I replaced my textbook with OER, and this is

what happened.Tobe Harvey ART 100 Art Appreciation

Cost Savings for Students

• Current price of Textbook is 138-199 dollars

• Average Class Size-30 students• 30 x 138 dollars= 4140 dollars

What I Learned• Making the reading material available online

increases the number of times students view pages in the course.

• Student participation increases along with student views.

• Less grade inflation occurrence, and fewer 4.0 GPAs

• More success among struggling students with 2.0 GPAs.

Comparison of Page Views

Blue Line Represents the OER Course

Page Views When Averaged by the Number of Students*The large blue dip coincides with the November wind storm

Comparison of Student

Participations

OER Course is Represented by the Blue Line

Participations when Averaged by the Number of Students *The large blue dip coincides with the November wind storm

Comparison of Student Success

Blue Line Represents OER Student GPA