ERIC Number: EJ1282929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
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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.
Descriptors: Anatomy, Physiology, Science Instruction, Educational Resources, Costs, State Universities, Tuition, Open Educational Resources, Health Sciences, Departments, Online Courses, Study Guides, Course Descriptions, Laboratory Experiments, Textbooks, Educational Change, Learning Activities, Video Technology, Conventional Instruction
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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