Mapping the KPU
Open Education
Landscape
OEP at KPU
Research Project
Amanda Grey, MLIS
Dr. Nishan Perera, PhD
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Acknowledgement of Country
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
campuses are located on the unceded
traditional and ancestral territory of the
qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen)
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie)
SEMYOME (Semiahmoo)
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scəwaθən məsteuəxʷ
(Tsawwassen)
qiqeyt (Qayqayt)
kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem)

Introduction
What is our study about?

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Presentation Outline

• Objectives
• Methodology
• Preliminary data results
• Next steps
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Objectives
What did we want to know?

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We wanted to know…
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• What barriers KPU faculty experience?
• Are faculty willing to engage?
• What topics do faculty want to learn more about?
• How many of our faculty are already engaged in
open pedagogy?

Methodology
How did we go about the study?

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Research Questions
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• How are faculty engaging with
Open Educational Practices?
• with OER?
• with Open Pedagogy?
• How are faculty engaging with our
supports and services?

Survey and
Focus Group
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Phase 1 - Survey
Phase 2 - Focus Group

Research Framework –
AIDA Model
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Attention – What is it?
Interest – I like it.
Desire – I want it.
Action – I’m getting it.

Research Framework Adapted AIDA Model
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Attention
What do faculty know about OEP at KPU?

Interest
Are faculty interested in engaging in OEP?

Engagement
How do faculty experience OEP?

Supports
How do faculty experience our support?

Instrument
Development
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• Survey
• Likert scales
• Quantitative
• Limited open-ended questions
• Accessible Language
• Definitions of OER and Open Pedagogy

Instrument
Development
Structure
1. Engagement with Open Educational Resources
Definition and Examples of OERs
1.1 OER Availability, Use, and Barriers
1.2 OER-Related Practices
1.3 OER Initiatives at KPU
2. Engagement with Open Pedagogy
Definition and Examples of Open Pedagogy
2.1 Incorporating Open Pedagogy and Barriers
2.2 Open Pedagogy-Related Practices
2.3 Open Pedagogy Initiatives at KPU

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Instrument
Development
Identified Barriers
1.2 OER Barriers
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Searching for OERs
Resistance from colleagues
Concerns about quality
Lack of available resources
Technology
Copyright and open licensing
Sustainability

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2.2 Open Pedagogy Barriers
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Risk asking students to publish
Preparation time
Limited classroom time
Technological expertise/comfort
Resistance from colleagues
Challenge to conceptions
of quality teaching

Instrument
Development
Identified Practices
1.2 OER Practices
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Copyright & Open Licensing
Attribution
Web accessibility
Sharing an promotion
Technology and platforms
Searching for OER

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2.2 Open Pedagogy Practices
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Students as creators
Care and compassion / JEDI
Renewable assignments
Scaffolding tools & assignments
Learner agency and consent

Participant
Recruitment
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Potential participant population = 1,200
Targeting a 10% response rate of 120

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Direct email to faculty
Department chairs
KPU staff and faculty daily bulletin
KPU Open listserv

Preliminary Results
What have we learned so far?

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Preliminary Data
OER Background
Importance of commonly accepted benefits of using OER

Summary:

#1 Cost savings
#2 Access to resources
#3 Customization
N=39

Preliminary Data
Open Pedagogy Background
Importance of commonly accepted benefits of Open Pedagogy
Summary:

#1 Student agency
#2 Equitable creation of knowledge
#3 Community involvement
N=39

Preliminary Data
OER Awareness, Use, Barriers
Interest in replacing a commercial resource with an OER
26%
7%
67%
0%

N=39

Preliminary Data

Open Pedagogy Awareness, Use, Barriers
Interest in incorporating open pedagogy
36%
26%
33%
5%

N=39

Preliminary Data
OER Practices
Received Training on
OER Practices

Interested in Learning about
OER Practices

Preliminary Data
Open Pedagogy Practices
Received Training on
Open Pedagogy Practices

Interested in Learning about
Open Pedagogy Practices

Preliminary Data
OER Initiatives at KPU
Encouragement to use OERs
Summary:

Most encouragement from
Institution
Most discouragement from
Colleagues and Discipline
N=39

Preliminary Data

Open Pedagogy Initiatives at KPU
Encouragement to engage in Open Pedagogy
Summary:

Most encouragement from
Institution
Most discouragement from
Discipline
N=39

Focus Group Follow-up
• Low awareness of supports and services
How do we communicate better?

• Topics to learn more about

What workshops should we be offering?
What is the balance of foundational info and extending practice?

• Overcoming barriers

Where are the specific issues (structural, philosophical, etc.)
occuring?

Conclusion
Next Steps

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Thank you!

Amanda Grey

Dr. Nishan Perera, PhD

Open Education Strategist

Director, Learning
Technologies & Educational
Development

amanda.grey@kpu.ca

nishan.perera@kpu.ca