Itunes University

ITunes University is a really cool tool for students. They can download course content for use on the iphone or ipod. That is awesome since it can be with you through the day. This would be great for work when you had big test coming up. You can find material from other schools and faculty are allowed to limit the amount of information guest are admitted to view.

I'm not sure how it differs from similar online sites. But you can never have too much education. I think students could definitely benefit from using iTunes University.


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ipods!!!

In August 2004 over 1600 ipods were given out to incoming freshmen to study the academic uses of the ipod. A June 2005 report found that experiment was successful but some limitations were encountered. The limitations included license accusation and combining audio and video just to name a couple. It was very useful in recording of lectures, group discussions, or practicing a public speech. All of the impacts to the institution were positive, from increased awareness of technology's role in the classroom to the publicity the school received from this study.

Students in foreign language classes had access to audio course content. This is great for them because learning a foreign language can be very difficult. All the other fields of study in the survey reported the ipod to be useful as well. With most of the student feedback being positive. To view the report in its entirety click on the link below.

Duke University's final report