In Fall 2022, we switched our Statistics course from using graphing calculators to using Excel. This seemed to be going great until it became clear that the students had not spent enough time working with Excel when it came to the first test. That lead us to re-work our Statistics course into more of a flipped-style class. This gave students the opportunity to work on assignments and to build their skills and familiarity with Excel as they learned Statistics. This changed a bit of how content was presented and what the students did during class as how the tests were given. When we moved a section of the course on-line this semester, then this approach became the basis and skeleton of the course.

We will talk about the changes we have made and what we have learned over the last few years.