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WileyPLUS and Wiley Online WileyPLUS and Wiley Online LibraryLibrary

Dan Sayre

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

ASEE Global Colloquium

Singapore

October 2010

dsayre@wiley.com

Preparing the 21st Century Engineer

This online teaching and

learning environment

integrates the entire

digital textbook with the

most effective instructor

and student resources

to fit every learning

style.

Accessible, affordable, active Accessible, affordable, active learninglearning

WileyPLUS for Students

Access: 24/7 to entire textbook + Access: 24/7 to entire textbook + multi-modal resources to address multi-modal resources to address their individual needstheir individual needs

Assess: knowledge and Assess: knowledge and understanding of course understanding of course materials through immediate materials through immediate feedback and gradebook reportsfeedback and gradebook reports

Accelerates: confidence and Accelerates: confidence and promotes active learningpromotes active learning

Over 1.3 million unique usesReliable & Proven since 1997Instructor and Student TestedSupports 300 different titles,Including 21 in Engineering

Key Metrics

3.62

3.70

3.70

3.74

3.79

1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

Confidence

Better course grade

Retained material

Conceptual understanding

Preparation for tests/quizzes

Mean rating (1=strongly disagree; 5=strongly agree)

WileyPLUS Gives Students Many Benefits

Student Views of WileyPLUS:

Perceived impact on grades

A very positive impact, 24%

A positive impact, 51%

No impact on my grade,

16%

A negative impact, 7%

A very negative impact, 2%

A very positive impact

A positive impact

No impact on my grade

A negative impact

A very negative impact75% say it hada positive impact on their

grades

Student Views of WileyPLUS:

Ease of Use

Very Difficult to Use, 3%

Difficult to Use, 7%

Neutral , 23%

Easy to Use, 46%

Very Easy to Use , 21%

Very Difficult to UseDifficult to UseNeutral Easy to UseVery Easy to Use

67% say it’s easy to use!

Making an impact

Making an impact

Department-Course InstitutionSchool Type

(2yr/4yr)Study Type

Impact (instructor

design)Missouri State University 4 onsite caseRowan University 4 distance caseNorthern Virginia Community College - Annandale 2 onsite case impact (2)Washburn University 4 distance case impact (1)Georgia Perimeter College 2 onsite caseMontana State University, College of Technology 2 distance caseUtah Valley University 4 distance caseBucks County Community College 2 distance caseUniversity of Kentucky 4 onsite caseTulsa Community College 2 distance caseDalhousie University 4 distance caseMcLennan Communty College 2 impact (2)

Biology Springfield Technical Community College 2 distance case impact (1)San Diego Mesa College 2 distance caseDelta College 2 distance case impact (1)University of New Orleans 4 onsite case impact (2)John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY 4 distance case impact (1)

Engineering North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State College 4 distance case impact (1)Geography Cypress College 2 distance case impact (2)

Indian River State College 4 onsite case impact (1)Florida Institute of Technology, Melourne 4 onsite case

Physics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4 impact (2)Psychology University of Cincinnati 4 onsite case

Spanish Old Dominion University 4 onsite case

Accounting

Anatomy & Physiology

Chemistry

Mathematics

2011: launching 2011: launching the next the next generation of generation of WileyPLUSWileyPLUS

Research Study Approach Participants

Student workflow 60-minute 1-on-1 interviews 70 students

Student and instructor satisfaction surveys

Quantitative/six months 800 instructors9,000 students

Student self managed Bulletin board focus groups 43 students

Student buying patterns Quantitative segmentation 703 students

WileyPLUS message testing

Virtual focus groups 20 instructors

Efficacy/impact study Case studiesImpact study

70+ instructors & administrators479 students

Market assessment surveys

Discipline-specific surveys 700 instructors

Feel my pain

FOCUSFOCUS StudyStudy STRUGGLE STRUGGLE

HOPELESS, DESPERATEHOPELESS, DESPERATE

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IMU

LA

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D•S

TIM

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Conquer ConceptConquer Concept

SATISFIEDSATISFIED

ANXIETY ANXIETY

BOREDBORED

PANICPANIC

Hit a WallHit a Wall

Bribe Self

Bribe Self

Just Do It

Just Do It

Low Pressure

High Pressure

Basic Studiers

•Comfort Self•Distractions

Advanced Studiers

•Complex rewards for studying, more structure (20min study, 20min fun)

Basic Studiers

•Overwhelmed--Where to start?

•Read book over and over•Printed book is lifeline•Difficult to find a quiet place to focus

Basic Studiers

•Where to go?•How am I doing?

•More likely to give up,

Advanced Studiers

•Study plan•Integrate online/print•Integrate problems/reading•Try to apply materials in different ways

Advanced Studiers

•What’s the answer?•How can I look at this differently?•How do I navigate to what I want?•What’s a step by step explanation?

Basic Studiers

•More fearful, overwhelmed

Advanced Studiers

•Develop strategies to be efficient with time (prioritize, plan)