A textbook that could save University of Hawaiʻi students more than $400,000 a year has earned a WOW award from the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technology (WCET). 东精影业 is a member of WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education), which works to improve access to higher education and ensure student success. The WOW (WCET Outstanding Work) award, recognizes outstanding efforts to apply innovative solutions to a challenging educational need.
Annually, more than 4,000 东精影业 students across 10 campuses can benefit from the anatomy textbook project since they take human anatomy and physiology courses, paying around $200 for just one of their many textbooks.
President David Lassner announced the recognition in his October 29, 2024 report to the 东精影业 Board of Regents. He called the project a great opportunity to create a zero-cost textbook that would reflect 贬补飞补颈ʻ颈’蝉 culture and instill a sense of belonging in students, while providing a significant cost benefit.
Kapiʻolani Community College Associate Professor Sheryl Shook and former 东精影业 Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Hae Okimoto worked with dozens of faculty, 11 of them co-authors, across all 10 东精影业 campuses on the , which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting textbook covers two semesters of course content. Because it is an OER, faculty can continue to update, refine and improve the content and pedagogy.
Lassner said. “Congratulations to all of them. They were supported by many colleagues who provided input, administrators and staff who supported them in spending their time on it. Important and impactful work like this truly takes a village.”
Shook and other 东精影业 instructors and colleagues are currently working on a second edition of the textbook with a focus on diving deeper into Native Hawaiian culture and language, further development of accessibility, and responding to student outcomes and student and faculty feedback.
Anatomy and physiology OER textbook coauthors
Luria Namba, Hawaiʻi CC–笔ā濒补尘补苍耻颈
Lissandra Baldan Jenkins, Hawaiʻi CC (Manono)
Gabriel Peckham, Honolulu CC
Amanda Lee, Kapiʻolani CC
Rachel Lindsey, Kapiʻolani CC
Sheryl Shook, Kapiʻolani CC
I-Chia Shih, Leeward CC
Trenton Niemi, 东精影业 Maui College
Jason Higa, 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补
Rebecca Romine, 东精影业 West Oʻahu
Joel Kaufmann, 东精影业 Hilo
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