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June 2023 Textbook Hero - Dawn Barone

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Name: Dawn Barone What are some of the classes you teach? Mental Health & Community Concepts, Advanced Nursing Skills, and Intermediate Clinical Practice (Behavioral Health) How long have you been with CVTC? This past spring was my sixth semester. How long have you been using low-cost and/or no-cost textbooks? About a year. I trialed our OER for Mental Health in my summer 2022 course, and we transitioned into using it this past fall. Since this past spring semester, we are now fully integrated with the OER for Metal Health. I also helped prepare for the OER for Advanced Skills to be trialed in the spring 2023 semester. What is your favorite part of using low-cost and/or no-cost textbooks? They are so convenient —not only for students but for me too! I love being able to have the OER saved on my bookmarks to easily access them when I need them for preparing for class or planning the semester or reviewing items with students. Students love them for the low-cost and for the convenienc