Erik Christiansen
Assistant Professor/Librarian
Education
- Associate Cert., UI/UX Design, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 2024
- MLIS, University of Alberta, 2014
- BA, International Relations, University of British Columbia, 2011
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Podcast: examining.ca
Publications:
Van Wyk, N., Lafave, M., Lafave, L., Eubank, B., Clark, M., and Christiansen, E. (2024). Understanding the social and emotional domains of physical literacy in post-secondary education: A scoping review. The Curriculum Journal, 00, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.300
Fuiten, A., Morsette, S. J., Amin, S., Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. B. (2023, March 28). Alberta misses chance to make post-secondary education more affordable. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-alberta-misses-chance-to-make-post-secondary-education-more-affordable
Christiansen, E. (2022). Italian immigration to Kelowna and its lasting legacy. Okanagan History, 86. https://okanaganhistoricalsociety.org/reports.php
Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2022). Examining the technical and pedagogical elements of select open courseware. First Monday, 27(10). https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/11639
Hans, K., and Christiansen, E. (2022). Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen. In S. Abegglen, F. Neuhaus, and K. Wilson (Eds.), Voices from the digital classroom: 25 interviews about teaching and learning in the face of a global pandemic. University of Calgary Press. https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781773852782/
Jessel, C., Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2021, July 23). Open educational resources would make post-secondary more affordable. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-open-educational-resources-would-make-post-secondary-costs-more-affordable
McNally, M., and Christiansen, E. (2019, June 3). Open enough? Eight factors to consider when transitioning from closed to open resources and courses: A conceptual framework. First Monday, 24(6). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i6.9180
Christiansen, E. (2015). Dont make me type: A study of students perceptions of library catalogues on tablet computers. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v10i1.3192
Selected Presentations
Wilson-Ihejirika, D., Christiansen, E., Bergdoll, F., and Patel, S. (2025, October 22). Education Roundtable [Panel discussion]. SAIT AI Summit: From Hype to Impact, moderated by M. Hall, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E., and Hans, K. (2024, April 30). Beyond the hype: The real AI revolution [Conference session]. Mount Royal Faculty Association Annual Retreat, Kananaskis, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E. (2023, November 1). The open education movement: From code to teaching materials [Guest lecture]. Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada.
Adams, S., Blomgren, C., Christiansen, E., Cockcroft, D., Macnaughton, S., and McNally, M. (2023, October 17). Examining OER advocacy in Alberta, Canada [Conference session]. Open Education Global, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E. (2023, May 31). What happened to opencoursware? A discussion of the open education movements shift from course content to textbooks [Conference session]. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA), Toronto, ON, Canada.
Devoe, D., and Christiansen, E. (2023, March 22). Seminar Series: Conducting systematic and scoping reviews: Part 2 [Seminar]. Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E. (2023, February 23). SoTL literature reviews: Strategies and mechanics [Invited seminar]. SoTL Faculty Learning Community, Georgia Southern University, GA, USA.
Devoe, D., and Christiansen, E. (2022, November 15). Seminar Series: Conducting systematic and scoping reviews: Part 1 [Seminar]. Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E., and Hans, K. (2021, November 23). Higher education trends that will outlast the pandemic [Invited webinar]. McGraw Hill, online.
Christiansen, E., and Chaston, A. (2021, May 28). Virtual Reality in Higher Education [Conference session]. True North Science Bootcamp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, online.
Booke, J. E., Van Wyk, N. J., Kell, S. D., Christiansen, E. G., and Rossi, S. (2021). Inconclusive: A study of individual vs group project marks in health and physical education capstone course [Conference session]. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education.
Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2020, November 16). Toward open pragmatism: Developing a revised framework for openness [Conference session]. Open Education Global Conference.
Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2020, November 10). How open is it? Developing a framework for open pragmatism through examination of open courseware [Conference session]. OpenEd Conference.
Flierl, M., Mallon, M., Hays, L., and Christiansen, E. (2019, October 10). Enabling student learning through information, data, digital, and media literacies [Conference session]. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Blomgren, C., Christiansen, E., and Klamn, R. (2019, April 11). #aboerjc Reinventing the critical and scholarly discussion [Conference session]. OER19, Galway, Ireland.
Hays, L., Dahlqvist, C., and Christiansen, E. (2018, October 25). Helping students develop information skills is everyones business: Examining information contexts [Conference session]. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Bergen, Norway.
Christiansen, E., and McNally, B. (2018, April 24). Open enough? Eight factors to consider when transitioning from closed to open resources and courses: A conceptual framework [Conference session]. Open Education Global, Delft, Netherlands.
