Presented By: Zoë Soon, University of British Columbia
Co-Authors: Jennifer Kong, University of British Columbia

Purpose 
A collaboration between multiple health care programs at 3 institutions has led to the development of the first-ever Open Education Resource (OER) Pathophysiology e-text and accompanying instructor and student resources (guides, learning outcomes, practice Q&A sets). This presentation will share access links as well as lessons learned on OER design strategies that have been found to be conducive to Gen Z student engagement and content mastery. Literature findings as well as student-use feedback will be shared. 

Methods 
OER creators (instructors and students) have taken advantage of the latest digital technologies in order to construct current, accurate learner-centered materials that augment overall student learning experiences (autonomy, self-efficacy, interactive imagery) and contribute to student well-being (flexibility, clarity, affordability, usability). Additionally, a section of this OER includes BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ patient narratives on challenges faced in health care and a language inclusivity guide to encourage and model respectful patient-care. This OER is a work in progress and is being designed to be adoptable by a wide-range of health care professional courses providing instructors with flexibility in the choosing set pieces within the OER.

Results 
Completed sections have been delivered to students in pathophysiology courses this term (Sept.-Dec. 2023), with a mix of over 1000 interactive, auto-feedback practice questions for students to pick and choose from. Students are currently being surveyed using both Likert-scale and open-ended questions to measure their level of satisfaction with each facet of the OER, providing feedback that will be incorporated going forward. Additionally, student grades will be compared to last year's to determine whether the switch from a publisher-produced textbook to OER has potentially had any impact. 

Conclusion 
The development of free, accessible, learner-centric digital course resources for students and fellow instructors has involved much reflection on universal design and pedagogical best practice. This presentation will share lessons learned by creators along with student feedback.