Political Psychology: Handbook for Science and Study (2nd edition)]. Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.

Jhangiani, R. S. (2020). Kwantlen Polytechnic University. In S. Hare, J. Kirschner, & M. Reed (Eds.), Marking OER Courses: Best Practices and Case Studies. Arlington, TX: Mavs Open Press.

Jhangiani, R. S. (2019). Delivering on the promise of open educational resources: Pitfalls and strategies. In K. Zhang, C. J. Bonk, T. C. Reeves, & T. H. Reynolds (Eds.), MOOCs and Open Education Across Emerging Economies: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities. New York: Taylor & Francis.

Jhangiani, R. S. & Green, A. (2019). An open athenaeum: Creating an institutional home for open pedagogy. In A. Wesolek, J. Lashley, & A. Langley (Eds.), OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians. Pacific University Press.

DeRosa, R. & Jhangiani, R. S. (2017). Open pedagogy. In L. Mays (Ed.), A Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students, Rebus Foundation.

Jhangiani, R. S. (2017). Open as default: The future of education and scholarship. In R. S. Jhangiani & R. Biswas-Diener (Eds.) Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science. Ubiquity Press.

Biswas-Diener, R., & Jhangiani, R. S. (2017). Introduction to Open. In R. S. Jhangiani & R. Biswas-Diener (Eds.) Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science. Ubiquity Press.

Jhangiani, R. S. (2017). Ditching the “Disposable assignment” in favor of open pedagogy. In W. Altman & L. Stein (Eds.), Essays from E-xcellence in Teaching.

Other

Jhangiani, R., Lachaîne, C., Pakkal, O., & Luke, R. (2024). On a path to open: A report on the capacity of Ontario’s post-secondary institutions to support open educational practices. eCampusOntario.

Farrow, R. (ed.), Ashman, L., Baff, D., Bozkurt, A., Dubien, D., Elias, T.,  Eldridge, B., Iniesto, F., Jacobsen, M., Jhangiani, R., Johnson, K. R., Johnston, S. L, Katz, S., Khetarpal, M., Mayisela, T., McGreal, R., O’Reilly, J., Peramunugamage, A., Pete, J., Pitt, B. & Vladimirschi, V. (2024). The GO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision. Global OER Graduate Network / Open Education Research Hub.

Jhangiani, R. S., Farrelly, T., & O Suilleabhain, G. (2024). Sectoral white paper on open educational practices. Munster Technological University.

DeRosa, R. & Jhangiani, R. S. (2023). Open pedagogy. In M. Bonn, W. Cross, & J. Bolick (Eds.), Scholarly Communication Librarianship and Open Knowledge. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Green, C., Illowsky, B., Wiley, D., Ernst, D., Young, L., Coolidge, A., & Jhangiani, R. [Contributors] (2018). 7 things you should know about open education: policies. Educause Learning Initiative.

Green, C., Illowsky, B., Wiley, D., Ernst, D., Young, L., Coolidge, A., DeRosa, R., & Jhangiani, R. [Contributors] (2018). 7 things you should know about open education: practices. Educause Learning Initiative.

Jhangiani, R. S. & DeRosa, R. (2017). Open education and social justice. Digital Pedagogy Lab. Retrieved from http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/open-pedagogy-social-justice/

Hardin, E. E. & Jhangiani, R. S. (2017). Integrating a skills focus in introductory psychology. In R. L. Miller & T. Collette (Eds.) Teaching Tips: A Compendium of Conference Presentations on Teaching, 2015-16.