Saturday, March 7, 2009

iTunes University


iTunes University, part of the iTunes Store, contains educational content(audio and video) that can be downloaded at no charge to a ipod or iphone. There are courses and topics for K-12, colleges and universities, and beyond. Information is provided by top universities such as Cornell, Duke, Oxford, and Stanford. PBS stations also provide information as well as famous museums and other cultural institutions. iTunes has an introductory video which allows the user to preview the site and get some insight on how to use it.
Business, history, mathematics, science, and teaching & education are just a few of the categories in which information, courses, series, and lectures can be found. An individual university can be chosen in which a page will appear listing all they have to offer through iTunes. When looking for a specific course such as Western Civilization, all files related to that course (audio and video)are listed. Some courses and series are ongoing so a person is allowed to subscribe to the course or series and updated information will be downloaded in the podcast section of iTunes. There are thousands of tracks available to be downloaded. It's learning on the go.
iTunes U is useful as a student in that if I need information on a course or topic, I can download the information and refer to at my leisure.

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