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Session OverviewSession Overview

• Project background & development

• Why Wiley? – The Text– Online content & course management

• Blackboard/WebCT • WileyPLUS

– Student choice & equity– Service guarantee

BackgroundBackground

• First year Chemistry students required to buy two US texts, written for US/UK courses

• Discontent amongst many Chemistry educators

• Wiley is World’s leading Chemistry publisher

• Wiley Australia’s single biggest investment in a text

• Major commitment to Chemistry education in Australasia

• Launched project in Nov 2004

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• Authors - Blackman (Otago), Bottle (QUT), Schmid (Syd), Mocerino (Curtin), Wille (Melb)

• 3 US texts. Extensive re-engineering, rewriting, restructuring

• “Integrated” inorganic, physical & organic text for Australia & New Zealand students

• 1150 pages/26 chapters, incl. 10 organic• IUPAC nomenclature, and SI units• Local research examples• Local applications

The Editorial ProcessThe Editorial Process

• 3 years in development• 5 authors• 26 reviewers• 3 academic consultants• 4 technical reviewers• Manuscript Manager, Senior Editor,

Project Editors, Proof Reader, Indexer• Quality Assured

Why Wiley?Why Wiley?

Reason 1: The Wiley Text Book

• Extensive market research and reviewer input on organic content requirements

• Degree of Localisation• Organic coverage:

– 10 organic chapters – 416 pages– Also organic content in other chapters– Organic introduced early. Recognises that

students will study organic later

• Right content, right balance, right supplements

Why Wiley?Why Wiley?

Reason 2 – Course Management System Content

– Most universities prefer assets in course site rather than CD or student website

– Wiley Australia are the leaders in local Blackboard/WebCT content development. Multimedia Developer, Bb/WebCT Administrator, Video Editors

– Blackboard content customisable to course requirements

– Blackboard Demo

Why Wiley?Why Wiley?

Reason 3: WileyPLUS

• WileyPLUS – What is it?– Online Independent Study System

• WileyPLUS - What does it do?– Unparalleled question functionality (2,500 questions)– Scaffolding facilitates independent learning– Tracks student progress– Incorporate own materials

• WileyPLUS – Student benefits– Online assistance when they need it– Immediate feedback and self-tracking– Learning style of “Google Generation”

Why Wiley?Why Wiley?

• WileyPLUS – Lecturer Benefits– tracking individuals and group– identify ‘at risk’ students– facilitates reading – assign homework– records to gradebook– export to Blackboard/WebCT– open access for students to assignment area

• WileyPLUS – Departmental Benefits– equitable access to learning system– caters for learning styles of current students

WileyPLUS Demo

The Wiley OfferingThe Wiley Offering

What the students receive when they purchase the text for $129.95 (less bookshop discount):– The text– Full WileyPLUS access

• assignments/scaffolding • online text

– Access to Blackboard assets

The Wiley OfferingThe Wiley Offering

What students receive when they purchase access to WileyPLUS (stand-alone) for $64.95:– 50% discount on text price– Full WileyPLUS access

- assignments/scaffolding

- online text– Access to Blackboard assets

The Wiley Offering The Wiley Offering

What students receive when they do not purchase the text or WileyPLUS stand-alone:– Access to the WileyPLUS

assignment/scaffolding– No access to online text– Access to Blackboard assets

The Wiley OfferingThe Wiley Offering

What lecturers receive:– WileyPLUS + training + support– Blackboard content:

• Online problems, Interactive tutorials, Animations, Videos, delivered in “chapter modules” for ease of integration

– Teaching resources:-PPT + Flash and video-Solutions Manual-Testbank/CTB-Art Files CD

Wiley Service GuaranteeWiley Service Guarantee

High level of service and support:

– Course conversion service– Technical support as required– Student book prizes

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