Use of Course-Specific Open Educational Resources in a Graduate Nursing Course
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Background:
This article evaluates a single-institution educational innovation using course-specific open educational resources (OER).
Method:
This educational innovation uses a course-specific library resource guide of OERs and evaluates students' perspectives on the quality, integration, and experience with the resources. At the completion of a nursing graduate course, the OER Satisfaction Scale was administered to the course participants. The course-specific OERs were assessed compared to students' experiences with traditional course materials.
Results:
The overall score on the OER Satisfaction Scale was 4.01 on a 5-point Likert Scale. Students appreciated that the resources were free and found that the information was manageable and easy to navigate. However, they were challenged with shutting out other distractions and taking useful notes.
Conclusion:
Using OERs enhanced student engagement with the course content by requiring learners to assume a more active role as course participants. Further work is needed to understand the effectiveness of OERs, particularly in graduate nursing education. [J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(10):577-580.].