Second Quarter Update – March 2026

Meet the New WisTech Open Team

WisTech Open has welcomed five new members: Ashley McHose as the full-time Instructional Design Librarian, Dalton Gamroth as the full-time Production Assistant, and Hannah Bryson, Haley Mades, and Louise Morgan as part-time copyeditors. A warm welcome to them as they join Asia, Kelly, and Vince to round out the WisTech Open Core Team!

Meet our team!

Steering Committee Launched

The new WisTech Open Steering Committee had their inaugural meeting in the early days of February. Eighteen OER advocates from across the Wisconsin Technical College System met to discuss the consortium’s purpose, scope, and goals for the current grant cycle.

Meet our Steering Committee!

WTCS OER Repository

Looking to lower textbook costs or add open content to your course?

Explore the Course Resources repository to find hundreds of open and affordable materials used across Wisconsin’s technical colleges: wistechopen.org/course-resources

Editor Spotlight

Amanda Dohms, MSEd

Amanda Dohms is a dedicated and passionate professional in the field of early childhood education, committed to fostering high-quality learning experiences for young children and supporting the growth of educators. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood: Special Education from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. She furthered her expertise by obtaining a Master’s Degree in Education from Walden University.

Amanda is the editor of three OER textbooks, including Family & Community Relationships, Foundations of Early Childhood Education, and the forthcoming Play, Create, Discover: Building Early Learning Across the Curriculum (March 2027). You can learn more about Amanda by clicking here.

Coming March 2027

More Upcoming Publications

• General Anatomy & Physiology
• General Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual
• Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
• Advanced Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual
• Civil Litigation
• Contemporary Healthcare Practices
• Play, Create, Discover: Building Early Learning Foundations Across the Curriculum
• Nursing Assistant
• Nursing Complex Health Alterations I
• Nursing Pharmacology
• Nursing Skills
• Promotions
• Speech

Have a new project idea? Let us know! www.wistechopen.org

Get Involved

There are always opportunities for collaboration at WisTech Open! Our team members play a crucial role in creating our high-quality content and keeping student costs low — whether it be as an author, editor, peer reviewer, or chapter reviewer.

Want to get involved? View the Team Info page to learn more about the roles, expectations, and compensation for our team members.

Recent Releases

• Proposal & Grant Writing
• Nursing Mental Health & Community Concepts
• Nursing Health Promotion
• Oral/Interpersonal Communication
• Emergency Medical Responder
• Family & Community Relationships
• Foundations of Early Childhood Education
• Blueprint Reading
• Nursing Health Alterations
• Using Computers in Healthcare
• Nursing Management & Professional Concepts
• Innovative Business Mindset

To view these and all of our titles, visit wistechopen.org

About WisTech Open

WisTech Open was born from a simple idea: learning should be free and accessible to all. Building on the success of Open RN—an award-winning initiative launched in 2019 to create free nursing textbooks—WisTech Open became a statewide movement in 2023. Fueled by student advocacy and educator collaboration, we now support Wisconsin’s technical colleges in developing open educational resources across a wide range of programs. Our mission is to make learning more affordable, accessible, and innovative for every student.

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