Wiley s Australian Chemistry Text and Resources Package

Wiley’s Australian Chemistry Text and Resources Package

Session Overview • Project background & development • Why Wiley? – The Text – Online content & course management • Blackboard/Web. CT • Wiley. PLUS – Student choice & equity – Service guarantee

Background • 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

Chemistry • 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 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? 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? 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/Web. CT content development. Multimedia Developer, Bb/Web. CT Administrator, Video Editors – Blackboard content customisable to course requirements – Blackboard Demo

Why Wiley? Reason 3: Wiley. PLUS • Wiley. PLUS – What is it? – Online Independent Study System • Wiley. PLUS - What does it do? – Unparalleled question functionality (2, 500 questions) – Scaffolding facilitates independent learning – Tracks student progress – Incorporate own materials • Wiley. PLUS – Student benefits – Online assistance when they need it – Immediate feedback and self-tracking – Learning style of “Google Generation”

Why Wiley? • Wiley. PLUS – Lecturer Benefits – – – tracking individuals and group identify ‘at risk’ students facilitates reading – assign homework records to gradebook export to Blackboard/Web. CT open access for students to assignment area • Wiley. PLUS – Departmental Benefits – equitable access to learning system – caters for learning styles of current students Wiley. PLUS Demo

The Wiley Offering What the students receive when they purchase the text for $129. 95 (less bookshop discount): – The text – Full Wiley. PLUS access • assignments/scaffolding • online text – Access to Blackboard assets

The Wiley Offering What students receive when they purchase access to Wiley. PLUS (stand -alone) for $64. 95: – 50% discount on text price – Full Wiley. PLUS access - assignments/scaffolding - online text – Access to Blackboard assets

The Wiley Offering What students receive when they do not purchase the text or Wiley. PLUS stand-alone: – Access to the Wiley. PLUS assignment/scaffolding – No access to online text – Access to Blackboard assets

The Wiley Offering What lecturers receive: – Wiley. PLUS + 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 Guarantee High level of service and support: – Course conversion service – Technical support as required – Student book prizes

Wiley’s Australian Chemistry Text and Resources Package