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ERIC Number: EJ1282929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2473-3806
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A Model for Creating Affordable Educational Resources for Anatomy and Physiology
Price, Travis M.
HAPS Educator, v24 n3 p61-73 Win 2020
The rising costs of college tuition, housing, and textbooks can be a barrier to many who seek a certification or degree in a health profession field. Affordable open educational resources (AOER) are an attractive alternative to expensive course materials. The Health Sciences Department at Weber State University created a comprehensive, two semester anatomy and physiology course using only openly available, copyright-free educational resources and an inexpensive, interactive laboratory program. The product is a collection of resources that includes a 1000+ page study guide, more than 230 small formative learning activities, recorded video lectures, and a comprehensive laboratory program that functions in both online and campus-based environments. This paper outlines the steps taken to transition from a traditional textbook-centered anatomy and physiology curriculum to one that offers students a wide range of learning resources for a fraction of the cost. The reduction of course materials costs will save health sciences students at Weber State University more than $375,000 every year.
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. PO Box 2945, LeGrange, GA 30421. e-mail: editor@hapsconnect.org; Web site: https://www.hapsweb.org/page/hapsed_home
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Utah
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