Quarterly Performance Report, Third Quarter Year 3

 

We are please to share the project's progress in this quarter's performance report. Here is a high level overview:

  • The Open RN Nursing Fundamentals and Nursing Skills books were cowinners of the “Best OER” international award from OE Global.
  • We reached 1.8 million page views by over 620,000 international users this month.
  • In addition to 11 Wisconsin Technical Colleges adopting Open RN textbooks, twelve national and international nursing programs have also reported adoptions.
  • Over 110 individuals registered to review the Open RN Management and Professional Concepts textbook. After the national review period ends January 19th and revisions are made based on reviewer feedback, we anticipate the e-book will be published ahead of schedule in Spring 2022.
  • We continue to receive fantastic feedback from students and faculty about the Open RN online virtual simulations created in H5P. We will continue to develop these OER learning activities. So far, we have released 20 virtual simulations with CC BY licensing and 5 are currently in progress.

 

We are grateful for everyone who has supported the Open RN project and contributed to its success!

Happy Holidays!


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