His research interests include open pedagogy, open education resources policy, education technology, and web accessibility and usability for libraries. Previously, he worked as an educational technology specialist and coordinated the research centre within the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education. Erik has worked alongside dozens of faculty on various OER, instructional design, and research projects. He also worked on the Alberta Open Educational Resources initiative where he collaborated on the creation of communications materials to champion OER adoption/creation in the province. Erik holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alberta.