Stevens, Gregg A.

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Flying Without a Text: Using Open Educational Resources,  E-books, and LibGuides for Nursing Education  Gregg A. Stevens, MSLS, MST, AHIP gregg.stevens@stonybrook.edu  Introduction Open Educational Resources (OERs)  Public domain materials free to use, copy, adapt, and reshare1  Early research indicates that students in courses that use OERs perform better than students in classes who must purchase textbooks2  NYS SUNY OER Funding Initiative  SUNY received $4 million (FY 2017-2018) from the state3  Faculty incentives to encourage the use of open educational resources (OERs) in lieu of required textbook purchases  Providing awards to faculty who create new OERs or adopt existing OERs, in lieu of requiring student text-book purchases  Help reduce the financial burden of public university students  OER Initiative at Stony Brook University  SBU Libraries administers and promotes the program for the university   Graduate nursing faculty at Stony Brook University expressed an early interest  Two DNP faculty meetings with nursing liaison librarian and the Associate Dean for Library Technology, Discovery, and Digital Services  (April 2018) Methods Pilot Collaboration  Nursing librarian worked with faculty members from two programs:  Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)  Creation of “libraries” within the existing Nursing LibGuide  Dedicated page to required and recommended materials for program  Authenticated links to library resources  Links to OERs and other non-library resources (e.g. apps)  “Library” URL could be embedded in Blackboard and be used on syllabus in lieu of book listing  Continued Collaboration  Librarian introduced concept to all faculty at SON meeting (May 2018)  Creation of LibGuide page on OERs for nursing  Adaptation of SBU Libraries’ OER guide  Subsequent creation of “libraries” for Psychiatric/Mental Health NP , Family NP, and Midwifery programs, per faculty interest  Meeting with undergraduate nursing faculty to discuss possible integration of OER material into curriculum  Meetings laid the groundwork for the pilot collaboration Results  Graduate program faculty were mainly interested in selecting e-books that were available through the health science library as substitutes for existing textbooks  Undergraduate faculty were more interested in retaining the core textbooks but supplementing them through the use of select OERs and some library materials  Light usage of OER for Nursing Faculty page (88 views April—September 2018)  Initial reactions from faculty and students were favorable as determined by the librarian during instruc-tion sessions and from nursing faculty   33.4 % increase in Nursing LibGuide use over previous year  11073 clicks in 2018 vs 8300 in 2017  4 of  ten most accessed tabs are program libraries  Pediatric = 3rd most used, DNP = 6th, Family = 9th, Psychiatric = 10th  6 of ten most accessed resources are e-books from program libraries    Conclusion  Librarian expertise on OERs and library resources fosters collaboration that can help embed the librari-an deeper within the curriculum.   One or two departmental allies are needed to get the program started, but as word spreads other fac-ulty will express interest  Using research guides to provide links to library materials helps facilitate usage of these materials, making it more likely students will use them.  More OERs and library materials equates to less student expense  More OERs for nursing are needed before greater implementation can occur References 1.  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/what-are-open-educational-resources-oers/. Pub-lished 2017. Accessed August 6, 2018. 2.  Colvard NB, Watson CE, Park H. The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Stu-dent Success Metrics. Int J Teach Learn High Educ. 2018;30(2):262-276. 3.  Open SUNY Textbooks. NYS SUNY OER Funding Initiative. Open SUNY  Textbooks OER Services. https://textbooks.opensuny.org/nysoer/. Accessed July 13, 2018.  Challenges  Limited number of nursing OERs available  Most available OERs designed for undergraduate nursing courses  OER adoption by NP faculty has been minimal  Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students (DNP)  Various government apps and websites (Psychiatric NP, Midwifery, Neonatal NP)  Limited number of concurrent licenses for certain subscription titles   Turnaways a possibility for sizeable classes  Propose alternate titles or recommend extended time if there is a required activity/reading in one text 1 CINAHL Plus with Full Text 2 PubMed + Full-text 3 Pediatric Primary Care 4 Pediatric Physical Examination 5 Family Practice Guidelines 6 The Zuckerman Parker Handbook of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for Primary Care 7 Nursing Reference Center Plus 8 UpToDate 9 Zitelli and Davis' Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis 10 Physical Assessment of the Newborn : A Comprehensive Approach to the Art of Physical Examination       

Flying without a Text: Using Open Educational Resources, E-Books, and LibGuides for Nursing Education

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