Possibly of interest to some of our members — the State of Virginia has issued a Request for Collaboration on a “Flexbook”:

Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra and Secretary of Education Tom Morris today announced the release of a Request for Collaboration (RFC) to career and technical centers, school divisions, and institutions of higher education calling for assistance in the development and publication of an open source physics “Flexbook” for Virginia.

The Virginia Physics “Flexbook” project is a collaborative effort of the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education that seeks to elevate the quality of physics instruction across the Commonwealth. Participating educators will create and compile supplemental materials relating to 21st century physics in an open–source format that can be used to strengthen existing physics content. The Commonwealth is partnering with CK–12 (www.ck12.org) on this initiative as they will provide the free, open–source technology platform to facilitate the publication of the newly developed content as a “Flexbook” — defined simply as an adaptive, web–based set of instructional materials.

“Better preparing students for post–secondary education and the workforce is one of Governor Kaine’s goals with particular emphasis on STEM education,” Secretary Morris said. “This public–private partnership will demonstrate the potential of web–based collaboration to create modern–day physics content that will be available at no cost,” added Secretary Chopra.

h/t Jim Groom.