Chippewa Valley Technical College

Wisconsin College breaks student barriers as global leader of OER

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Over the last decade, the cost of college textbooks has risen four times faster than inflation, according to CBS News.

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  • Over the last decade, the cost of college textbooks has risen four times faster than inflation, according to CBS News.
  • According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, textbook prices have risen more than 1,000 percent in the span of 40 years.
  • Since 2013, CVTC has been a leader in the development of open education resources (OER).
  • With these initiatives and our strong partnerships, we are rewriting the narrative of education, dismantling the barriers that have hindered progress.

Nursing Skills, the second in a series of Open RN nursing education titles, now available on XanEdu's free FlexEd Courseware Platform

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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XanEdu FlexEd digital courseware adds Nursing Skills, an affordable alternative to traditional nursing course materials.

Key Points: 
  • XanEdu FlexEd digital courseware adds Nursing Skills, an affordable alternative to traditional nursing course materials.
  • Nursing Skillsjoins Nursing Pharmacology as part of a five-book series of high quality, peer-reviewed nursing titles authored by the Open RN team.
  • The third title, Nursing Fundamentals, will be available this winter, with FlexEd courseware available shortly thereafter.
  • Nursing: Mental Health & Community Concepts and Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, will be available in 2022.