1. Wiley’s Australian Chemistry Text and Resources Package

2. Session Overview Project background & development Why Wiley? The Text
Online content & course management
Blackboard/WebCT
WileyPLUS
Student choice & equity
Service guarantee

3. 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
Just under 3 years to get to this point

4. 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
Local research applications –
Uni of Adelaide
Mark Buntine – Identification and structural analysis of biomolecules (p778)
John Carver – Protein folding, unfolding and molecular chaperones (p974)

5. 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
Academic consultants – meta reviewers whole took a whole book perspective

6. 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
Degree of Localisation – Not just adding organic chapters to general chemistry text and replacing examples. This is really a ground-up project.

7. 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
Username: jwiley
Password: f7ank

8. 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”
Unparalleled question functionality (2,500 questions) – numerical response, chemical equation tool pallette, structure drawing Qs for organic
Scaffolding facilitates independent learning – Hints, Links to text, GO Tutorials, interactive dialogues
Online assistance when they need it – “just in time” help
Immediate feedback and self-tracking – can see how they are going throughout sem
Learning style of “Google Generation” – all online now, few of today’s students actually read physical texts, they grab chunks of information as they need it.

9. 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
identify ‘at risk’ students – set regular HW  no exam time!
facilitates reading – assign homework  link to text
equitable access to learning system - --=> free with adoption
demo-instructor
demo

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

11. The 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

12. 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

13. The 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

14. Wiley Service Guarantee
High level of service and support:
Course conversion service
Technical support as required
Student book prizes

15. Wiley’s Australian Chemistry Text and Resources Package