OER - Intro Statistics

<p>Open Education Resources (OER) aim to provide students a low-cost option for required materials in a course.  Considering the increasing financial burden on students attending University, the introduction of a low-cost option could be the key that keeps more students enrolled each semester.  Various methods of OER have been utilized for Basic Statistics at UTSA, an introductory statistics course, to include the use of an Open Stax textbook, the creation of interactive presentations, videos, and notes.  These resources have been created by the instructor using online tools such as Camtasia, Panopto, and Playposit.  The resources are then available to students throughout the duration of the course, and thereafter if they choose to download and save them.  The aim is to provide students with enough *free* supplementary information on the topics in the course, that a standard textbook is not necessary to succeed. This paper discusses OER materials utilized in the course and the effect that OER has on students taking introductory statistics courses.  In addition, providing assessment data comparing student performance between OER and non-OER sections of the same course at UTSA.</p&gt