With support from the Provost's office, the author's have designed an integrated course that satisfies requirements for Introductory Writing (ENGL 1010) and Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 1020); however, as the students we are targeting are not science majors, traditional “science writing” materials have little benefit for the future types of writing they will do, hence the appeal of OERs as both a part of the writing process and as an eventual focus of student production from the course. As a result, to support this cross-curricular integration, we will 1) draw on the flexibility offered by existing OERs, and 2) develop student-created OERs as part of the writing curriculum of the course. Ultimately, the goal of the course is to create a Human Biology OER applicable to one semester combined A&P courses containing material produced by students for students. In our presentation, we will be discussing the collaborative process of course development and implementation, providing tips and strategies for other faculty looking to integrate across disciplines. Preliminary assessment data will be presented separately as a poster presentation.
