Assessing the OER & Textbook Experience at UTSA

Presents UTSA student and faculty feedback collected through the DOERS Student Success Through OER Rubric Grant: Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Responses

71 total faculty responded to the survey. 1 faculty member did not identify their college.

Appointment

Respondent Count by College

44 total Fixed Term Track faculty completed the survey; 16 total Tenure Track faculty completed the survey.

 
College Respondents Tenure Track Fixed Term Track
COLFA 18 5 13
COS 15 1 14
ACOB 10 2 8
HCAP 6 3 3
COEHD 6 3 3
University College 6 0 6
KCEID 6 1 5
Honors College 2 0 2
Data Science  1 1 0
Total 70 16 44

Teaching

Respondent Teaching by College and Course Level

The chart below shows the types of courses taught by respondents within their college. Each respondent may teach multiple course levels.

 
College Core Curriculum Lower Division Upper Division Master's Doctoral Other Total
ACOB 7 (33%) 1 (5%) 5 (24%) 6 (29%) 2 (10%) 0 (0.0%) 21
COEHD 2 (15%) 1 (8%) 4 (31%) 5 (38%) 1 (8%) 0 (0.0%) 13
Data Science 1 (33%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 3
KCEID 1 (11%) 2 (22%) 3 (33%) 2 (22%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (11%) 9
HCAP 3 (21%) 3 (21%) 6 (43%) 2 (14%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 14
COLFA 3 (21%) 3 (21.%) 6 (43%) 2 (14%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 14
COS 8 (21%) 11 (29%) 10 (26%) 6 (16%) 3 (8%) 0 (0.0%) 38
Honors College 8 (21%) 11 (29%) 10 (26%) 6 (16%) 3 (8%) 0 (0.0%) 38
University College 6 (100%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 6
Total Across Colleges 39 (25%) 32 (20.5%) 45 (29%) 30 (19%) 9 (6%) 1 (1%)  

Textbook Decisions

Primary Textbook Decision Maker(s)

The table presents responses from UTSA faculty on their knowledge of the primary textbook decision-makers within their department by course level. 

 
College Core Curriculum Lower Division (Non-Core) Upper Division (Non-Core) Master's Doctoral
ACOB Course Coordinators Do Know Know Do Not Know Individual Instructors Do Not Know
COEHD Course Coordinators

Course Coordinators/

Individual Instructors

 Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors/Do Not Know
Data Science Course Coordinators Do Not Know Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors
KCEID Not in my Department Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors/Not in my Department Not in my Department
HCAP Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors
COLFA Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors
COS Course Coordinators Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Do Not Know
Honors College Individual Instructors/Not in my Department Individual Instructors/Course Coordinator Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors
University College Textbook Committee Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors Individual Instructors

OER: Familiarity, Awareness, Use, Adoption, and Adoption Type

Familiarity with OER 

Awareness and Use

 
College Not Aware Heard of OER Somewhat Aware Aware of Use Cases Very Aware
ACOB 1 0 4 1 2
COEHD 1 0 4 1 2
Data Science 0 0 0 1 0
KCEID 2 1 1 0 1
HCAP 0 0 1 2 2
COLFA 1 1 3 7 5
COS 0 1 3 7 2
Honors College 0 0 0 1 1
University College 0 0 0 0 4

Have you used OER in your courses?

  • COS leads in adoption (69% Yes).
  • University College and HCAP show strong adoption rates.
  • COEHD, KCEID, Honors College, Data Science have 0% adoption, despite awareness.
  • COLFA has the largest respondent pool but very low adoption (18%).
OER Use
College Yes No
ACOB 4 4
COEHD 0 5
Data Science 0 1
KCEID 0 5
HCAP 3 2
COLFA 3 14
COS 9 4
Honors College 0 2
University College 4 2

 

Depth of Integration

  • University College shows the strongest integration (all in 3+ courses).
  • COS has the most diverse adoption across all categories.
  • HCAP leans toward multi-course adoption (2 courses and 3+ courses).
  • ACOB primarily uses OER in one course.
  • KCEID and Honors College show zero adoption.

 

Depth of OER Integration by College
College 1 Course 2 Courses 3+ Courses
ACOB 3 1 0
COEHD 0 1 0
Data Science 1 0 0
KCEID 0 0 0
HCAP 0 2 1
COLFA 1 0 1
COS 3 2 3
Honors College 0 0 0
University College 0 0 4

 

Adoption Type

This grouped bar chart shows how each college uses OER across three categories:

  • Required Only (red)
  • Supplemental Only (blue)
  • Required & Supplemental (green)

OER Use as Required and Supplemntal
College Required Only Supplemental Only Required and Supplemental
ACOB 1 2 1
COEHD 0 0 1
Data Science 0 0 1
HCAP 1 0 2
COLFA 1 0 0
COS 3 2 3
University College 2 0 2

 

Course Markings Awareness and Use

Awareness of OER Legislation by College
College Yes No
ACOB 3 5
COEHD 0 4
Data Science 0 1
KCEID 0 5
HCAP 3 2
COLFA 5 11
COS 1 11
Honors College 1 1
University College 2 4

This grouped bar chart shows the number of respondents aware (Yes) vs not aware (No) of UTSA’s textbook filters across colleges.

