We propose the development of the Dynamic Textbook Project (DTP) consisting of six corollary pseudo-independently operating and interconnected �STEMWikis� that focus on augmenting education in separate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. The central aim of the DTP is to develop and disseminate free, virtual, and customizable textbooks to substitute for current, commercial paper texts in multiple courses at post-secondary institutions across the nation. The ChemWiki (http://ChemWiki.ucdavis.edu) is the pilot STEMWiki developed to demonstrate efficacy of the DTP. The ChemWiki is multifaceted, highly flexible, and adaptable to any level or course in chemistry and uses established Wiki technology to facilitate the mass collaborative effort necessary to provide this flexibility. and currently has a visitor traffic of 7.5 M visits and 11.25 M pageviews per year with an estimated 512 hours of reading/writing occurring daily. When six STEMWikis are developed to this level, then 45 M visitors are expected to access 67.5 M pages annually.

ChemWiki: Advancing undergraduate chemistry content, curation, and education with dynamic open-access textbooks

244th National Meeting (2012)

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