Open RN Updates

In 2019, CVTC was awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the Department of Education's Open Textbook Pilot grant program to lead the collaborative creation of five Nursing OER textbooks and 25 Virtual Reality scenarios aligned with the WTCS statewide nursing curriculum. Over 65 WTCS faculty and staff have contributed to the development of the Open RN textbooks and VR scenarios, with three books published to date – Nursing Pharmacology, Nursing Skills, and Nursing Fundamentals. Open RN textbooks have been adopted by over half of WTCS colleges and have also been very well received internationally, with over 1 million page views and 300,000 users. This presentation will provide a tour of the three Open RN e-books and associated H5P activities. Student outcome data and Open RN’s sustainability plan will also be shared, with plenty of time for audience questions.