OpenRN

We have had several request to share the development process we are using for the Open RN grant. Here brief video chat  explaining the processes we are using to develop and publish the five nursing OER textbooks. 

  With the opening of applications for 2020 U.S. Open Textbook Pilot Program, we have had several requests for the Open Resources for Nursing Project Narrative  that was submitted for the initial round of grant funding. Here is more information about changes made for the 2020 Open Textbook Pilot Program. Best wishes to those submitting applications!

 The WLN conference, "Excellence in Simulation," that was originally scheduled for Spring 2020, has been rescheduled as a virtual conference on November 7th, 2020.  Keynote speakers include Pam Jeffries and Kristina Dreifurest.  The Open RN project will present OER and virtual simulation during an afternoon workshop. See the flyer below for more information.  Register for the conference at wisconsinwln.nursingnetwork.com  for only $200 for nonmembers.

  Here is a link to the Quarterly Monitoring Report for the Second Quarter of the Second Year of the Open RN grant. Key activities completed this quarter: 1.  The Nursing Pharmacology e-book was published in June 2020 and the free edited pdf and affordable print version was published by XanEdu in August 2020.  Print versions are available in college bookstores and on Amazon . To date, there are almost 4000 users of the e-book nationally and internationally, and over 300 downloads by 200 institutions of the free pdf version.  2.  Virtual reality scenario development has begun and five VR centers are being established at CVTC, Gateway, Madison, MPTC and NWTC.  3.  There have been almost 13,000 views of the ARISE simulation OER videos uploaded to the  Open RN YouTube channel .  These videos have been incorporated into 12 online OER virtual simulations using H5P branching scenarios , and  faculty also have the option to incorporate these v...

  The Open RN project was in the news this week!  Here are links to the broadcasts and press releases published by our local news stations and newspapers.  WEAU WQOW Leader Telegram Chippewa Herald

  Congratulations to the July cohort of OER 101!  Best of luck to our most recent graduates of OER 101! Big and ambitious changes in store for this group! First Name Last Name Institution Sue Akey Mid-State Technical College Tammy Anderson Chippewa Valley Technical College Kim Belcik Texas State University Cathy Bosch Moraine Park Technical College Linda Bradley New York City College of Technology Julia Brown Chippewa Valley Technical College Sara Bryan Chippewa Valley Technical College Ruth Carlson Chippewa Valley Technical College Rose Cibulka Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Ranae DaBruzzi Chippewa Valley Technical College Jamie Erickson Chippewa Valley Technical College Jen Fonder Southwest Technical College April Foss Chippewa Valley Technical College Bandi Henke Chippewa Valley Technical College Mahmood Lahroodi Chippewa Valley Technical College Kayla Levasseur Chippewa Valley Technical College Clayton Lippart Germanna Community College Heidi Martin Moraine Park Te...

  The Open RN team is excited to announce that affordable print versions of the Nursing Pharmacology book are now available on Amazon and in college bookstores in collaboration with XanEdu, the publisher of OpenStax textbooks. Affordable print versions are available for purchase on Amazon here:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1734914114/ The link to download the free pdf file of the print version edited by XanEdu is: http://info.xanedu.com/open-rn Feel free share this link for the free downloadable pdf with anyone who might be interested in reviewing the book for adoption and/or providing the free pdf file to students for off-line access. This pdf file has been edited so there are fewer pages than the other downloadable versions available in association with the electronic version  in Pressbooks, and prints in a nice layout, but otherwise contains the same content as the e-book.  Links to the online activities contained in the e-book are provided within the pdf/pri...