Awareness of UTSA Textbook Filters by College
College Yes No
ACOB 3 5
COEHD 0 4
Data Science 0 1
KCEID 1 4
HCAP 4 1
COLFA 6 10
COS 1 11
Honors College 1 1
University College 3 3

Awareness of UTSA OER Reporting Process by College
College Yes No
ACOB 2 6
COEHD 1 3
Data Science 0 1
KCEID 0 5
HCAP 3 2
COLFA 4 12
COS 1 11
Honors College 0 2
University College 1 5

 

OER Perceptions and Priorities

Departmental Perceptions of OER by College
College Neutral Unfavorable Favorable Very Favorable Don't Know
ACOB 4 2 1 0 1
COEHD 3 0 0 0 1
Data Science 3 0 0 0 1
KCEID 0 0 1 1 3
HCAP 3 0 0 1 1
COLFA 3 2 5 1 4
COS 3 1 5 0 1
Honors College 0 0 0 0 1
University College 1 0 2 1 2

Departmental Perceptions of OER Quality by College
College Don't Know Acceptable Quality Good Quality Poor Quality Very Poor Quality High Quality
ACOB 3 2 1 1 1 0
COEHD 2 1 0 0 1 0
Data Science 0 1 0 0 0 0
KCEID 4 1 0 0 0 0
HCAP 0 2 3 0 0 0
COLFA 5 1 6 1 1 1
COS 2 1 5 2 0 1
Honors College 1 0 0 0 0 0
University College 2 4 0 0 0 0

 

This grouped bar chart shows how each college prioritizes six key attributes of educational resources:

  • Clarity, Comprehensibility & Readability
  • Content Accuracy & Technical Accuracy
  • Appropriate for Level
  • Accessibility (ADA Compliance)
  • Adaptability & Modularity
  • Availability of Supplementary Resources

Desired Attributes of Educational Resources By College
Attribute ACOB COEHD Data Science KCEID HCAP COLFA COS Honors College University College
Clarity, Comprehensibility and Readability 9 3 1 5 6 6 9 2 4
Content Accuracy and Technical Accuracy 5 4 6 6 7 7 9 2 4
Appropriate for Level of Course/Student 4 3 5 5 4 5 9 2 3
Accessibility (ADA Compliance) 2 4 4 4 4 5 9 2 2
Adaptability and Modularity 7 3 3 5 3 5 9 2 3
Availability of Supplementary Resources 5 6 2 5 5 12 8 2 2

 

Support and Recognition

Leadership Support: Priority by College
College 1st Priority 2nd Priority 3rd Priority 4th Priority 5th Priority 6th Priority
ACOB 3 0 0 1 3 1
COEHD 0 1 2 0 1 0
Data Science 0 0 0 1 0 0
KCEID 0 3 1 0 0 1
HCAP 2 1 0 1 0 1
COLFA 4 4 1 2 1 3
COS 1 2 3 4 0 1
Honors College 1 2 3 4 0 1
University College 0 2 3 0 1 0

UT System

 

UT System
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3
2nd 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
3rd 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2
4th 3 0 3 1 2 0 3 4 0
5th 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 5 0

 

UTSA Leadership

 

UTSA Leadership
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
2nd 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 5 1
3rd 4 1 1 1 3 0 3 5 0
4th 2 0 1 3 1 1 3 1 3
5th 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

 

Department Chair 

Department Chair
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0
2nd 3 0 3 1 4 0 5 4 2
3rd 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 4 3
4th 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
5th 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0

 

UTSA Newsletters 

UTSA Newsletters
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
3rd 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0
4th 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 4 1
5th 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 5 5

 

Performance Evaluation

Performance Evaluation
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 5 1 2 3 5 0 7 9 1
2nd 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
3rd 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1
4th 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
5th 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 1

 

Guidance on Finding OER

Finding OER
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 3 0 0 2 2 1 3 4 0
2nd 2 0 3 2 2 0 8 2 0
3rd 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
4th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
6th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
7th 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Generous Funding

Generous Funding
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 4 0 2 1 3 0 9 3 0
2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3rd 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4th 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
5th 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
6th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
7th 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
8th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
9th 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0

 

Adapting/Tailoring Guidance 

Guidance on Adapting/Tailoring
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
2nd 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 0
3rd 0 0 1 2 2 0 7 2 0
4th 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 0
5th 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
6th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
7th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

OER Webinars

OER Webinars
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2nd 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
3rd 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
4th 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 3 0
5th 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0
6th 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
7th 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3
8th 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

 

Copyright Support

Copyright Support
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3rd 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
5th 0 1 0 0 3 0 7 3 0
6th 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0
7th 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 0
8th 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

 

Canvas Integration

 

Canvas Integration
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
2nd 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
3rd 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3
4th 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1
5th 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0
6th 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0
7th 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
8th 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0
9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Department Visits 

Department Visits
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
5th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6th 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
7th 3 0 1 1 3 0 5 2 0
8th 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 0
9th 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 0

 

Involving Students 

Involving Students
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3rd 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
4th 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
6th 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
7th 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
8th 4 0 1 2 3 0 5 2 0
9th 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0

 

Tutorials

Tutorials
Ranking ACOB Data Science COEHD KCEID HCAP Honors COLFA COS University College
1st 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
2nd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
3rd 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4th 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
5th 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
6th 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
7th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
8th 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9th 6 1 2 2 4 0 9 3 2