OpenRN

  Here is the Open RN Quarterly Monitoring Report for the March 1-June 1, 2022 quarter.  Here  is a high level overview of this quarter’s progress: The Nursing Management and Professional Concepts e-book was published in Pressbooks April 1 st . It was adopted for Spring and Summer 2022 courses by thirteen colleges nationwide. XanEdu will publish the affordable print version by August 2022 and it will be available on Amazon and in college bookstores. The Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts book has completed development and will be piloted in summer 2022 courses. It is currently undergoing national review by over 100 reviewers. The first edition of the e-book will be published in August for Fall 2022 courses and XanEdu will publish the affordable print version by January 2023. Google Analytics currently shows over 3.5 million page views of the Open RN e-books by over 1.3 million international users. As of ...

  Congratulations to the May '22 cohort of OER 101! Shout out to our most recent group of Textbook Heroes! Leah Eckstein -  Mid-State Technical College Joan Falter -  Moraine Park Technical College Stacey Grimm -  Lakeshore Technical College Maria Kindrai -  Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Sarah Lynch -  Mid-State Technical College Vicky Rundle -  Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Gail Schroeder -  Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Maria Thomas -  Yavapai College For more information about OER 101, or to register for an upcoming cohort, visit  www.cvtc.edu/OpenRN .

  The Open RN project was featured in a recent CCCOER  guest blog about Open Educational Resources in the Wisconsin Technical College System.

  This month, we were honored to present the Open RN project during a HealthBytes webinar hosted by the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 3. View the webinar recording  here . 

Congratulations to the March '22 cohort of OER 101! These troopers have made the cut, to cut student costs! Sandra Kirchner - Moraine Park Technical College Vivian Beaty - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Sarah Nimmer - Moraine Park Technical College Lori Weigel - Northwood Technical College Katrina McGovern - Gateway Technical College Giovanna Doll - Milwaukee Area Technical College Dave Kairys - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Gillian Troxel - Yavapai College Michelle Zautner - Lakeshore Technical College For more information about OER 101, or to register for an upcoming cohort, visit  www.cvtc.edu/OpenRN .

  This quarter’s full report is available at this link . Here is a high level overview of project progress this quarter: We reached 2.5 million page views of Open RN e-books by over 910,000 international users. One or more Open RN textbooks have been adopted by 75% of WTCS nursing programs and 20 nursing programs across the country. Open RN textbooks and virtual simulations continue to receive high survey ratings by students and faculty. The Nursing Management and Professional Concepts book received excellent national reviewer feedback and has already been adopted by several colleges this semester. The e-book will be officially published in Pressbooks by April 2022 and the affordable print version will be available in bookstores in August 2022. The Mental Health and Community Concepts book is finishing development and will undergo national review this summer. Additional information regarding peer review ...

  The Open RN project was please to be a participant in the Open Textbook Pilot grantee showcase during a briefing to U.S. Congressional staff members on 3/15/22 by U.S. PIRG and SPARC.  Information was shared with Congressional staff that Open Textbook Pilot grants are a competitive grant program by U.S. Dept. of Ed with: $24 million in FY18-21 (plus $11 million in FY22) 16 grants to 13 states (many multi-state projects) Potential for $200 million in student savings Significant demand from community for more PIRG shared student perspectives regarding impact of textbook costs and "wants to speak for those who don't tell anyone." Other showcased OTP grantees included the Louisiana Library Network (LOUIS), Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI), Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens (ROTEL), and Consortium of Open Resource Educators (CORE - includes OpenStax at Rice University,  Association of Colleges and University Educators (ACUE)...