- Associate Cert., UI/UX Design, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 2024
- MLIS, University of Alberta, 2014
- BA, International Relations, University of British Columbia, 2011
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Podcast: examining.ca
Publications:
Van Wyk, N., Lafave, M., Lafave, L., Eubank, B., Clark, M., and Christiansen, E. (2024). Understanding the social and emotional domains of physical literacy in post-secondary education: A scoping review. The Curriculum Journal, 00, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.300
Fuiten, A., Morsette, S. J., Amin, S., Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. B. (2023, March 28). Alberta misses chance to make post-secondary education more affordable. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-alberta-misses-chance-to-make-post-secondary-education-more-affordable
Christiansen, E. (2022). Italian immigration to Kelowna and its lasting legacy. Okanagan History, 86. https://okanaganhistoricalsociety.org/reports.php
Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2022). Examining the technical and pedagogical elements of select open courseware. First Monday, 27(10). https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/11639
Hans, K., and Christiansen, E. (2022). Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen. In S. Abegglen, F. Neuhaus, and K. Wilson (Eds.), Voices from the digital classroom: 25 interviews about teaching and learning in the face of a global pandemic. University of Calgary Press. https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781773852782/
Jessel, C., Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2021, July 23). Open educational resources would make post-secondary more affordable. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-open-educational-resources-would-make-post-secondary-costs-more-affordable
McNally, M., and Christiansen, E. (2019, June 3). Open enough? Eight factors to consider when transitioning from closed to open resources and courses: A conceptual framework. First Monday, 24(6). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i6.9180
Christiansen, E. (2015). Dont make me type: A study of students perceptions of library catalogues on tablet computers. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v10i1.3192
Selected Presentations
Wilson-Ihejirika, D., Christiansen, E., Bergdoll, F., and Patel, S. (2025, October 22). Education Roundtable [Panel discussion]. SAIT AI Summit: From Hype to Impact, moderated by M. Hall, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E., and Hans, K. (2024, April 30). Beyond the hype: The real AI revolution [Conference session]. Mount Royal Faculty Association Annual Retreat, Kananaskis, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E. (2023, November 1). The open education movement: From code to teaching materials [Guest lecture]. Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada.
Adams, S., Blomgren, C., Christiansen, E., Cockcroft, D., Macnaughton, S., and McNally, M. (2023, October 17). Examining OER advocacy in Alberta, Canada [Conference session]. Open Education Global, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E. (2023, May 31). What happened to opencoursware? A discussion of the open education movements shift from course content to textbooks [Conference session]. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA), Toronto, ON, Canada.
Devoe, D., and Christiansen, E. (2023, March 22). Seminar Series: Conducting systematic and scoping reviews: Part 2 [Seminar]. Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E. (2023, February 23). SoTL literature reviews: Strategies and mechanics [Invited seminar]. SoTL Faculty Learning Community, Georgia Southern University, GA, USA.
Devoe, D., and Christiansen, E. (2022, November 15). Seminar Series: Conducting systematic and scoping reviews: Part 1 [Seminar]. Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christiansen, E., and Hans, K. (2021, November 23). Higher education trends that will outlast the pandemic [Invited webinar]. McGraw Hill, online.
Christiansen, E., and Chaston, A. (2021, May 28). Virtual Reality in Higher Education [Conference session]. True North Science Bootcamp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, online.
Booke, J. E., Van Wyk, N. J., Kell, S. D., Christiansen, E. G., and Rossi, S. (2021). Inconclusive: A study of individual vs group project marks in health and physical education capstone course [Conference session]. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education.
Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2020, November 16). Toward open pragmatism: Developing a revised framework for openness [Conference session]. Open Education Global Conference.
Christiansen, E., and McNally, M. (2020, November 10). How open is it? Developing a framework for open pragmatism through examination of open courseware [Conference session]. OpenEd Conference.
Flierl, M., Mallon, M., Hays, L., and Christiansen, E. (2019, October 10). Enabling student learning through information, data, digital, and media literacies [Conference session]. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Blomgren, C., Christiansen, E., and Klamn, R. (2019, April 11). #aboerjc Reinventing the critical and scholarly discussion [Conference session]. OER19, Galway, Ireland.
Hays, L., Dahlqvist, C., and Christiansen, E. (2018, October 25). Helping students develop information skills is everyones business: Examining information contexts [Conference session]. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Bergen, Norway.
Christiansen, E., and McNally, B. (2018, April 24). Open enough? Eight factors to consider when transitioning from closed to open resources and courses: A conceptual framework [Conference session]. Open Education Global, Delft, Netherlands.