Second Quarter Update – July 2024

April – June

The second quarter of the WisTech Open projects wrapped up last month with excellent progress. Below you will find general WisTech Open updates, as well as updates from each of their respective editors. The Open RN brand, textbooks, and related resources will all continue to be maintained through WisTech Open. To get involved or share a new project idea, visit www.cvtc.edu/WisTech.

General Updates

• 📘 Innovative Business Mindset textbook added to WisTech Open, with a projected annual savings of $107,502 for 669 students.
• 💊 Nursing Dosage Calculations added as a supplemental resource; formal release expected this fall.
• 🧬 A statewide survey showed strong interest in custom Anatomy & Physiology resources—potentially saving students $2.3 million annually.
• 🖨️ A printing partner is in the works to support long-term textbook availability.
• 🔄 A WisTech Open sustainability plan is under development to support current and future initiatives.
• 🎓 Team presented at the Effordability Summit at UW-Stout, highlighting WisTech Open and Open RN projects.
• 🧠 Next Gen RN team demonstrated the use of AI to create case studies at the Effordability Summit.
• 🩺 Open RN updates shared at the WTCS Nursing Faculty Summit on April 19th at NTC.
• 📚 WTCS faculty continue to have access to the ADAPT platform and Casegen RN through June 30, 2025.
• 🎬 Over 60 RN Recap videos and 9 interactive H5P case studies created using AI tools for Open RN’s Health Alterations textbook.
• 📈 Over 14,000 student submissions logged through formative assessments linked in Open RN OER textbooks.
• 📺 15 telehealth virtual simulations developed as part of the EduStat grant and embedded in the Health Alterations textbook.
• 📣 Team is helping plan the Wisconsin Open Education Symposium and OER Action Planning events. Stay tuned!

Textbook Updates